MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYModule MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: Antonino POLLICINOExpected Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding: Basic knowledge of materials of interest for mechanical engineering, correlating their application characteristics to composition, structure, production and processing technologies
- Applied knowledge and understanding skills: Ability to apply what has been learned during the lectures in the exercises carried out during the course.
- Independent judgment: Students learn to objectively evaluate what they have learned during lessons and exercises.
- Communication skills: Students acquire communication skills that are formed both during the lessons, thanks to a continuous verbal conversation with the lecturer, and during the oral exams.
- Learning skills: Learning skills are assessed through the oral exam and exercises which are an important part of the course.
Course Structure
The course will be done through lectures, ongoing tests and exercises. If course should be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the program planned and outlined in the syllabus
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Classification and structure of polymeric materials. Mechanical behavior at small deformations: viscoelastic behavior, creep tests, relaxation tests and dynamic-mechanical behavior. Boltzman's principle, viscoelastic models. Form diagrams. Mechanical behavior at large deformations. Rheology: flow curves and constitutive relationships. Rheometry. Rheological behavior of polymers in the liquid state. Transformation technologies of polymeric materials. Polymer matrix composites. Technologies for the production of polymer matrix composite products
Textbook Information
1. W. D. Callister, Jr.: “Materials Science and Engineering; An Introduction” - Wiley
2. W. F. Smith: “Materials Science and Engineering” - McGraw - Hill
3 . D. R. Askeland, P. P. Fulay, W. J. Wright, "The Science and Engineering of materials" – Cengage learning
4. S.Fakirov - Fundamental of Polymers Science for Engineers – (2017) - Wiley-VCH
5 L.H. Sperling - Introduction to Physical Polymer Science - Wiley-VCH
6. Ward, J. Sweeney – Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers – Wiley
7. Manufacturing processes for advanced composites (F.C. Campbell – Elsevier)
8. Class notes
Course Planning
Subjects | Text References | |
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1 | Classification and structure of polymeric materials. | S.Fakirov - Fundamental of Polymers Science for Engineers – (2017) - Wiley-VCH Pgg 3-33 L.H. Sperling - Introduction to Physical Polymer Science - Wiley-VCH Pagg. 1 – 28 Course Notes – Unit 2.1 and 2.2 |
2 | Mechanical behavior at small deformations: viscoelastic behavior, creep tests, relaxation tests Dynamic-mechanical behavior. Boltzman's principle, viscoelastic models. Module diagrams. | L.H. Sperling - Introduction to Physical Polymer Science - Wiley-VCH Pagg. 349 - 415 I.M. Ward, J. Sweeney – Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers – Wiley 87-147; Course Notes – Unit 2.3 and 2.4 |
3 | Mechanical behavior at large deformations | L.H. Sperling - Introduction to Physical Polymer Science - Wiley-VCH Pagg. 557 - 601 I.M. Ward, J. Sweeney – Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers – Wiley 379-434; Course Notes – Unit 2.5 |
4 | Rheology: flow curves and constitutive relationships. Rheometry. Rheological behavior of polymers in the liquid state. | Sperling - Introduction to Physical Polymer Science - Wiley-VCH Pagg. 507 – 548 Course Notes – Unit 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 and 2.9 |
5 | Transformation technologies of polymeric materials | S.Fakirov - Fundamental of Polymers Science for Engineers – (2017) - Wiley-VCH Pgg 307-325 Course Notes – Unit 2.10 |
6 | Polymer composites | Class notes - Unit 1_16 |
7 | Production technologies of polymer matrix composites | Class notes - Unit 1_17 |
8 | Nanocomposites | Class notes - Unit 1_18 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
During the year, seven (ordinary) exam sessions are scheduled plus four sessions reserved for out-of-course students.
In the periods allowed by the academic calendar it is also possible, by contacting the teacher by e-mail to agree on further exam interviews (on a weekly basis)
How to register for an exam session: Booking on the university portal
The exam consists in the oral presentation of topics addressed during the course
The evaluation of the exam is based on the following criteria: level of knowledge of the required topics, expressive ability and ownership of language, ability to apply knowledge to simple case studies, ability to link the different themes of the course program.
Verification of learning can also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.