Contents of Course "Testing of Plastics"
2 SWS Lecture (3. Semester)
Introduction
Contents of polymer testing, economical role of polymer testing in industry, structure- and morphology-influencing parameters, specimen and basic values, hybrid methods of polymer testing and polymer diagnostics
Testing of mechanical properties
Deformation behaviour of polymers, deformation models, quasistatic test methods (tensile test, flexure test, compression test), testing of creep behaviour of polymers, dynamic behaviour under cyclic loading
Hardness testing of polymers
Ball indentation hardness, Martens hardness, instrumented hardness test
Impact behaviour of polymers
Conventional Charpy impact test, conventional tensile impact test, drop test
2 SWS Laboratory Course (3. Semester)
- Tensile test of polymers
- Determination of modulus of elasticity in tension
- Flexure test of polymers
- Determination of modulus of elasticity in flexure
- Hardness measurements of polymers
- Compression test of polymers
- Conventional Charpy impact test of polymers
- Conventional tensile impact test of polymers
- Drop test of polymer foils
Survey of special literature for this lecture
Books
- Brown, R. (Ed.)
Handbook of Polymer Testing
Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York Basel, 1999
ISBN 0-8247-0171-2
Precursor: Brown, R.; Roger, D.: Taschenbuch Kunststofftechnik
Carl Hanser Verlag München Wien 1984 - Swallowe, G.M. (Ed.)
Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers
An A-Z Reference
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht 1999 - Ehrenstein, G.W.
Polymeric Materials
Structure, Properties, Applications
Carl Hanser Verlag, München Wien 2001, 39,90 €
ISBN 3-446-21461-5
Internet - Domininghaus, H.
Plastics of Engineers
Materials, Properties, Applications
Carl Hanser Verlag, München Wien, 1992, 99,90 €
ISBN 3-446-15723-9
Internet - Goedecke, W.
Dictionary of Materials Testing
Wörterbuch der Werkstoffprüfung
Distionaire du Controle des Matériaux
Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1992, 59,95 €
ISBN 3-540-62138-5 - Goetzel, C.G.; Goetzel, L.K.
English-German Dictionary of Materials and Process Engineering
Wörterbuch der industriellen Werkstofftechnik
Carl Hanser Verlag Munich Vienna New York 1995, 149,90 €
ISBN 3-446-17531-8
Internet - Goetzel, C.G.; Goetzel, L.K.
German-English Dictionary of Materials and Process Engineering
Wörterbuch der industriellen Werkstofftechnik
Carl Hanser Verlag Munich Vienna New York 1997, 149,90 €
ISBN 3-446-17400-1
Internet
Periodical
- Polymer Testing, Elsevier Applied Science, Shropshire
- Materialprüfung (Materials Testing), Carl Hanser Verlag München
- Materialwissenschaften und Werkstofftechnik (Materials Science and Engineering Technology), VCH Verlag
- Kunststoffe (German Plastics) Carl Hanser Verlag München