Course Catalog 2010-2011
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Course Catalog 2010-2011

MOL-5516 Composites, 4 cr

Person responsible

Jyrki Vuorinen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises
  2 h/week
 1 h/week
 +2 h/week
+1 h/week

 

 

  		MOL-5516 2010-01 Monday 12 - 14, K4242
Monday 12 - 14, K4241

Requirements

Final exam, exercises and a processing demo.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

After finishing the course, the student is able to define the most important materials used in polymeric composites, their properties and applicability to technical products. The student is also able to name the most important production methods of polymeric composites and can choose a proper method to create a certain composite product.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Reinforcing materials used in polymeric composites. Manufacture, properties and applications.     
2. Requirements for matrix materials. Most common thermoset and thermoplastic resins.      
3. Production methods of polymeric composites.      
4. Composite structures.     
5. Applications of composites.     

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Handbook of Composites   Peters S.T.       Soveltuvin osin.      English  
Book   High Performance Fibres   Hearle J.W.S.            English  
Book   Komposiittirakenteet   Saarela O. et al.            Suomi  
Book   Principles of the Manufacturing of Composite Materials   Hoa S.V.            English  
Lecture slides                English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
MOL-1310 Introduction to Materials Science 1 Mandatory    
MOL-1320 Introduction to Materials Science 2 Mandatory    
MOL-1330 Introduction to Materials Science 3 Mandatory    

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MOL-5516 Composites, 4 cr MOL-5400 Processing and materials of polymer composites, 4 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
MOL-5516 2010-01        

Last modified31.08.2010