Polymer Science and Engineering - MATS3443

 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Materials Science and Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Polymer structure, monomers, bond strength, addition/condensation polymerisation, amorphous, crystalline, conformation, chain branching, co-polymer, additives in plastics, glass transition. Effect of molecular structure on performance, orientation, structure-property correlation, commodity and specialty plastics; application of polymers in ceramic industry, rheological behaviour.