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POLYMER TECHNOLOGY COLLEGES AND COURSES IN INDIA

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Polymer engineering

Polymer engineering is generally an engineering field that designs, analyses, and/or modifies polymer materials. Polymer engineering covers aspects of petrochemical industry, polymerization, structure and characterization of polymers, properties of polymers, compounding and processing of polymers and description of major polymers, structure property relations and applications.
The basic division of polymers into thermoplastics and thermosets helps define their areas of application. The latter group of materials includes phenolic resins, polyesters and epoxy resins, all of which are used widely in composite materials when reinforced with stiff fibres such as fibreglass and aramids. Since crosslinking stabilises the thermosetting matrix of these materials, they have physical properties more similar to traditional engineering materials like steel. However, their very much lower densities compared with metals makes them ideal for lightweight structures. In addition, they suffer less from fatigue, so are ideal for safety-critical parts which are stressed regularly in service.
Thermoplastics have relatively low tensile moduli, but also have low densities and properties such as transparency which make them ideal for consumer products and medical products. They include polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, acetal resin, polycarbonate and PET, all of which are widely used materials.
Elastomers are polymers which have very low moduli and show reversible extension when strained, a valuable property for vibration absorption and damping. They may either be thermoplastic (in which case they are known as Thermoplastic elastomers) or crosslinked, as in most conventional rubber products such as tyres. Typical rubbers used conventionally include natural rubber, nitrile rubber, polychloroprene, polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene and fluorinated rubbers such asViton
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Applications Typical uses of composites are monocoque structures for aerospace and automobiles, as well as more mundane products like fishing rods and bicycles. The stealth bomber was the first all-composite aircraft, but many passenger aircraft like the Airbus uses an increasing proportion of composites in its fuselage. The quite different physical properties of composites gives designers much greater freedom in shaping parts, which is why composite products often look different to conventional products. On the other hand, some products such as drive shafts, helicopter rotor blades, and propellers look identical to metal precursors owing to the basic functional needs of such components.

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West Bengal ***University college of Science & Technology, 92 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Calcutta 700009 AssamTezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur 784028
Bihar*** Birla Instt.of Tech, MESRA, Ranchi - 835215
Uttar Pradesh*** Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur 20009
Delhi*** Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi 110016 Delhi College of Engineerin New Delhi 110016
Punjab*** Sant Longowal Institute of Engg. & Tech., Longowal 148106 Sangrur Gujarat*** LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad 300015
Maharashtra*** University of Bombay, Deptt. of Chemical Technology, Matunga Road, mumbaai 400019 SSE College of Engineering & Technology, Near Shivaji Park, Akola 444001 Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpurt 440010 Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Sr No.124, Kothrud, Pune 411038 North Maharashtra University, Deptt. of Chemical Technology, Jalgaon 425001
Kerala*** Cochin University, Deptt. of Polymer Science & Rubber Tech.,CUST, Kochi -68202 University College of Engineering, Ihodupuzha 685584
Karnataka*** Sri Jayachama Rajendra Copllege of Engg. Mysore 570006
Tamil Nadu*** Anna University, Madras Institute of Technology, Chromepet, Chennai 600044 Alagappa College of Tech.,Guindy, Chennai 600025 Bhadristan Institute of Engineering, Tiruchirapalli 620024 Crescent Engg. college, GST Road, Vandalur, Chennai 600045
 
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