MF3013 Composite Materials and Processing Syllabus:
MF3013 Composite Materials and Processing Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course the student should be able to
• Impart knowledge of various types of composites and its advantages and needs.
• Understand the various types of fiber materials and its applications for making Composites.
• understand the knowledge of various resins materials used in processing of composites
• Understand various process for manufacturing composites
• understand the basic destructive and non-destructive testing of composites
UNIT I INTRODUCTION AND ADDITIVES
Introduction – Advantages, Characteristics, of composites – Classification – particulate, fibrous, laminated, and hybrid composites, Additives for Composites – Catalysts – Accelerators – Coupling Agents – Fillers – Toughening Agents
UNIT II MATRIX MATERIALS
Classification -Matrix Resins – Unsaturated Polyester – Vinyl Ester – Epoxy- Phenol Formaldehyde – Urea Formaldehyde – Melamine Formaldehyde Resin – Properties and Applications
UNIT III REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS
Fibre Reinforcements – Glass – Types – CSM – Surface Mats – Performs – Woven and NonWoven Fabrics – Carbon – Aramid Fibre – Boron Fibres – Natural Fibres – Cellulose.
UNIT IV PROCESSING TECHNIQUES
DMC, SMC and Prepregs – Hand and Spray Layup – RTM – Bag – Autoclave – Centrifugal and Compression Molding Processes – Filament Winding – Pultrusion Sandwich Construction
UNIT V TESTING
Testing of Composites – Standards -Tensile, Impact, Compression and Flexural Strength- Non Destructive testing for Composites – Application of FRP Products.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon the completion of this course the students will be able to
• Analyze various types of composites and its advantages and needs.
• Analyze various types of fiber materials and its applications for making Composites.
• Analyze various resins materials used in processing of composites
• Analyze various process for manufacturing composites
• Apply basic destructive and non-destructive testing of composites
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Sabu Thomas, Joseph Kuruvilla, Sant Kumar Malhotra, Koichi Goda, Meyyarappallil Sadasivan Sreekala, Polymer Composites, Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2012.
2. Vinay Kumar Patel, Rishi Kant, Pankaj Singh Chauhan and Shantanu Bhattacharya, “Trends in Fabrication of Polymers and Polymer Composites”, AIP Publishing, 2022
REFERENCES:
1. M.C.Gupta and A.P.Gupta, Polymer Composites, New Age International Publishers, 2007.
2. BorZ.Jang, Advanced Polymer composites, ASM International, USA, 1994.
3. Donald F. Adams, Leif Carlsson A Carlsson, R. Byron Pipes Experimental Characterization of advanced composite materials, Third Edition, CRC Press , 2002.
4. George Lubin, Stanley T. Peters , Handbook of Composites, Chapman & Hall, 1998.
5. Mel M. Schwartz,Composite Materials: Processing, fabrication, and applications, Prentice Hall PTR, 1997
6. Md Rezaur Rahman, Advances in Sustainable Polymer Composites, Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering, 2020
7. Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Klaus Friedrich, “Tribology of Polymer Composites: Characterization, Properties, and Applications”, Elsevier Series on Tribology and Surface Engineering, 2020