327-0606-AAL Polymers II
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Lecturers | T. A. Tervoort, T.‑B. Schweizer |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. |
| Abstract | Principles of polymer technology |
| Learning objective | To obtain an understanding of the engineering aspects of structure and properties of solid polymers. Influence of polymer processing on properties of solid polymers. |
| Content | 1. Crystallization of semi-crystalline polymers 2. Glass transition of amorphous polymers 3. Mechanical properties of solid polymers 4. Examples of polymer processing 5. Laboratory exercises |
| Lecture notes | In consultation with the teachers (Tervoort and Schweizer). |
| Literature | W. Kaiser, Kunststoffchemie für Ingenieure (Hanser, München, 2005) |