Manufacturing of Polymer Composites

3 credits · Graduate Programs

Overview of the considerations and challenges in processing fibre-reinforced polymer composites. Introduction and discussion of constituent materials, reactive polymer composites, thermoplastic composites, textile preforms, autoclave processing, pultrusion, thermoforming, filament winding, liquid composite molding, process modelling, testing and characterization techniques. Also known as: (formerly Manufacturing Engineering 619.03)