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IME 2500 - Plastics Properties and Processing
Catalog Description:
Effects of polymer chemistry, additives, plasticizers, fillers, and reinforcements on the properties of plastics. Molding, forming, extrusion, casting, lamination, coating, welding, and decorating of thermoplastic and thermoset materials.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Recommended, CHEM 1100/1110.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
Prerequisites by Topic:
Working knowledge of the periodic table, chemical reactions, compound formation, valence and bonding. (CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry I)
Course Objectives, Performance Criteria, and Outcomes:
Course Objectives |
ABET-TAC Outcomes2 |
Performance Criteria Measured1 |
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Identify a logical potential polymer for a given plastic product. |
d | D3: List of series of appropriate polymers for a given well-defined application. |
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Perform experiments with major forming, casting and molding processes found in the plastics industry. |
c* | C2: Determine the most appropriate process settings for a combination of process variables in a compression molding experiment. |
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Define the dependent and independent processing variables found within plastics processes. |
c | C1: Correctly differentiate between dependent and independent variables in write-ups of the laboratory experiments. |
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Identify the relationship between the chemical make-up of selected plastics and certain of their resulting physical and mechanical properties. |
b | B3: Determine the molecular weight of a mer given a chemical diagram of a polymer. |
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Evaluate polymer materials and product disposal at the end of use. |
j* | J1: Determine appropriate methods disposal processing of waste plastics based upon the makeup of the polymer(s) involved. |
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Correctly identify the plastics process used to manufacture a product from the attributes of the part. |
d | D4: Determine the process used to produce a plastic part, through deductive reasoning based strictly on product design attributes. |
Performance Criteria1: IME performance criteria may be found at http://www.wmich.edu/ime/performance-criteria.html
ABET-TAC Outcomes2: Outcomes may be found at http://www.abet.org/
*results tracked in ABET course notebooks
Textbooks:
Lokensgard, E. (2010). Industrial Plastics - Theory and Application, 5th Edition, Delmar.
Engelmann, P. (2011). Plastics Properties and Processes. (Lecture/lab Manual)
Course Coordinator:
Paul Engelmann
Western Michigan University
F-259 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: 276-3350
Email: paul.engelmann@wmich.edu
Revision Date: Spring 2012