Polymers - molding of thermoplastics - plastic sheet forming process - machining of thermoplastics - Thermosetting plastics - properties, molding processes and machining - other processing methods for plastics - plastic component design.
Rubber: Manufacturing process - Manufacturing techniques, materials design, sizing, components, building, moulding and vulcanising of tyres - Belting – manufacture and types of hose.
Types, processing and manufacturing techniques of Glass vessels.
Ceramic materials - Processing of ceramic products.
Composite matearials, Fiber, particulate, whisker reinforced ceramics, properties of reinforcements and matrix. Manufacturing Techniques and applications of different Composites namely PMC, MMC and CMC.
REFERENCES
1) Blow C M,, “Rubber Technology and Manufacturing”, Newman Butterworths, 1977.
2) Hasle Hurst, “Manufacturing Technology”, ELBS, 1973.
3) Vanviack L.H, “Physical Ceramics for Engineers”, Addision Wesley Publicxation, 1964.
