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PLTS 461 - Rubber Compounding

Students will apply chemistry of raw materials and elastomers and techniques used in rubber compounding. They will be guided to explore the compositionof various types of rubber commonly used in the industry, emphasizing on elastomers selection, curing package, filler system, plasticizers, and other compounding additives such as stabilizing agents, processing oil and processing aid. They will apply and practice "designed experiments" to evaluate key ingredients and explore their synergy to optimize processability, performance, and cost of vulcanizates, and preparing technical reports suitable for presentation in technical meetings. Typically offered Fall.
Level: UG
Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisite PPET 280 /D-
Ferris Equivalencies:

Department: SDM


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