Plastics Workshops and Seminars
Thermoplastic Materials and Testing
Hands-On Workshop
Fee: $1,195
Instructor: Brian Young
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Engineers, technicians, sales engineers, managers, and anyone involved with specifying materials or dealing with material data sheets should attend this two day workshop. It is also valuable to anyone who would like a better understanding of how plastics differ from other materials.
EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
This workshop will provide a comprehensive understanding of the common ASTM tests found on a standard material data sheet. Participants will become familiar with many of the actual tests through a hands-on lab portion which will point out the strengths and weaknesses of the individual tests. The participant will leave the workshop with a better understanding of the values presented when comparing materials and be better informed as to how those values can be applied.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE:
1. Plastics Phenomena - what makes plastics different from other materials
- Viscoelasticity
- Entanglement
- Orientation
- Crystallinity
- Tensile
- Flexural
- Impact
- Hardness
- Specific Gravity
- Non-Newtonian Behavior
- Melt Index
- Rheometry
- DSC
- DMA
- TGA