ENGINEERING WITH RUBBER

FAILURE ANALYIS OF POLYMER MATERIALS

Course Syllabus for 2nd Day

Session # 1
1) The Anatomy of Failure of Polymeric Parts

 Introduction
 Tools of the Trade

Session # 2
2) Failures due to Design Related Issues

 Design to Alleviate Stress Concentrations and Excessive Deformations

 Use of FEA in Failure Analysis
 Case Studies and Best Practices

Session # 3
3) Failures due to Material and Service Environment Related Issues

 ASTM Test Methods

 Dynamic Testing to Evaluate Properties
 Case Studies

Session # 4
4) Service Life Prediction

 Testing under Accelerated Conditions

 Use of Arrhenius Equation
 Examples related to Service Life Prediction

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