CBE 489/589 Composites Manufacturing

Credits: (1-0) 1

A background in the concepts of polymers and polymerization as well as an overview of composites concepts, constituent materials, and manufacturing processes provide the groundwork in the first half of the course. A more detailed study of the Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer molding (VARTM) processing builds upon this groundwork, including topics such as process materials and parameters, mold design and manufacture, and product design considerations. The course concludes with post-processing topics. In conjunction with the concepts lecture, students spend time in the lab constructing and using a simple mold which will illustrate some of the challenges of molding and finishing a composite product.

Notes: This course is cross listed with MET 489/589. Students enrolled in CBE 589 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in CBE 489.

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