Subject Code: ML4L003	Subject Name: Polymers and nanocomposites	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Pre-Requisites: Mechanical properties and testing of materials
Classification of polymers: Basic definitions and nomenclature; Synthesis of polymers: Classification of polymerization Phase structure and morphology of polymers: Amorphous state, glass transition, crystalline state, polymer blends Mechanical and thermomechanical characteristics of polymers: Elastic deformation, models of viscolesticty, deformation of elastomers, yielding and crazing, fracture Polymer nanocomposites: synthesis, characterization of structure, mechanical and thermal properties Prediction of physical properties of nanocomposites
Texts/Reference Books Robert J. Young, and Peter A. Lovell, Introduction to Polymers, CRC Press, 3rd edition 2011. Joseph H. Koo, Polymer Nanocomposites: Processing, Characterization, and Applications, McGraw-Hill 2006.