Interpreting technical data sheets for thermoplastics

Date

Start

DATE TO BE DEFINED

End

DATE TO BE DEFINED

Target

Managers, middle and senior management from companies seeking to enhance their knowledge of interpreting technical data sheets for thermoplastic materials.

General Objectives

To be able to interpret the information usually contained in the technical data sheets for thermoplastics and relate it to the characteristics and properties of the materials and products.

Specific Objectives

Understand what a technical data sheet is and the types of information – both general and specific – that are usually included in technical data sheets for thermoplastics intended for different applications;
Understand how the values presented in technical data sheets are determined and what their limitations are;
Be able to interpret the information provided in technical data sheets and relate it to the characteristics and properties of materials and products.

Sessions

Session 1

A brief introduction to thermoplastics
Definition of a technical data sheet, its purpose and limitations;
The type of information typically included in a technical data sheet, depending on the type of material and application, and its significance and importance;
Standardised methods for determining the most common properties listed in technical data sheets.

4 hours

23 Oct 26

09h00 - 13h00

Session 2

Analysis of technical data sheets for different thermoplastics for various applications
Laboratory demonstration of standardised methods for determining the most common properties listed in the technical data sheets.

4 hours

23 Oct 26

14h00 - 18h00

Cost per Trainee

Non
Associated

200€

PIEP and/or APIP Associate
University Student

15% Discount

No. Trainees

Minimum

Maximum

Trainers

Paula Peixoto

Degree in Polymer Engineering from the University of Minho, with over 20 years of experience in the field of plastic materials characterisation and failure analysis, currently serving as Coordinator of the Tests and Failure Analysis area and Technical Manager of the PIEP Laboratories.