<p>Plastics are part of everyday life and contribute immensely to the benefit of humanity. When failures occur, they are due in part either to inferior properties (resulting from poor design or badly controlled processing), or to an incomplete understanding of the properties and applications of plastics materials. Since publication of the first edition, the plastics industry has increas ingly adopted advanced business procedures and automation (such as closed loop control and robotics), to combat the effects of recession, and has moved increasingly towards methods based on sound scientific and technological principles. Plastics have increasingly been used in appli cations once dominated by the use of metals and ceramics. For instance, in the automotive industry, the modern car now contains a much higher proportion of polymers, including commodity plastics and more spec ialized materials. In addition, compact discs are being made from new injection-moulding grades of polycarbonate, which meet the requirements of a demanding process. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and extended to include new materials, technologies and design concepts. Chapters on thermoplastics reflect the development of polymer blends and alloys, whilst the chapters devoted to thermosets have been reorganized to accommodate the renaissance in the applications of phenolics and to cover the growing importance of polyurethanes. The related two component process technologies are now included; having undergone major developments in the last decade, they have become important shaping processes.</p>

Plastics Materials: Properties and Applications

Birley, Arthur W.

Science & Math

Springer

Plastics are part of everyday life and contribute immensely to the benefit of humanity. When failures occur, they are due in part either to inferior properties (resulting from poor design or badly controlled processing), or to an incomplete understanding of the properties and applications of plastics materials. Since publication of the first edition, the plastics industry has increas­ ingly adopted advanced business procedures and automation (such as closed loop control and robotics), to combat the effects of recession, and has moved increasingly towards methods based on sound scientific and technological principles. Plastics have increasingly been used in appli­ cations once dominated by the use of metals and ceramics. For instance, in the automotive industry, the modern car now contains a much higher proportion of polymers, including commodity plastics and more spec­ ialized materials. In addition, compact discs are being made from new injection-moulding grades of polycarbonate, which meet the requirements of a demanding process. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and extended to include new materials, technologies and design concepts. Chapters on thermoplastics reflect the development of polymer blends and alloys, whilst the chapters devoted to thermosets have been reorganized to accommodate the renaissance in the applications of phenolics and to cover the growing importance of polyurethanes. The related two­ component process technologies are now included; having undergone major developments in the last decade, they have become important shaping processes.

Plastics materials: Properties and applications

Distributed in the USA by Chapman and Hall

Heath, R. H.

Technology

Chapman & Hall

Plastics Materials

Routledge

This book shows the relationship between processing parameters and product performance by examining morphology in terms of texture and orientation. The structure and characterization, thermal and melt properties, shaping methods, and deformation and fracture are explained.

Physics of Plastics: Processing, Properties and Material Engineering

Haworth, Barry

Chemistry

Hanser Pub Inc

A detailed knowledge of the physical properties of plastics is essential to understanding and extending their use. This book promotes the relationship between processing parameters and product performance by first examining morphology in terms of texture and orientation.  The basic structure of plastics is explained, along with the characterization of both polymer and plastics products. Thermal and melt properties relevant to processing are considered, and the principal shaping methods are outlined, highlighting the large number of variables.  The key areas of deformation and fracture are given extensive treatment.  Engineers and chemists as well as physicists and technicians in the industry will find this book extremely valuable to their research.

Physics of Plastics: Processing, Properties, and Materials Engineering

Physics

Physics of Plastics: Processing, Properties and Materials Engineering (Hanser Publishers)

Last name written on inside front cover and bottom pages, no other markings, slight edge wear on cover. Ships from NY

Physics of Plastics: Processing, Properties and Materials Engineering

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co

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