Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic Composites, Third Edition bridges the technology and business aspects of thermoplastics, providing a guide designed to help engineers working in real-world industrial settings. The author explores the criteria for material selection, provides a detailed guide to each family of thermoplastics, and explains the various processing options for each material type. More than 30 families of thermoplastics are described with information on their advantages and drawbacks, special grades, prices, transformation processes, applications, thermal behavior, technological properties (tenacity, friction, dimensional stability), durability (ageing, creep, fatigue), chemical and fire behavior, electrical properties, and joining possibilities.  In this third edition, standards and costs have been updated for all materials, and more information on topics such as bioplastics, 3D printing and recycling have been added. In addition, an entirely new chapter on the concept of ‘Industry 4.0’ has been added, with guidance and suggestions on the incorporation of virtualization, connectivity, and automation into the plastics engineering process to reduce materials and processing failure. Includes detailed case studies that illustrate best practices across a wide range of applications and industry sectorsPresents a new chapter on the ‘Industry 4.0’ conceptSuggests software solutions to assist with design, decision-making and management, along with other forms of automation

Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic Composites (Plastics Design Library)

Engineering & Transportation

Biron, Michel

Engineering

William Andrew

About the Author\nMichel Biron is a plastics consultant based in Les Ulis, France, and is a Graduate Chemist Engineer from the Institut National Supérieur de Chimie Industrielle 
de Rouen and Polymer Specialist from the Institut Français du Caoutchouc. He has authored numerous technical papers and books on plastics.\nA Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability: Concept, Solutions, and Implementation is a groundbreaking reference work offering a broad, detailed and highly practical vision of the complex concept of sustainability in plastics. The book's aim is to present a range of potential pathways towards more sustainable plastics parts and products, enabling the reader to further integrate the idea of sustainability into their design process. It begins by introducing the context and concept of sustainability, discussing perceptions, drivers of change, key factors, and environmental issues, before presenting a detailed outline of the current situation with types of plastics, processing, and opportunities for improved sustainability. 
Subsequent chapters focus on the different possibilities for improved sustainability, offering a step-by-step technical approach to areas including design, properties, renewable plastics, and recycling and re-use. Each of these pillars are supported by data, examples, analysis and best practice guidance. Finally, the latest developments and future possibilities are considered.

A Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability: Concept, Solutions, and Implementation (Plastics Design Library)

Science & Math

Chemistry

Industrial Applications of Renewable Plastics: Environmental, Technological, and Economic Advances provides practical information to help engineers and materials scientists deploy renewable plastics in the plastics market. It explores the uses, possibilities, and problems of renewable plastics and composites to assist in material selection and rejection. The designer’s main problems are examined, along with basic reminders that deal with structures and processing methods that can help those who are generally familiar with metals understand the unique properties of plastic materials. The book offers a candid overview of main issues, including conservation of fossil resources, geopolitical considerations, greenhouse effects, competition with food crops, deforestation, pollution, and disposal of renewable plastics. In addition, an overview of some tools related to sustainability (Life cycle assessments, CO2 emissions, carbon footprint, and more) is provided. The book is an essential resource for engineers and materials scientists involved in material selection, design, manufacturing, molding, fabrication, and other links in the supply chain of plastics. The material contained is of great relevance to many major industries, including automotive and transport, packaging, aeronautics, shipbuilding, industrial and military equipment, electrical and electronics, energy, and more.Provides key, enabling information for engineers and materials scientists looking to increase the use of renewable plastic materials in their workPresents practical guidance to assist in materials selection, processing methods, and applications development, particularly for designers more familiar with other materials, such as metalsIncludes a candid discussion of the pros and cons of using renewable plastics, considering the technical, economic, legal, and environmental aspects

Industrial Applications of Renewable Plastics: Environmental, Technological, and Economic Advances (Plastics Design Library)

This book bridges the technology and business aspects of thermosets, providing a practical guide designed for engineers working in real-world industrial settings. The author explores the criteria for material selection, provides information on material properties for each family of thermosets, and discusses the various processing options for each material type. He explains advantages and disadvantages of using thermosets and composites in comparison to competing materials and assesses cost aspects, enabling the reader to balance out technical and economic constraints when choosing a thermoset and processing technology for a given application. This second edition contains a new section on composites solutions for practical problems, gathering information on trends contributing to the breakthrough of composites in various sectors. Other new sections on specific crosslinking processes, processing trends, machinery and equipment manufacturers, applications, bio-sourced thermosets and natural fibers, and recycling of thermosets and composites are included. Case studies are provided, illustrating many design and production challenges. Furthermore, new market data and information about health and safety will be added. All data is fully updated throughout, with pricing in USD and EUR, and both ASTM (North American) and European standards. Thermosets and Thermoset Composites, Second Edition is the only book that gives in-depth coverage of a wide range of subject matters and markets, yet in brevity and concision in a single volume, avoiding the need of consulting a series of other specialized books. By providing the knowledge necessary for selecting a fabrication process, thermoset material and methods for determining the all important cost of thermoset parts this new edition is an invaluable decision-making aid and reference work for practitioners in a field with growing importance.

Thermosets and Composites: Material Selection, Applications, Manufacturing and Cost Analysis (Plastics Design Library)

This book bridges the technology and business aspects of thermoplastics, providing a guide designed for engineers working in real-world industrial settings. The author explores the criteria for material selection, provides a detailed guide to each family of thermoplastics, and also explains the various processing options for each material type. More than 30 families of thermoplastics are described with information on their advantages and drawbacks, special grades, prices, transformation processes, applications, thermal behaviour, technological properties (tenacity, friction, dimensional stability), durability (ageing, creep, fatigue), chemical and fire behaviour, electrical properties, and joining possibilities. Biron explores the technological properties and economics of the major thermoplastics and reinforced thermoplastics, such as polyethylene, and emerging polymers such as polybenzimidazole, Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) and bioplastics. In the second edition, a new section ‘plastics solutions for practical problems’ provides over 25 case studies illustrating a wide range of design and production challenges across the spectrum of thermoplastics, from metal and glass replacement solutions, to fire retardant plastics and antimicrobials. In addition, Biron provides major new material on bioplastics and wood plastic composites (WPCs), and fully updated data throughout.

• A succinct source of information for designers and manufacturers. • A decision-making tool for those who need a quick and pragmatic account of thermosets and composites. • A synoptic account of the techno-economics and properties of all the commonly-used thermosets and composites. 
 Designers and manufacturers using thermosets and composites, or those intending to do so, often need a succinct source of information on the economics and properties of these materials. This book provides a synoptic approach. 
 It covers the economic importance of thermosets and composites, a comparison of the properties of the various thermoset categories, monographs on the nine principal families of thermosets, polymer composites and emergent materials and processes. 
 Will enable readers to make informed decisions leading to well designed and made products.

Thermosets and Composites

Elsevier Science

Thermoplastics represent appx 90% by weight of all plastics consumed world-wide. We know them mainly in the form of polythenes, polyolefins, polystyrenes, nylons and acrylics. Under different heating conditions and by varying the composition of the plastic it is possible to make many different products with differing properties. This is a decision-making tool and source-book of information for plastics users, providing detailed accounts of the materials used, their economics,the selection of appropriate materials, and the use of thermoplastic resins and their composites. By having this book to hand, you will use the right material in the right way to produce the right product.

Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic Composites: Technical Information for Plastics Users

Histoire de la littérature québécoise

Dumont, François

Nardout-Lafarge, Elisabeth

Literature & Fiction

BOREAL

Un ouvrage essentiel pour connaître et comprendre la culture québécoise. En préparation depuis huit ans par un trio d’universitaires spécialistes de la littérature québécoise, cet ouvrage de près de 700 pages propose une relecture des textes littéraires québécois, des origines à nos jours, avec un souci constant de les remettre dans le contexte de leur époque. Cette monumentale synthèse tient aussi compte de la littérature québécoise d’expression anglaise ou migrante, des littératures acadienne et franco-ontarienne. Au fil de son histoire, la littérature québécoise s’est exprimée à travers plusieurs genres qui sont ici explorés, fiction, essais, journaux, récits, théâtre, et à travers de nombreux débats, revues et mouvements qui sont aussi abordés.Cet ouvrage couvre la littérature québécoise des origines à nos jours. Les auteurs ont distingué cinq grandes périodes qui ont marqué notre littérature : la découverte (1534-1763), le projet d’une littérature nationale (1763-1895), l’entrée dans la modernité, l’attrait de Paris, le monde en crise et la Seconde Guerre mondiale (1895-1945), l’avènement d’une littérature « québécoise » (1945-1980), et la période contemporaine caractérisée par un décentrement de la littérature, par un pluralisme exacerbé et par une expansion phénoménale de la production littéraire.Depuis l’Histoire de la littérature française au Québec, dirigée par Pierre de Grandpré en 1967, aucune synthèse de grande envergure sur ce sujet n’est parue au Québec. Les auteurs nous livrent donc un ouvrage essentiel, accompagné de nombreux documents iconographiques.

Histoire de la littérature Québécoise

History & Criticism

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Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic Composites (Plastics Design Library)

A Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability: Concept, Solutions, and Implementation (Plastics Design Library)

Industrial Applications of Renewable Plastics: Environmental, Technological, and Economic Advances (Plastics Design Library)

Thermosets and Composites: Material Selection, Applications, Manufacturing and Cost Analysis (Plastics Design Library)

Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic Composites (Plastics Design Library)

Thermosets and Composites

Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic Composites: Technical Information for Plastics Users

Histoire de la littérature québécoise

Histoire de la littérature Québécoise