Product Developers have found a wide array of application for thermoplastics in the automotive interior and exterior parts, business machines, medical, telecommunications equipment, microwaveable packaging, appliances, and specialty uses. However, finding a material that can meet consumer demands is no small task. While technological information is readily available regarding the general properties of common thermoplastic material, there is no single authoritative source for building and evaluating new product lines. Written by a top team of international experts, this book will focus only on new and emerging engineering resin property requirements, instead of properties of conventional engineering thermoplastics which are available from polymer producers and compounders.

Plastics Technology Handbook, Third Edition furnishes new sections on the amorphous state of polymers, degradation by radiation, antimicrobials, and biodegradable polymers.....ecpanded coverage fo fibrous reinforcements, reaction injection molding, foamed plastics, electrostatic spraying, adhesive bonding and the decoration of plastics....a new discussion on the mechanical and rheological beavior of polumers.....novel developements in industrial polymers....a new chapter that critically analyzes various methods of polymer recycling...and more.

Offers coverage of all known commodity, transitional, engineering, high-temperature and high-performance thermoplastics, and analyzes emerging developments in the creation of new thermoplastics. The text examines: important issues in the field for each substance discussed, including history, development and commercialization; polymer formation mechanisms and process technologies; the affect of structural and phase characteristics on properties; the commercial relevance of thermoplastic blends, alloys, copolymers and composites; and more. Ithas gathered a remarkably diverse group of authors spanning the globe, and spanning the range from academic to applied industrial experts.

Thoroughly updated and rewritten by over 50 internationally recognized experts. The second Edition of the Handbook of Polyolefins considers main industrial and novel routes of synthesis, examines new additives: stabilizers, nucleating and clarifying agents, filters and reinforcements and coupling agents; describes thermodynamic properties of PO solutions, reviews marketing data and their impact on scientific and economic development; explains functionalized and controlled lifetime polyolefins; clarifies biocompatibility and biodeterioration, and more. This volume is highly desirable for libraries serving researchers and students in polymer science or materials science.

The Handbook of Radical Vinyl Polymerization describes in detail radical initiating systems and mechanisms as well as the technical porcesses of vinyl polymerization. It introduces polymer functionalization by free radical polymerization. Surveys the technology of radical vinyl polymerization processes leading to useful porducts. It presents a wide variety of data and structures of polymers and monomers involved in radical vinyl polymerization. It also analyzes living radical polymerization and polymer functionalization as well as the process of living polymerization. well written and produced, readable, brings a rather unconventional grouping of information together; a useful addition to serious library collections..

Plastics possess properties that have revolutionized the manufacture of products in the 20th century and beyond. It remains crucial to understand their behavior throughout their life cycle, from manufacture to use and eventually to reclamation and disposal. The Handbook of Plastics Analysis highlights the most prominent tools in physical and chemical analysis techniques and applications, providing guidelines on analysis and interpretation of results. A practical reference for performing measurements, solving problems, and investigating behavioral phenomena, the editors advocate a phenomenological approach, relying on case studies and illustrations to reperesent possible outcomes of each technique but presenting the basic governing equations where necessary.

The Handbook of Polycarbonate Science and Technology highlights new applications, formulations and fabrication methods for polycabonates in transportation, electornics and appliance manufacturing. It also includes Lexan Polycarbonate film products and thermoclear sheets. It presents novel expreimental, theoretical and modeling techniques used to evaluate polycarbonate properties. It descibes NMR studies that help explain molecular motions. It also considers physical and chemical aging and degradation of polycabonates, including crustallization.

The Handbook of Elastomers, Second Edition systematically presents more structures, manufacturing techniques, processing details of natural and synthetic rubbers, rubber blends, rubber composites and thermoplastic elastomers. It investigates increased preparations and uses of plastic related rubbers and elastomers. It serves as a guide for selecting the most appropriate and the most recent rubbers of specific applications. It offers more solutions to many practical problems encountered with rubbery materials and explores physical and mechanical properties of novel and old elstrometric materials. It can be considered a good place to start looking for information..

The Handbook of Applied Polymer Processing Technology emphasizes rigorous processing guidelines. It examines the relationship of polymer structural and molecular characteristics to processing properties. It evaluates various types of polymers. It provides recent information on current and future applications. Offers detailed coverage of applied polymer processing presenting a wide range of technologies and furnishing state-of-the-art data on polymer components, properties, and processibility. Contains over 1600 bibliographic citations, some 450 equations, and over 400 tables, drawings, and photographs. Offers detailed coverage of applied polymer processing-presenting a wide range of technologies and furnishing state of the art data on polymer components, properties, and processibility.

The Handbook of Polyethylene discusses the solid state characteristics of polyethlene. It analyzes semicrystalline morphology and melt rheological properties. It highlights crosslinking and surface treatment chemical modification. It explains methods of molecular weight and composition distribution anlysis. Clear diagrams, excellent chapters deal with the relationship between molecular orientation and its effect on rheological and thermomechanical properties. It investigates properties of oriented structures such as high modulus fibers and billets, that occur during deformation and much more.

The Handbook of Polymer Testing highlights all the main polymer classes - including rubber, plastics, foams, textiles, coated fabrics and composites. It includes standardized adhesion tests for solid polymers adhered to rigid and flexible substrates. It covers resistance to degradation, non destructive testing and tests for processability. It presents the fundamental priciples regulating each property. Compares approaches to testing in different branches of the polymer industry. Provides comprehensive coverage of physical testing of polymers in plastics, rubbers, cellular materials, textiles, coated fabrics, and composites...an excellent reference..

Your guide to vinyl formulation—recipes and step-by-step guidance to meet your exact needs. It covers the basics of vinyl formulation, starting formulations for compounds, and the latest compounding ingredients. Handbook of Vinyl Formulating whenever you need to: Find a recipe for a particular application, Discover how to modify a recipe based on your specific needs, Understand why ingredients produce their particular effects, Get step-by-step guidelines for vinyl formulating, Learn about the latest compounding ingredients and their potential applications. Here is your starting point and complete guide to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) formulation. It covers the basics of vinyl formulation, starting formulations for compounds, and the latest compounding ingredients.

Handbook of Plastics, Elastomers, & Composites reflect the continuous development of polymers and applications using polymers. This handbook provides a valuable source of practical fundamental information on a wide range of materials and material processes, and provides the guidelines for optimizing the use of the material over a number of products. The Handbook's other major features include thorough lists of standards and specifications sources, a completely cross-referenced easy-to-use index, a comprehensive glossary, useful end-of-chapter reference lists, and several appendices containing individual data and information for product engineers.

The Plastics Handbook offers a fascinating insight into the most innovative and unusual plastics for designers and manufacturers throughout the world. This book gets under the skin of products and materials to reveal the hidden qualities of plastics, exploring the materials that surround us today, and those that will surround us tomorrow, together with their practical applications. This Handbook is your essential guide to who is making what, from contemporary designer materials to the products of the future, featuring facts and applications for hundreds of new plastic products and materials. It also has an extensive resources section, including a glossary, a guide to different types of plastics, diagrams of standard manufacturing processes, plus useful website addresses.

Most plastics products and parts are expected to perform in environments other than room temperature and standard humidity conditions. This databank serves as an evaluation of plastics as they are exposed to varying operating conditions at different temperatures. Over 600 uniform graphs for more than 40 generic families of plastics are contained in this publication. Properties are sorted at various temperatures (ranging from 56 to 260 degrees Celsius) and graphs are labeled in both inch-pound and SI units. Lets designers make smarter decisions when selecting plastics for specific applications..

A hands-on guide to choosing and using old and new technologies for joining plastics and elastomers. Includes detailed discussions of over 25 techniques used to join plastics to themselves and to other materials. Advantages and disadvantages of each technique along with detailed discussions of applications are presented. A second section is organized by material and provides details of using different processes with over 50 generic families of plastics and how different techniques and operating parameters affect weld strength and other criteria. This book is an excellent reference and an invaluable reosuce for novice and expert alike in determining the best joining technique for their application and providing guidance in how to design and prepare for production.

Plastic Piping Handbook is a one-of-a-kind, comprehensive guide to the durable, economical piping solution used today in 90 percent of low-pressure liquid and natural gas installations. You get the facts you need on a full range of vital topics, from pipe selection to pipeline purging and drying, to leak detection. This incomparable resource features codes and specs for gas and water transmission, inspection and testing procedures, and provides you with plenty of charts, data sheets, and tables. You’ll find at your fingertips hundreds of pages of clear, practical guidance to help you.

Plastics Additives Handbook, described earlier by one reviewer as the Bible for any one involved in the chemistry and technology of plastics additives, provides again an excellent overview of the complex science and technology of plastics additives and their industry. It offers guidance for all professional involved in the development of new thermoplastic resin grades and novel end use applications.