This unique resource reviews the use of computational modeling to study the structures an physical and mechanical properties of polymers-detailing analysis techniques and their applications to specific polymers.
Contains over 570 useful figures, display equations, and tables!

This book provides the fundamental principles of polymer science and engineering which are currently of practical relevance. This text/reference offers a unified introduction to the subject matter and a foundation for more advanced study. It includes new developments of the polymer area along with better ways of explaining the material.

This comprehensive volume offers easy access to polymer information by subdividing the contents according to the chemical structure of the polymer backbone and furnishing a complementary emphasis on special properties and applications of polymers regardless of their chemical structure.

In this new book you'll find all the necessary information needed on the various types of products utilizing PVC-metal siding, glass bottles, wood moldings and various kinds of pipe. Primarily a reference source for formulation of PVC.

A widely recognized expert in the field, Irvin I. Rubin brings you the definitive work on plastics-a volume of chapters written by successful plastics professionals nationwide. The Handbook covers 119 topics from acetal to XT polymers, blow molding to ultrasonic welding, and simple fillers to exotic reinforcements.

The testing of plastics is an integral part of manufacturing, engineering, and research and development in order to prove design concepts, test safety and reliability, to protect against liability suits, to ensure quality control, and to meet standards. This thoroughly updated and expanded edition of a bestseller provides easily accessible, practical information on all aspects of plastic testing including -- electrical properties, weathering properties, material characterization tests, miscellaneous tests, identification analysis of plastic materials, failure analysis, quality control, products liability and testing, and professional testing and organizations.

This practical sourcebook treats the subjects of mold design and molding operations as intimately related. And in this updated second edition, you'll find clear explanations for every step in the mold making and molding process. You'll learn how each phase-from blueprint to actual shaping-relates to one another for an efficient, effective product. The book emphasizes thermoplastic molding since it is by far the largest activity in the molding field.

This outstanding Second Edition of an indispensable reference/text offers an entirely up-to-date, enlarged treatment of the behavior of polymers with regard to material variables and test and use conditions-highlighting general principles, useful empirical rules, and practical equations.

Discusses the history, technology, and blending of polyvinyl chlorides, polyolefins, styrenics, and thermoplastic elastomers. PVCs are covered in flexible, rigid, and liquid forms. Explores in detail the principles and practices of additive usage and special additives and modifiers-subjects usually overlooked in other texts≤including plasticizers, protective agents, inorganic additives, impact modifiers, specialty compound additives, processing modifiers, colorants, special purpose additives, and flame retardants and smoke suppressants. Also explores new area in the plastics industry, such as the conductive carbon blacks, lubricant theories, and blowing agents. Not based simply on theory, the book stresses the utilization of the materials in manufacturing. A practical reference for engineers, chemists, and other personnel in the plastics industry producing chemicals or resins, manufacturing final products, or working in sales, marketing, or purchasing.

The Plastics Engineering Handbook provides a thorough description of all major plastics processing methods, including theory and practice. It offers a guide to materials selection, product design, and testing.

This book presents in a single volume the basic essentials of the properties and processing behaviour of plastics and composites. The aim is to give engineers and technologists a sound understanding of basic principles without the introduction of unduly complex levels of mathematics or chemistry and thereby set plastics in their proper context as engineering materials.

The Second Edition of this incomparable resource continues to provide lucid up-to-date examinations of the chemical nature, characteristic properties, and uses of such traditional industrial polymers as acrylics, polyolefins, vinyl polymers, polyesters, epoxies, and silicones, among others, and offers state-of-the-art coverage of specialty polymers designed to satisfy specific applications

This important volume discusses the structure and growth of the plastics industry, comprehensively displaying the complete cycle of plastics from raw materials to waste and solutions related to this waste-presenting practical cost scenarios for the collection and disposal of waste. Features nearly 250 useful figures, tables, and equations.

This valuable book helps readers - primarily in chemical engineering, materials science, and chemistry - master the fundamentals of polymer science and engineering and keep up to date on the latest materials and their technological applications. In addition to its basic coverage of synthetic polymer chemistry, the book also covers the properties of polymers in various states (solution, melt, rubber, and solid) ... a survey of the important categories of plastics ... basic polymer processing principles ... the latest polymer applications in the medical, biotechnology, electronics, and chemical industries.