Industrial plastics : theory and application
eBook, English, c2010
5th ed., international ed View all formats and editions
Delmar Cengage Learning, Clifton Park, NY, c2010
xv, 538 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
9781428360709, 9781435486164, 1428360700, 1435486161
1158756005
Historical Introduction to Plastics. Current Status of the Plastics Industry. Elementary Polymer Chemistry. Health and Safety. Elementary Statistics. Properties and Tests of Selected Plastics. Ingredients of Plastics. Characterization and Selection of Commerical Plastics. Machining and Finishing. Molding Processes. Extrusion Processes. Laminating Processes and Materials. Reinforcing Processes and Materials. Casting Processes and Materials. Thermoforming. Expansion Processes. Coating Processes. Fabrication Processes and Materials. Decorating Processes. Radiation Processes. Design Considerations. Tooling and Moldmaking. Commercial Considerations.
The 5th edition "provides updated materials on web sites in all chapters, current data on the plastics industry, and expanded treatments of emerging technologies, in particular, nanoplastics, fluid injection, bioplastics, and rapid protoyping"--P. xiv