Written in easy-to-read and -use format, this book updates and revises its bestselling predecessor to become the most complete, comprehensive resource on plastics testing. This book has an emphasis on significance of test methods and interpretation of results. The book covers all aspects of plastics testing, failure analysis, and quality assurance - including chapters on identification analysis, failure analysis, and case studies. The book concludes with a substantial appendix with useful data, charts and tables for ready reference. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Provides general guidelines for the testing of plastics, emphasizing the latest methods in use. Covers physical properties, identification of plastics, characterization and analysis, chemical resistance, flammability, failure, and statistical analyses. Describes the significance of the test and the procedure for carrying it out, along with the advantages and limitations. Includes numerous illustrations with line drawings and photographs of the latest test equipment.

The selection and application of engineered materials is an integrated process that requires an understanding of the interaction between materials properties, manufacturing characteristics, design considerations, and the total life cycle of the product. This reference book on engineering plastics provides practical and comprehensive coverage on how the performance of plastics is characterized during design, property testing, and failure analysis. The fundamental structure and properties of plastics are reviewed for general reference, and detailed articles describe the important design factors, properties, and failure mechanisms of plastics. The effects of composition, processing, and structure are detailed in articles on the physical, chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties. Other articles cover failure mechanisms such as: crazing and fracture; impact loading; fatigue failure; wear failures, moisture related failure; organic chemical related failure; photolytic degradation; and microbial degradation. Characterization of plastics in failure analysis is described with additional articles on analysis of structure, surface analysis, and fractography.

With 588 full-color images and associated analyses for identification and avoidance of damage to plastics, this manual is aimed at both professionals and students. Technical terms and colloquial descriptions are explained and interconnected with the images and each other, assisting the reader in determining and describing the exact type of damage of a given sample. The images--from microscopic quality and damage analysis of molding materials, semi-finished products, and molded parts-- are divided into 74 subject areas of plastics processing and application and classified based on an alphabetical glossary of over 2,620 industry-standard technical terms. The analyses were performed with various light microscopes and a scanning electron microscope. This comprehensive book offers expert advice based on Kurr's 35+ years of experience in both teaching and research and development.

An outstanding and thorough presentation of the complete field of plastics processing Handbook of Plastic Processes is the only comprehensive reference covering not just one, but all major processes used to produce plastic products-helping designers and manufacturers in selecting the best process for a given product while enabling users to better understand the performance characteristics of each process. The authors, all experts in their fields, explain in clear, concise, and practical terms the advantages, uses, and limitations of each process, as well as the most modern and up-to-date technologies available in their application. Coverage includes chapters on: Injection molding Compression and transfer molding Sheet extrusion Blow molding Calendering Foam processing Reinforced plastics processing Liquid resin processing Rotational molding Thermoforming Reaction injection molding Compounding, mixing, and blending Machining and mechanical fabrication Assembly, finishing, and decorating Each chapter details a particular process, its variations, the equipment used, the range of materials utilized in the process, and its advantages and limitations. Because of its increasing impact on the industry, the editor has also added a chapter on nanotechnology in plastics processing.

Erstmals in einem Band werden Werkstoffe hier (in zwei getrennten Systemen) sowohl nach ihrer technischen Anwendung als auch nach ihren Eigenschaften geordnet. - Benutzer können deshalb zunächst nach der Gruppe von Materialen suchen, die für eine spezielle Anwendung geeignet sind, und anschließend Details über jedes einzelne Material finden - Suchkriterien sind Eigenschaften wie Wärmeleitfähigkeit, optisches Reflexionsvermögen, Elastizität usw. und Anwendungsgebiete wie Bauwesen, Biomedizin, Fahrzeugbau, Luftfahrttechnik, Elektrotechnik usw. - berücksichtigt werden sowohl herkömmliche Werkstoffe (Eisen- und Nichteisenmetalle, Kunststoffe, Klebstoffe) als auch Kompositwerkstoffe und synthetische Materialen wie Laminate, Fasern und Keramiken