Key Features
• Practical introductions to both core topics and new developments make this work equally valuable for newly qualified plastics engineers seeking the practical rules-of-thumb they don’t teach you in school, and experienced practitioners evaluating new technologies or getting up to speed on a new field.
• The depth and detail of the coverage of new developments enables engineers and managers to gain knowledge of, and evaluate, new technologies and materials in key growth areas such as biomaterials and nanotechnology.
• This highly practical handbook is set apart from other references in the field, being written by engineers for an audience of engineers and providing a wealth of real-world examples, best practice guidance and rules-of-thumb.
Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook, 1st Edition
Part I Plastics Engineering: Basic Fundamentals (7 chapters)
Introduction to Plastics Engineering (sections 1-4 and 6-8 of old Chapter 22, The Plastics Industry)
Electrical Properties
Mechanical Properties
Testing of Plastics
Testing and Instrumental Analysis for the plastics processing industry: key technologies
Plastics Processing (sections 5 of old Chapter 22, The Plastics Industry)
Additives for Plastics
Part II Plastics Engineering: New Developments
Plastics Materials (9 chapters)
Engineering Thermoplastics
Thermoplastic Elastomers and Their Applications
Thermoset Elastomers
Fluoropolymers
Nanocomposites: preparation, structure, properties
Polyolefins
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Biodegradable Plastics
Polymeric Biomaterials
Additives (7 chapters)
Adhesion Promotion
Coatings and Colorant Processing Fundamentals (two chapters combined)
Dispersants and Coupling Agents
Functional Fillers for Plastics
Flame Retardants
Pasticizers
Polymer Stabilization
Processes (11 chapters)
Blow Molding
Chaotic advection and its application for forming structured plastic materials
Chemical Mechanical Polishing: Role of Polymeric Additives and Composite Materials
Compression Molding
Extrusion
Injection Molding
Microcellular Processing
Rotational Molding
Thermoforming
Process Monitoring & Control
Recycling of Plastics
Applications (6 chapters)
Design of Plastic Parts
Plastics in Building and Construction
Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Applications
Plastic Piping Materials
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottles
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Fabrication
