Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook

Processing and Materials

Myer Kutz

• Publisher: William Andrew
• Year: 2011
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9781437735154
• Subtopic: Engineering General
• Index: Technology & Engineering

A practical reference for all plastics engineers who are seeking to answer a question, solve a problem, reduce a cost, improve a design or fabrication process, or even venture into a new market. Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook covers both polymer basics – helpful to bring readers quickly up to speed if they are not familiar with a particular area of plastics processing – and recent developments – enabling practitioners to discover which options best fit their requirements. Each chapter is an authoritative source of practical advice for engineers, providing authoritative guidance from experts that will lead to cost savings and process improvements. Throughout the book, the focus is on the engineering aspects of producing and using plastics. The properties of plastics are explained along with techniques for testing, measuring, enhancing and analyzing them. - 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

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Series page
• Front Matter
• Copyright
• Preface
• About the Editor
• Contributors
• Introduction to the Plastics Industry
• 1. Plastics Materials
• 2. Engineering Thermoplastics
• 3. Polyolefins
• 4. Introduction to Fluoropolymers
• 5. Poly(Vinyl Chloride)
• 6. Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 7. Thermoset Elastomers
• 8. Nanocomposites
• 9. Biodegradable and Biobased Polymers
• 10. Polymeric Biomaterials
• 11. Recycling of Plastics
• 12. Plastics Processing
• 13. Injection Molding Technology
• 14. Microcellular Injection Molding
• 15. Extrusion Processes
• 16. Blow Molding
• 17. Compression Molding
• 18. Rotational Molding
• 19. Thermoforming
• 20. Process Monitoring and Process Control
• 21. Polymer Stabilization
• 22. Chaotic Advection and Its Application to Extruding Micro- and Nanostructured Plastic Materials
• 23. Plastics Additives
• 24a. Coating Plastics
• 24b. Colorants for Thermoplastic Polymers
• 25. Dispersants and Coupling Agents
• 26. Functional Fillers for Plastics
• 27. Flame Retardants
• 28. Plasticizers
• 29. Adhesion Promoters
• 30. Chemical Mechanical Polishing: Role of Polymeric Additives and Composite Particles in Slurries
• 31. Design of Plastic Parts
• 32. Plastics in Buildings and Construction
• 33. Infrastructure Applications of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
• 34. The Plastic Piping Industry in North America
• Chapter 35. PET Use in Blow Molded Rigid Packaging
• Index