Manufacturing of Polymer Composites

While techniques and methodologies for composites design are relatively well established, the knowledge and understanding of post-design issues lag far behind. This leads to designs and eventually composites with disappointing properties and unnecessarily high cost, thus impeding a wider industrial acceptance of polymer composites. Manufacturing of Polymer Composites meets the need for knowledge and understanding of post-design issues. While the book enables the reader to become fully comfortable with composites as a possible materials choice, it also provides practicing engineers and designers with sufficient knowledge about manufacturing-related issues to permit them to avoid common pitfalls and unmanufacturable designs.

List of contents

Introduction. Constituent Materials. Properties. Manufacturing Techniques. Secondary Processing. Quality Control and Characterization. Recycling. Health and Safety. Index.

About the author

B. Tomas Astrom

Summary

Covering all commercially significant materials and manufacturing techniques, this book discusses areas of research and development that are nearing commercial reality. It provides the knowledge and understanding of post-design issues.

Product details

• Authors: B. Tomas Astrom, B. T. Åström, Astrom B. Tomas
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.09.1997
• EAN: 9780748770762
• ISBN: 978-0-7487-7076-2
• No. of pages: 492
• Weight: 734 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Textiles & Polymers, Materials science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Engineering applications of polymers and composites, Plastics & polymers technology, Plastics and polymers