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Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook: Processing, Materials, and Applications, Second Edition, covers both the polymer basics that are helpful to bring readers quickly up-to-speed if they are not familiar with a particular area of plastics processing and the recent developments that enable practitioners to discover which options best fit their requirements.
New chapters added specifically cover polyamides, polyimides, and polyesters. Hot topics such as 3-D printing and smart plastics are also included, giving plastics engineers the information they need to take these embryonic technologies and deploy them in their own work.
With the increasing demands for lightness and fuel economy in the automotive industry (not least due to CAFÉ standards), plastics will soon be used even further in vehicles. A new chapter has been added to cover the technology trends in this area, and the book has been substantially updated to reflect advancements in technology, regulations, and the commercialization of plastics in various areas.
Recycling of plastics has been thoroughly revised to reflect ongoing developments in sustainability of plastics. Extrusion processing is constantly progressing, as have the elastomeric materials, fillers, and additives which are available.
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 in a new field.
Table des matières
Part I: Plastics, elastomeric and biobased materials
1. Engineering Thermoplastics - Materials, Properties, Trends
2. Polyolefins
3. Introduction to Fluoropolymers
4. Poly(Vinyl Chloride)
5. Thermoplastic Elastomers
6. Thermoset Elastomers
7. Biodegradable and Biobased Polymers
8. Polymeric Biomaterials
Part II: Plastics processing
9. Recycling of Plastics
10. Injection Molding Technology
11. Microcellular Injection Molding
12. Extrusion Processes
13. Blow Molding
14. Compression Molding
15. Rotational Molding16: Thermoforming
17. Process Monitoring and Process Control: An Overview
18. Polymer Stabilization
19. Chaotic Advection and Its Application to Extruding Micro- and Nanostructured Plastic Materials
Part III: Additives, colorants and fillers
20. Surface Modification of Plastics
21. Plastics Additives
22. Dispersants and Coupling Agents
23. Functional Fillers for Plastics
24. Plasticizers
25. Adhesion Promoters: Silane Coupling Agents
Part IV: Design and applications
26. Plastics Joining
27. Design of Plastic Parts
28. Three-Dimensional Printing of Plastics
29. Plastics in Buildings and Construction
30. Automotive Applications of Plastics: Past, Present, and Future
31. Infrastructure Applications of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
32. The Plastic Piping Industry in North America
33. PET Use in Blow Molded Rigid Packaging
