Plastics : microstructure and engineering applications

Compact discs, cycle helmets and gas pipelines - these are diverse applications of plastic materials, each involving a unique engineering analysis. 'Plastics' highlights these examples, and its thorough and balanced treatment will provide students, engineers and scientists with a solid foundation for the analysis and development of many other plastic products. In this edition, the material has been reordered to emphasize the structural divisions of topic areas and to support teaching on practically oriented courses. Major new sections on materials selection and on the three design case-studies have been added and each chapter includes questions to test the reader's understanding. Compact discs, cycle helmets and gas pipelines are all diverse applications of plastic materials, each involving a unique engineering analysis in the development of commercial products. This book highlights these examples. Its treatment of the science and engineering of plastic materials provides students, engineers and scientists with a foundation for the analysis and design of many other plastic products. This book is intended for students of Engineering or Materials Science degree courses, and for scientists and engineers who require an introduction to the properties and applications of plastics. Emphasis is placed on the mechanical design of plastics products and on explaining physical properties in terms of the microstructure fm......Page 1 Preface......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Appendix A......Page 356 Appendix B......Page 363 Index......Page 381