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Book Synopsis
The fifth edition of Plastics Handbook provides everything important there is to know about plastics, comprehensively compiled in a compact and well-organized format. From material properties to machines, processing, and applications, the user will find detailed information that allows the successful implementation of new materials and technologies.

This concise, competent, modern reference not only explains the basic facts and interrelationships, but also serves as a practical guide for engineers to help them succeed in today's challenging, global industrial world. Searching for specific materials, trade names, properties, or any other information is particularly easy, because the reader also has free access to the electronic version of the book.

The fifth edition is comprehensively updated throughout, with an new clearer layout and it is also now in colour.

The contents include:
  • Common Acronyms in Plastics Technology
  • Introduction (Economic Significance, Classification, Composition, Effects of Processing on Properties, Modifications of Plastic Materials)
  • Material Properties and Testing Methods
  • Plastic Processing Technologies
  • Plastic Materials
  • Additives, Fillers, and Fibers
  • Material Properties

Plastics Handbook: The Resource for Plastics Engineers

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      Publisher Hanser Publications
      Published 31 January 2019
      ISBN-13 9781569905593
      978-1569905593
      ISBN-10 1569905592

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The fifth edition of Plastics Handbook provides everything important there is to know about plastics, comprehensively compiled in a compact and well-organized format. From material properties to machines, processing, and applications, the user will find detailed information that allows the successful implementation of new materials and technologies.

      This concise, competent, modern reference not only explains the basic facts and interrelationships, but also serves as a practical guide for engineers to help them succeed in today's challenging, global industrial world. Searching for specific materials, trade names, properties, or any other information is particularly easy, because the reader also has free access to the electronic version of the book.

      The fifth edition is comprehensively updated throughout, with an new clearer layout and it is also now in colour.

      The contents include:
      • Common Acronyms in Plastics Technology
      • Introduction (Economic Significance, Classification, Composition, Effects of Processing on Properties, Modifications of Plastic Materials)
      • Material Properties and Testing Methods
      • Plastic Processing Technologies
      • Plastic Materials
      • Additives, Fillers, and Fibers
      • Material Properties

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