Plastics for Engineers

Long available as a standard reference in Germany, this valuable guide for engineers is now in a new English-language translation. It provides, in one convenient source, a comprehensive overview of the properties and applications of the huge range of plastics that are of current technical and commercial interest. The book fills a gap in the literature by providing easily accessible information for design engineers, plastics consultants, chemists, physicists, production engineers, students, and teachers--all those who need a reliable source of descriptions and data to assist them in identifying suitable materials. All polymers of current interest are accounted for, including liquid crystalline polymers, electrically conductive polymers, recently developed polyamides, and fluorpolymers, with up-to-date trade names given for each group. The information is presented concisely in the form of texts, tables and graphs. Design engineers will appreciate the large number of data presented as isochronous stress/strain curves. This is truly a unique reference that will benefit the wide number of professionals who depend on specific and detailed data concerning properties, conversion conditions, applications, and health effects

Long available as a standard reference in Germany, this valuable guide for engineers is now in a new English-language translation. It provides, in one convenient source, a comprehensive overview of the properties and applications of the huge range of plastics that are of current technical and commercial interest. The book fills a gap in the literature by providing easily accessible information for design engineers, plastics consultants, chemists, physicists, production engineers, students, and teachers--all those who need a reliable source of descriptions and data to assist them in identifying suitable materials. All polymers of current interest are accounted for, including liquid crystalline polymers, electrically conductive polymers, recently developed polyamides, and fluorpolymers, with up-to-date trade names given for each group. The information is presented concisely in the form of texts, tables and graphs. Design engineers will appreciate the large number of data presented as isochronous stress/strain curves. This is truly a unique reference that will benefit the wide number of professionals who depend on specific and detailed data concerning properties, conversion conditions, applications, and health effects

1. Plastics as Polymeric Materials

2. Polyethylene

3. Modified Polyethylene

4. Polypropylene Polymers

5. Other Polyolefins

6. Vinyl Polymers

7. Styrene Polymers

8. Polycacrylonitrile

9. Polymethymethacrylate

10. Polyvinylcarbazole

11. Polyacetal

12. Fluoropolymers

13. Polyamides

14. Thermoplastic Polyesters

15. Polyarylethers

16. Polyaryletherketones

17. Sulfur-Containing Polymers

18. Polyimides

19. Thermosetting Polycondensates

20. Urea/Formaldehyde Resins (Amino-plastics)

21. Modified MF Molding Compounds

22. Unsaturated Polyester Resins

23. Silicones

24. Epoxide Resins

25. Crosslinked Polyurethanes

26. Electrically Conducting Polymers