Principles of Polymer Engineering - Hardcover

McCrum, N. G.; Buckley, C. P.; Bucknall, C. B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198561555 ISBN 13: 9780198561552

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1988

Synopsis

This text presents the structural characteristics of plastics, rubbers, and polymer composites, describing how these important materials are converted into useful products. Engineering principles and design procedures are accorded an exceptionally clear and rigorous treatment, illustrated with carefully chosen model calculations, numerous worked examples and problems. Aimed at undergraduates and postgraduate students of engineering and materials science, the book opens with chapters showing why plastics and rubbers have such distinctive properties and how they are affected by temperature, strain rate, and other factors. The second half of the book concentrates on the ways in which these properties can be exploited to produce components that function in the most effective manner.

About this title

About the Author:

N. G. McCrum is at University of Oxford. C. P. Buckley is at University of Oxford.

Review:

"... very stimulating read... [this] textbook can be strongly recommended."--Polymer

"... someone who knew what is contained here would be well equipped to go out into the real world and discover why the handles break off kettles."--The Times Higher Education Supplement

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0198561555
• ISBN 13: 9780198561552
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 408