Principles of Polymer Engineering - Hardcover

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

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198565275 ISBN 13: 9780198565277

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

The second edition of Principles of Polymer Engineering brings up-to-date coverage for undergraduates studying materials and polymer science. The opening chapters show why plastics and rubbers have such distinctive properties and how they are affected by temperature, strain rate, and other factors. The rest of the book concentrates on how these properties can be exploited to produce functional components within the constraints placed on them. The main changes for the second edition are a new chapter on environmental issues and substantially rewritten sections on yield and fracture and forming

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0198565275
• ISBN 13: 9780198565277
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 462