The Instant Expert: Plastics, Processing, and Properties

Goodship, Vannessa

ISBN 10: 1906479054 / ISBN 13: 9781906479053

Published by Elsevier, Bristol, 2010

About this Item

In a dark blue soft cover with white titles to spine and front and a coloured illustration to front. No dust jacket. 202 pp. with numerous illustrations and diagrams, many in colour. The book is in near fine condition. There is a trace of shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover, a small label to the spine and the remains of a label to the bottom of the front of the cover. The binding is tight. The pages are clean and unmarked.

Seller Inventory # 910367

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Instant Expert: Plastics, Processing, and Properties
• Publisher: Elsevier, Bristol
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906479054
• ISBN 13: 9781906479053
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

"Plastics - they are everywhere." The first sentence of this book hints at the problem it seeks to address. The shear diversity of plastics materials has led to their use in products as varied as disposable packaging, life-saving medical devices, giant wind-turbine blades and tiny electronic components. Their prices and properties vary as widely, and they can be moulded, extruded, blown, formed, and shaped in many other ways. Traditionally made from petrochemicals, designers can now also choose from a range of natural materials. Performance will depend on chemical constitution, but also on the selection of processing aids and property modifiers which can be added to the basic material. For years, people have asked for a simple book to help them understand this complex subject. This is that book! Managers, sales personnel, industry newcomers, designers and end-users are all confronted with a bewildering range of technology and terminology by their colleagues, customers and suppliers. The Instant Expert: Plastics, Processing and Properties provides clear descriptions of the wide range of plastic materials, and explanations of the basic shaping and finishing processes. The author also talks about materials properties and testing, and provides some simple examples of why particular plastics are used in common or more challenging applications. Common abbreviations are explained. Readable from cover-to-cover, or easily referred to when questions arise, this book will be indispensible.