Plastics Engineering

By: R.J. Crawford

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eText | 22 October 2013 | Edition Number 2

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The first textbook to cover both properties and processing of reinforced and unreinforced plastics to this level. It assumes no prior knowledge of plastics and emphasizes the practical aspects of the subject. In this second edition over half the book has been rewritten and the remainder has been updated and reorganized. Early chapters give an introduction to the types of plastics which are currently available and describe how a designer goes about selection of a plastic for a particular application. Later chapters lead the reader into more advanced aspects of mechanical design and analysis of polymer melt flow. All techniques developed are illustrated by numerous worked examples, and several problems are given at the end of each chapter - the solutions to which form an Appendix.

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A comprehensive basic textbook on the properties and processing of plastics. The set of solutions to problems provided at the back of the textbook is very essential to the student.Dr George Z Voyiadjio, Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State UniversityThis is an excellent textbook... Students should find the worked examples very helpful.Mr M Jackson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Leicester PolytechnicAn excellent textbook for engineering students introducing them to all aspects of plastics. Will be used in connection with two Special Engineering Programme courses: SEP Yr 2 Materials: includes substantial components of engineering polymers (including composite); SEP Yr 2 Design: requires selection of polymer materials and design of polymers.Dr C D Ellis, Special Engineering Programme, Brunel University, Uxbridge