Plastics Compendium, Volume 1 - Key Properties and Sources

Description

This book is a comprehensive collection of professionally validated, comparative data, on the most widely used plastics materials, including thermoplastics, thermosets, composites and thermoplastic elastomers. The properties and processability of plastics materials are subject to a number of influences. Commercial grades of plastics contain reinforcing agents and fillers, plasticizers and lubricants, which may enhance one aspect of a materials performance whilst diminishing another. Accurate data on the performance of the most widely available modified grades are therefore essential when specifying materials for demanding applications. The relative costs of materials may also be significant when large production runs are planned or if a number of materials meet the required performance criteria. All these aspects are addressed in this book. Content: