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A simple, yet complete guide to all that is required to successfully bond different materials. It is both a reference and a source for learning the basics for those involved in the entire product value chains.

One of the key features of the book is providing the end user practitioners of...

This is the first volume in the highly regarded Advances in Urethane Science and Technology series to be published by Rapra. This book presents reports on state-of-the-art developments in the field of urethane science, written by experts in their field.

The reports in this book are highly...

An exhaustive overview of the recent developments in the field of polymeric materials showing antioxidant properties. This research area has grown rapidly in the last decade because antioxidant polymers have wide industry applications ranging from materials science to biomedical, pharmaceuticals...

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Belts, seals, hoses, engine mounts, not to mention tires - modern life without rubber products is incomprehensible. This powerful tool will guide you through the selection labyrinth for material blends, additives,...

Currently in the polyurethane industry, the suppliers of the raw materials give information on how to process materials without explaining why these recommendations are being made. Castable Polyurethane Elastomers provides an understanding of the background of such recommendations and how they...

Surveying developments in coating polymers and plastics, this book examines proper materials selection, basic processing mechanics, process selection based on cost and coating mechanics, molding, and performance and durability assessments. This text is a reference tailored for busy professionals...

Artificial neural networks (ANN) can provide new insight into the study of composite materials and can normally be combined with other artificial intelligence tools such as expert system, genetic algorithm, and fuzzy logic. Because research on this field is very new, there is only a limited...

Elastomeric components are widely used in engineering. Increasing demands are placed on them to withstand hostile conditions such as high temperature and corrosive environments. These demands make it harder to predict likely service life or improve design to ensure their longer-term performance....

Updates from polymer industry specialist Smithers-Rapra provide an expert state-of-the-art review supported by an extensive biography.

This Update covers all aspects of electrospinning as used to produce Nanofibres. It contains an array of colour diagrams, mathematical models, equations...

A complete and timely overview of the topic, this Encyclopedia imparts knowledge of fundamental principles and their applications for academicians, scientists and researchers, while informing engineers, industrialists and entrepreneurs of the current state of the technology and its...

A complete and timely overview of the topic, this Encyclopedia imparts knowledge of fundamental principles and their applications for academicians, scientists and researchers, while informing engineers, industrialists and entrepreneurs of the current state of the technology and its...

In the only book to focus on new developments and innovations in this hot field international experts from industry and academia present everything scientists need to know.

The first section provides general concepts of the synthesis and properties of epoxy polymers and serves as a basis...

Features:

• Introduces basic information on the science of polymer blends
• Assimilates recent advances in the synthesis and characterization of polymer blends
• Focuses on both theory and experiments
• Includes examples based on a large number of polymer...

Understand, design, and manufacture plastics

This resource provides you with the state-of-the-art information for the design, manufacture and application of plastics as well as its cutting-edge usage in nanotechnology.

-Includes the latest industry specifications and...

There are few if any adequate guides to the properties, processing, and applications of thermoplastic elastomers, in spite the skyrocketing rise in the use of these materials. Until now. This new book sets the standard for a reference on these materials by compiling in one comprehensive volume an...

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Inorganic polymers are a group of compounds containing non-carbon elements as the principle backbone, where the variation in the side groups attached to the inorganic backbones yields polymers with a great range of...

This volume describes in detail the mechanisms of the diisocyanates and polyols polyaddition process as well as its kinetic and process aspects important for obtaining linear polyurethanes. General kinetics of the process and its experimental verification, using GPC chromatography as well as NMR...

-A valuable tool for understanding the mixing of polymer blends

-Facilitates finding combinations of polymers that work - and don't

-Ready to apply in your lab or research facility

Written and developed by two of the world's leading authorities, the software + book...

With global capacity in excess of 5 million tons annually, phenolic resins are one of the leading thermosetting resins that are used in many diverse industries such as wood adhesives, fiberglass/mineral wool binder, molded materials for autos/electronic/electrical industries, brakes, abrasives,...

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This classic explains the fundamentals of polymer blend science and technology, providing a description of the basic principles and outlining developments in thermodynamics, rheology and morphology of polymer...

It has been well-recognized that polymer blends offer a key option in solving emerging application requirements. The ability to combine existing polymers into new compositions with commercializable properties offers the advantage of reduced research and development expense compared to the...

This handbook explores the applications of polymer foams, and the properties that make them suitable for so many applications, in the detail required by postgraduate students, researchers and the many industrial engineers and designers who work with polymer foam in industry.

It covers the...

Explores the Latest Developments in Polymeric Foams

Since the 1960s polymeric foams have grown into a solid industry that affects almost every aspect of modern life. The industry has weathered the energy crisis in the 70s, ozone issues in the 80s, and recycle/reuse in the 90s. However,...

The first in a new series on polymeric foams, "Polymeric Foams: Mechanisms and Materials" provides the basics of foaming, addressing scientific principles and engineering parameters alongside their fundamental material characteristics and shared mechanisms of both thermoplastic and thermoset...

This is the first comprehensive book on the synthesis, properties, and applications of polymers and copolymers of linear and branched higher a-olefins. The book covers all aspects of the subject: polymerization catalysts, reaction mechanisms, polymer structures, chemical and physical properties,...

• Describes how to successfully produce polyurethane systems in an economical manner
• Discusses the properties and types of polyurethanes
• Covers the QA tests for raw materials and finished products
• Explains how to evaluate "flops" and make necessary...

A comprehensive account of the physical / mechanical behaviour of polyurethanes (PU´s) elastomers, films and blends of variable crystallinity. Aspects covered include the elasticity and inelasticity of amorphous to crystalline PUs, in relation to their sensitivity to chemical and physical...

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are some of the most important and valuable engineering materials developed in the last 25 years. These fascinating materials demonstrate remarkably versatile properties—including capacity for actuation and stimulus responsiveness—that are enabling...

Polyurethanes are one of the most versatile and exciting materials of the plastics family. Although there are many types, the flexible and viscoelastic foams have opened up vast possibilities, both as viable business ventures, expanding applications and have established themselves as an...

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Designed as a guide for the coating formulator and technologist as well as a reference for students, this handbook offers practical information, data, and references needed to understand and solve coating problems....

Rubbers play a vital role in widespread industries including automobile, aeronautics, electrical/electronics, materials handling, and healthcare. From mechanical components to storage lining and insulation, choosing the right material is crucial. This comprehensive reference on rubber materials...

Rubber components are found in almost every area of modern life. Rubber is used in cars, in shoes, in construction and is used in many other applications.

This book provides a foundation in rubber technology and discusses the most recent developments in the subject.

The book is...

This book is a companion volume to Rubber Technologists Handbook published in 2001. Written by experts in their respective fields, this handbook discusses the most recent developments in the subject.

The ten chapters cover Microscopic Imaging of Rubber Compounds, Intelligent Tyres,...

Features 

• Includes comprehensive coverage of all polyurethane applications
• Provides a multi-source compilation of current polyurethane technologies
• Offers information on suppliers, equipment, and laboratory analysis
• Presents figures, charts,...

“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...

 - reviews factors affecting thermoset properties and how this understanding can be used to engineer thermosets for particular uses
- reviews mechanical and thermal properties, the use of chemorheology to characterise and model thermoset flow behaviour, and the role of...

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One of the outstanding advantages of TPEs can be summarized in a single phrase: They allow rubberlike articles to be produced using the rapid processing techniques developed by the thermoplastic industry. The...