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Combining materials data, information on processing techniques, and economic aspects (pricing), Biron provides a

unique end-to-end approach to the selection and use of materials in the...

This book describes, in clear understandable language, the three main disciplines of adhesion technology:

1) mechanics of the adhesive bond,

2) chemistry of adhesives, and

3) surface science.

Some knowledge of physical and organic chemistry is assumed, but no...

This book is mostly based on papers presented at the Second International Symposium on this Adhesion Aspects of Thin Films (including Adhesion Measurement and Metallized Plastics) held in Savannah, Georgia. However, in addition to these papers, some other relevant papers have also been included...

Composite materials have been representing most significant breakthroughs in various industrial applications, particularly in aerospace structures, during the past thirty five years.

The primary goal of Advanced Mechanics of Composite Materials is the combined presentation of advanced...

Third ASC series volume edition presents multiple investigations into various aspects of fatigue in composite materials and structures. Sections include: research into various aspects of fatigue modeling, including prediction of fatigue life, fatigue strength and fatigue crack growth rate;...

This important book provides a comprehensive account of the advances that have occurred in fire science in relation to a broad range of materials. The manufacture of fire retardant materials is an active area of research, the understanding of which can improve safety as well as the marketability...

Ageing of composites is a highly topical subject given the increasing use of composites in structural applications in many industries. Ageing of composites addresses many of the uncertainties about the long-term performance of composites and how they age under conditions encountered in...

Aging and chemical resistance are probably the most underestimated parameters influencing the performance and lifetime of plastic parts. This powerful tool provides you with an overview of the different interacting aging mechanisms and their influence on plastic parts and their properties. The...

This book is derived from the findings of an EU-funded project. The objective of the project was to develop conductive plastic composites that are eco-friendly, cost effective and of high added value. This was achieved through an ambitious multidisciplinary approach developing new,...

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the mechanical behaviour of solid polymers. Extensively revised and updated throughout, the second edition now includes new material on mechanical relaxations and anisotropy, composites modelling, non-linear viscoelasticity, yield behaviour and fracture of...

This book focuses on the coupling of plastics and biocides, with particular concentration on natural biocides and the nanofabrication of biocides, and of their final properties and activity. Chapters address the key technologies employed to impart antimicrobial behavior to polymers,...

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...

Atlas of Material Damage has 464 microscopic pictures, schematic diagrams, and a few graphs, which show how materials fail, how they are produced to not fail, and how they are designed to perform particular functions to make outstanding products. Findings presented by each illustration are...

In recent years there has been increasing demand for fire retardant versions of a range of plastics. Applications include fire retardancy in vehicles, aircraft, manned space vehicles, marine and industrial applications such as electronics, a wide range of applications in the building...

Chemical Resistance of Plastics and Elastomers is the world’s largest compilation of data that explains the effect of thousands of reagents, the environment and other exposure media on the properties and characteristics of plastics and elastomers. Now with over 194,000 records, this fourth...

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-The single most comprehensive data source covering the chemical resistance properties of thermoplastics

- A must-have reference for those designing and working in sectors where thermoplastics come into contact with corrosive or reactive...

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• The single most comprehensive data source covering the chemical resistance properties of high consumption volume commercial thermoplastics
• A rating number is provided for each test, summarizing the effect of the exposure medium on the...

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Chemical Resistance Volume I Second Edition is the world's largest compilation of chemical resistance data that explains the effect of thousands of reagents, the environment and other exposure media on the...

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Chemical Resistance Volume II Second Edition is the world's largest compilation of chemical resistance data that explains the effect of thousands of reagents, the environment and other exposure media on the properties...

The purpose of this wide-ranging introductory text is to provide a basic understanding of the underlying science as well as the engineering applications of composite materials. It explains how composite materials, with their advantages of high strength with stiffness, together with low weight and...

Composite Materials presents recent developments and state-of-the-art achievements in the science and technology of composites. It identifies and discusses key and emerging issues for future progress in the multidisciplinary field of composites.

By bringing together leading experts and...

-Thoroughly updated and expanded new edition

-Systematic approach regarding the preparation, characterization and application of these materials

-Almost 2000 references to the scientific literature

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Instead of using expensive alloys to construct a tank or processing vessel, it is often more economical to use a less expensive metal, such as carbon steel, and install a lining to provide protection from corrosion. Corrosion of Linings and Coatings: Cathodic and Inhibitor Protection and...

-Reviews the latest research in modelling and predicting creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites

-A specific focus on viscoelestic and viscoplastic modelling features the time-temperature-age superposition principle for predicting long-term response

-Creep rupture and...

Given such advantages as low weight compared to strength and toughness, laminated composites are now used in a wide range of applications. Their increasing use has underlined the need to understand their principal mode of failure, delamination. This important book reviews key research in...

Book presents a comprehensive set of design and analysis equations, as well as technical steps, to enable engineers and technicians to produce and test effective structural joints using composite materials and explaining how composites joints differ from ones made of metal. Techniques provided...

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Whether working on product design or process optimization, engineers need a multitude of polymer property values. This book provides a quick reference on basic design data for resins, machines, parts, and processes,...

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Although designing machines and dies for plastics processing is routinely done with the help of computer modeling and design programs, the results don't always hold up in industrial application. Therefore, it is...

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“Designing with Plastics” is an indispensable tool for every engineer and designer working with plastic materials. It will assist in the development of plastic parts that are not only...

Given the increasing use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in structural civil engineering, there is a vital need for critical information related to the overall durability and performance of these new materials under harsh and changing conditions. Durability of composites for civil...

Presents recent research in rubber friction.

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The successful manufacture of engineered rubber products is complicated. It involves different disciplines, materials, and types and designs of equipment. Problems sometimes occur because of less-than-desirable communication among personnel involved in the development and manufacture of rubber...

• Discusses the material behavior and design techniques for polymers, which are different than those for typical metals
• Explores how to save the weight and cost of materials to support a sustainable future with diminishing resources
• Describes how to select the best...

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This second edition of Engineering with Rubber contains updated and revised textual material and many new problems that deal with specific issues and allows the reader to test their understanding of the materials....

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You need reliable initial processing data before setting up an extruder to optimize and stabilize the process if you want to guarantee excellent results. A good set up can save you time and money. This powerful tool will provide you with the most important processing data, such as viscosity,...

Plastics and rubbers together make up the most adaptable and varied class of materials available to product designers. They may be transparent or opaque, rigid or flexible, lightweight, insulating, and weatherproof. They are used in almost every industry, and in every part of the home. Applications...

Fatigue and Tribological Properties of Plastics and Elastomers provides a comprehensive collection of graphical multipoint data and tabular data covering fatigue and tribology.

The concept of fatigue is very straightforward: if an object is subjected to a stress or deformation, and it is...

Local approaches to fatigue assessment are used to predict the structural durability of welded joints, to optimise their design and to evaluate unforeseen joint failures. This standard work provides a systematic survey of the principles and practical applications of the various methods. It covers...

Fatigue has long been recognized as a mechanism that can provoke catastrophic material failure in structural applications and researchers are now turning to the development of prediction tools in order to reduce the cost of determining design criteria for any new material. Fatigue of...

The book covers the fatigue testing of specimens, curve fitting of equations to the test data, and the use of such equations in life prediction. Earlier chapters are background in the nature of rubber, history of its usage, brief mention of types of rubber and manufacturing methods. Stress-strain...

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This extensively revised and updated second edition of the only data handbook available on the engineering properties of commercial polymeric films details many physical, mechanical, optical, electrical, and permeation...

This extensively revised third edition is the only data handbook available on the engineering properties of commercial polymeric films details many physical, mechanical, optical, electrical, and permeation properties within the context of specific test parameters, providing a ready reference for...

This book is the first to deal with the important topic of the fire behaviour of fibre reinforced polymer composite materials. Composites are used in almost every conceivable application, although the high flammability and poor fire resistance of these materials remains a critical issue. The book...

Complete proceedings of AMI’s Fire Resistance 2009 Conference, held over 2 days in December 2009, including printed copy and CD.

AMI's Fire Resistance conference provides an international forum for all companies involved in flame retardancy and flame retardant plastics to learn...

Complete proceedings of AMI’s Fire Resistance 2010 Conference, held over 2 days in December 2010, including printed copy and CD.

AMI's Fire Resistance conference provides an international forum for all companies involved in flame retardancy and flame retardant plastics to learn...

Complete proceedings of AMI’s Fire Resistance 2011 Conference, held over 2 days in December 2011, including printed copy and CD.

AMI's Fire Resistance conference provides an international forum for all companies involved in flame retardancy and flame retardant plastics to learn...

When dealing with challenges such as providing fire protection while considering cost, mechanical and thermal performance and simultaneously addressing increasing regulations that deal with composition of matter and life cycle issues, there are no quick, one-size-fits-all answers. Packed with...

This is a comprehensive source of information on all aspects of fire retardancy. Particluar emphasis is placed on the burning behaviour and flame retarding properties of polymeric materials and textiles. It covers combustion, flame retardants, smoke and toxic products generally and then goes on...

The book provides an overview of flame retardants that are either in actual commercial use or in advanced stages of market development. It reviews flame retardants polymer-by-polymer and gives the reader insight in their modes of action and interaction. With this "how-to" approach it offers...

• Provides concise but comprehensive coverage of the topic
• Offers data under different environmental conditions
• Offers remedies to the current deficiencies in scientifically based modeling of phenomena

Food Contact Materials - Rubbers, Silicones, Coatings and Inks, is an amalgamation of data from four recent projects. This report provides a wealth of information taken from the results and findings of research projects on: Migration Data of Food Contact Rubbers (Two projects), Rubber Breakdown...

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• Essential information and practical guidance for engineers and scientists working with bioplastics, or evaluating a migration to bioplastics.
• Includes key published material on biopolymers, updated specifically for...

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The handbook explains in plain terms why moldings shrink and warp, shows how additives and reinforcements change the picture, sets out the effect of molding process conditions, and tells why you never can have a single...

A masterclass in a book: Fischer provides expert and authoritative guidance on how to create an accurately shaped and sized molded part, dealing with each of the numerous variables that can affect the output and providing advice as well as hard data to enable readers to predict distortions and...

It is the first book ever written on this important subject. Odor of product may decide whether a product is purchased by customer or not. Odor can also be important reason for customer complaints and product return.

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Presents the state of the technology, from fundamentals to new materials and applications.

Today's electronic devices, computers, solar cells, printing, imaging, copying, and recording technology, to name a few, all owe a debt to our growing understanding of the photophysics and...

This book, the first monograph fully devoted to UV degradation and stabilization ever published in English language, has 12 chapters, each discussing different aspect of UV related phenomena.

Photophysics is discussed to build understanding of physical phenomena occurring in materials...

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The Resource for Plastics Engineers

From basic materials and theoretical...

An introduction to the rheology of polymers, with simple maths

Designed for practicing scientists and engineers interested in polymer rheology science, education, consulting, or research and development, Introduction to Polymer Rheology is a...

Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites presents a comprehensive knowledge-set of matrix, fiber and interphase behavior under long-term aging conditions, theoretical modeling and experimental methods. This book covers long-term constituent behavior, predictive methodologies,...

Materials are the stuff of design. From the very beginning of human history, materials have been taken from the natural world and shaped, modified, and adapted for everything from primitive tools to modern electronics. This renowned book by noted materials engineering author Mike Ashby and...

This unified approach to polymer materials science is divided in three major sections:

- Basic Principles - covering historical background, basic material properties, molecular structure, and thermal properties of polymers.

- Influence of Processing on Properties - tying...

Providing an updated and comprehensive account of the properties of solid polymers, the book covers all aspects of mechanical behaviour. This includes finite elastic behavior, linear viscoelasticity and mechanical relaxations, mechanical anisotropy, non-linear viscoelasicity, yield behavior and...

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The use of plastics is widespread. Less widespread, however, is a clear understanding and examination of the many forms of degradation inherent within the very environments these materials must perform. Medical...

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This book aims to rehabilitate kinetic modeling in the domain of polymer ageing, where it has been almost abandoned by the research community. Kinetic modeling is a key step for lifetime prediction, a crucial problem in many industrial domains in which needs cannot be satisfied by the common...

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Paint and Coatings: Applications and Corrosion Resistance helps designers, engineers, and maintenance personnel choose the appropriate coatings to best protect equipment, structures, and various components from...

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Performance of Plastics is devoted to the subject of service performance of polymers and composites. The book introduces the reader to the basic properties of polymers and their behavior, It continues with the...

Permeability properties are essential data for the selection of materials and design of products across a broad range of market sectors from food packaging to Automotive applications to Medical Devices. This unique handbook brings together a wealth of permeability data in a form that enables...

-Examines the characteristics of the main types of polymer nanocomposites and reviews their diverse applications

-Comprehensively assesses polymer/nanoparticle composites exploring experimental techniques and data associated with the conductivity and dielectric characterization

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Explains and analyzes polymer physical chemistry research methods and experimental data.

Taking a fresh approach to polymer physical chemistry, Physical Properties of Macromolecules integrates the two foundations of physical polymer science, theory and practice. It provides the tools to understand...

"...this is a very useful compendium and should have a place on every polymer scientist’s bookshelf," George Christopher Martin, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

This handbook offers concise information on the properties of polymeric materials, particularly those most relevant to the...

This book is for people involved in working with plastic material and plastic fabricating processes. The information and data in this book are provided as a comparative guide to help in understanding the performance of plastics and in making the decisions that must be made when developing a...

Polymer surface modification is a topic that has been the object of a large number of investigations by academia and industry, but relatively little attention has been paid to surface activation technologies which, when appropriately utilized, make specific polymer-based surfaces receptive to...

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The use of plastics is increasing year on year, and new uses are being found for plastics in many industries. Designers using plastics need to understand the nature and properties of the materials which they are using so...

The completely revised and updated 3rd edition of this handbook covers all aspects of plastics flammability from fundamentals to the detailed description of national and international regulations, standards, test methods, and the approval procedures for plastics and plastics components in various...

Derived from the fourth edition of the well-known Plastics Technology Handbook, Plastics Fundamentals, Properties, and Testing covers the behavior, characterization, and evaluation of polymers. With a lucid approach and wealth of valuable information, this volume looks at the remarkable versatility...

Now in its third edition, Plastics is the key text for senior students studying the science and engineering of plastic materials.

Starting from microstructure and physical properties, the book covers the mechanical, chemical and electrical properties of plastic materials, and also deals in detail...

A major part of the competitiveness gap of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) technology in automotive and stationary co-generation applications is due lack of durability. This book analyzes the relevant degradation processes in PEFC on the level of components, cells and stacks, and applications....

This book takes a unique, multi-scale approach to the mechanical properties of polymers, covering both the macroscopic and molecular levels unlike any other book on the market. Based on the authors’ extensive research and writing in the field, Polymer Materials emphasizes the relationships between...

•Presents a library of melt fracture pictures from industrial practice

•Explains mechanism and theory for the different melt fracture phenomena

•Provides a comprehensive literature review with more than 700 references

•Explores simulation and prediction...

Polymers are one of industry’s most vital substances. In what is an extremely practical and applicable new work, experts provide concise explanations, with examples and illustrations, of the key techniques in this important field.

In each case, after basic principles have been reviewed,...

• This book deals with the very hot topic of very cold (cryogenic) temperatures
• Used for new developments in space, superconducting magnets and electronic techniques
• Written by international experts in the field

This book introduces readers to the fundamentals, basic principles, properties, and applications of electrical polymers. It provides the principles in an extended and accessible way, as well as including examples of state-of-the-art scientific issues. The book evaluates emerging...

Polymers: A Property Database, Second Edition offers a central and reliable source for scientific and commercial information on over 1,000 polymers. Revised and updated throughout, this edition features 25% new material, including 50 entirely new entries that reflect advances in areas such as...

A survey of all facets of the fire performance examination and evaluation of flexible and rigid polyurethane foams in the various fields of building construction, furniture and furnishings, transportation and electric appliances.

The basic information concerning the relevance of the different test...

This book gathers the various aspects of the porous polymer field into one volume. It not only presents a fundamental description of the field, but also describes the state of the art for such materials and provides a glimpse into the future.

Emphasizing a different aspect of the ongoing research...

The book provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on the physical properties of polymers including, viscoelasticity, flammability, miscibility, optical properties, surface properties and more. Containing carefully selected reprints from the Wiley's renowned Encyclopedia of Polymer Science...

This authorative, widely cited book has been used all over the world.

It incorporates the latest developments in the field while maintaining the core objectives of previous editions: to correlate properties with chemical structure and to describe methods that permit the estimation and prediction...

With the global renewal of interest in PVC, this book is well timed, considering that PVC stabilization is the most important aspect of its formulation and performance.

Only four books have been published on PVC degradation and stabilization (the last one in the 1980s), and two of them...

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•Coverage of Py-GC/MS data of conventional pyrograms and thermograms of basic 163 kinds of synthetic polymers together with MS and retention index data for pyrolyzates, enabling a quick identification

•Additional coverage of the pyrograms and their related data for 33 basic...

The failure mechanisms of plastic materials can often be identified only by a closer look at their microscopic appearance, which requires high magnification images of the affected surfaces. This book is an atlas of scanning electron images of plastic failures. Its intention is to provide a...

Today engineers, designers, buyers and all those who have to work with plastics face a dilemma. There has been a proliferation of test methods by which plastic properties are measured. The property data measured by these test methods are not identical and sometimes have large differences. How are...

A state-of-art guide on the interdisciplinary aspects of design, chemistry, and physical properties of bio-inspired self-healing polymers.

Inspired by the natural self-healing properties that exist in living organisms—for example, the regenerative ability of humans to heal from cuts and broken...

Polymer composites made functional and customizable: new materials for real-life applications

The academic and industrial interest in semiconducting polymer composites is rising, owing to the unique combination of easy and low-cost processability and versatility of these...

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• Emphasizes the macromechanical (structural) level over micromechanical issues and analyses
• Provides a new chapter on stresses near elliptical holes in multi-angle composite laminates induced by an arbitrary combination of in-plane...

For Injection Molding of Thermoplastics

This handbook was written for the injection molding product designer who has a limited knowledge of engineering polymers. It is a guide for the designer to decide which resin and design geometries to use for the design of plastic parts.

It can also offer...

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Sterilization of plastic parts in medical devices, packaging equipment, and numerous other applications is imperative. A keen understanding of how plastic components will stand up to the rigors of various...

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• Essential data and practical guidance for engineers and scientists working with plastics in applications that require sterile packaging and equipment.
• 3rd edition includes...

Most plastic products and parts are expected to perform in environments other than at room temperature and standard humidity conditions. The second edition of this much used reference book is an exhaustive compilation of multipoint performance data that serves as an evaluation of plastics as they...

In recent years numerous research papers have been published on the changes in chemical structure and in physical properties of polymers when they are exposed to heat over a range of temperatures. For example, these changes can occur at any time during the injection moulding of the plastic, in...

The oxidative and thermal degradation of polymers has very important implications on their suitability for particular end-user applications. Particularly in relation to their physical properties and the lifetime over which the manufactured article retains these properties, after which they become...

Practical and affordable, thermoplastics account for more than 90 percent of all plastic materials manufactured. That so many varieties are now available, speaks to the idea that while there is no one perfect material, it is possible to find a material that fits for every application. However,...

Environmental concerns are driving demand for bio-degradable materials such as plant-based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. These composites are fast replacing conventional materials in many applications, especially in automobiles, where tribology (friction, lubrication and wear) is...