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Introduction to plastics engineering /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stokes, Vijay Kumar, 1939- (Author)
Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2020.
Series:Wiley-ASME Press series.
Subjects:
Plastics.
Polymer engineering.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introductory survey
  • Evolving applications of plastics
  • Introduction to stress and deformation
  • Models for solid materials
  • Simple structural elements
  • Models for liquids
  • Linear viscoelasticity
  • Strengthening and stiffening mechanisms
  • Introduction to polymers
  • Concepts from polymer physics
  • Structure, properties, and applications of plastics
  • Blends and alloys
  • Thermoset materials
  • Polymer viscoelasticity
  • Mechanical behavior of plastics
  • Classification of part shaping methods
  • Injection molding and its variants
  • Dimensional stability and residual stresses
  • Alternatives to injection molding
  • Fabrication methods for thermosets
  • Joining of plastics
  • Fiber-filled materials : materials with microstructure
  • Structural foams : material with millistructure
  • Random glass mat composites : material with macrostructure
  • Advanced composites : materials with well-defined reinforcement architectures.