Author: Hans-Georg Elias
Published: 2003
Format: Hard-backed, 409 pages.
Clear and comprehensive, this volume is not only an informative guide for practitioners in the field of plastics, but also an indispensable aid for plastics engineers, polymer scientists, chemists, physicists and materials scientists.
It presents a precise, non-mathematical introduction to plastics, their raw materials, syntheses, properties, and applications, discussing the manufacture and properties of plastics as a function of the molecular and supermolecular properties of polymers. This second edition does not dwell on general chemistry, but provides more in-depth coverage of properties as well as polymer blends, composites and reinforced plastics. It naturally also includes those new developments and trends that have occurred since the last edition.
H.G. Elias, a former professor at MIT, is one of the most renowned specialists in the area of macromolecules, polymers and plastics.
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Contents
Prefaces
List of Symbols
1. INTRODUCTION
Basic Terms
History of Plastics
Economic Importance
2. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF POLYMERS
Constitution
Molecular Weights
Stereoisomerism
3. POLYMER SYNTHESES
Introduction
Chain Polymerization
Polycondensation and Polyaddition
Polymer Reactions
4. PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF POLYMERS
Solubility of Polymers
Dilute Solutions
Concentrated Solutions and Melts
Non-crystalline States
Crystalline Polymers
Mesophases
Gels
Polymer Surfaces
5. POLYMER ADJUVANTS
Introduction
Compounding
Demixing
Modifiers
Colorants
Stabilizing Agents
Processing Aids
6. THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Introduction
Thermal Transformations
Molecular Motions
Transport
7. FLOW PROPERTIES
Types of Flow
Newtonian Viscosities
Non-Newtonian Shear Viscosities
Extensional Viscosities
8. PLASTICS PROCESSING
Properties and Operations
Processing of Viscous Materials
Processing of Viscoelastic Materials
Solid-State Processing
Fabricating
Surface Treatment
9. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Basic Terms
Energy Elasticity
Entropy Elasticity
Viscoelasticity
Dynamic Behavior
Strength
Surface Mechanics
10. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Fundamentals
Dielectric Properties
Electrical Conductivity
Photoconductivity
11. OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Refraction
Reflection
Perviousness
12. POLYMERS FOR PLASTICS
Introduction
Carbon Chain Thermoplastics
Carbon-Oxygen Chain Thermoplastics
Carbon-Sulfur Chain Thermoplastics
Carbon-Nitrogen Chain Thermoplastics
Thermosets
Biopolymer-Based Plastics
13. POLYMER COMPOSITES
Basic Considerations
Moduli
Strengths
Fracture Elongation
Thermal Properties
Rheological Properties
Macrocomposites
14. POLYMER BLENDS
Overview
Plasticized Polymers
Polymer Blends
Thermoplastic Elastomers
Expanded Plastics
15. DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING
16. APPENDIX
Appendix 1. Physical Quantities and Units
Appendix 2. Concentrations
Appendix 3. Ratios of Physical Quantities
Appendix 4. Polymer and Plastics Abbreviations and Acronyms
Appendix 5. ISO Codes for Thermoplastic Materials 17. SUBJECT INDEX
