Designing with plastics

"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 functional and esthetically pleasing but also manufacturable while meeting ever increasing end-use require...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Erhard, G.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Munich : Cincinnati : Hanser ; Hanser Gardner Publications, ©2006.
Subjects
Plastics.
Engineering design.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781601194831
1601194838
9783446225909
3446225900
3446412824
9783446412828
9781569903865
1569903867
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 517 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • 1 Market Overview
  • 1.1 Examples of Applications from Various Industry Sectors
  • 1.1.1 Aerospace
  • 1.1.2 Precision Engineering
  • 1.1.3 Automotive Engineering
  • 1.1.4 General Mechanical Engineering
  • 1.1.5 Design of Technical Equipment
  • 1.1.6 Construction Industry
  • 1.2 Forecast
  • 2 Structure and Properties
  • 2.1 Chemical Structure (Constitution)
  • 2.1.1 Degree of Polymerization
  • Relative Molecular Weight
  • 2.1.2 Homopolymerization and Copolymerization
  • 2.2 Intermolecular Binding Energies (Secondary Valence Bonds)
  • 2.2.1 Absorption of Water by Polyamides
  • 2.3 Spatial Arrangement of Atoms and Groups of Atoms in Molecules (Configuration)
  • 2.3.1 Tacticity
  • 2.3.2 Branching
  • 2.3.3 Cross-Linking
  • 2.4 Architecture of Polymer Systems
  • 2.4.1 Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Polymer Mixtures
  • 2.4.2 Plasticization
  • 2.4.3 Fillers and Reinforcement
  • 2.5 Morphology (Supermolecular Structures)
  • 2.5.1 Amorphous Microstructure
  • 2.5.2 Crystalline Microstructure
  • 2.5.3 Anisotropy
  • 2.6 Thermomechanical Ranges
  • 2.6.1 Thermoplastics with Amorphous Structure
  • 2.6.2 Thermoplastics with Semicrystalline Structure
  • 2.6.3 Elastomers
  • 2.6.4 Thermosets
  • 3 Brief Description of the Properties of Generic Polymeric Materials
  • 3.1 Thermoplastics
  • 3.1.1 Polymer Blends
  • 3.1.2 Functional Polymers
  • 3.2 Elastomers
  • 3.3 Thermosets
  • 3.4 Fibrous Reinforcements
  • 3.4.1 Glass Fibers
  • 3.4.2 Carbon Fibers
  • 3.4.3 Aramid Fibers
  • 3.4.4 Metal Fibers, Whiskers, and Ceramic Fibers
  • 4 Physical Properties
  • Characteristic Values
  • Test Methods and Procedures
  • 4.1 Deformation Behavior under Uniaxial Dynamic Tensile Stress (Stress-Strain Experiments)
  • 4.1.1 Molecular Deformation and Fracture Mechanisms
  • 4.1.2 Characteristic Stress-Strain Curves
  • 4.1.3 Determination of Stress-Strain Diagrams and Characteristic Properties of Materials
  • 4.1.4 Effects of Temperature, Time, and Humidity on Stress-Strain Curves
  • 4.1.5 Mathematical Description of Stress-Strain Curves
  • 4.2 Deformation Behavior under Uniaxial, Long-Term, Static Tensile Loads (Tensile Creep Testing)
  • 4.2.1 Mathematical Description of Creep Curves
  • 4.3 Toughness and Impact Resistance
  • 4.3.1 Determination of Tensile Stress-Strain Toughness
  • 4.3.2 Determination of Toughness by Flexural Impact Test
  • 4.3.3 Penetration or Dart Drop Impact Test
  • 4.4 Behavior under Cyclic Loads
  • 4.4.1 Determination of Characteristic Features of Fatigue
  • 4.5 Poisson's Ratio
  • 4.6 Thermal Properties
  • 4.6.1 Thermal Expansion
  • 4.6.2 Dimensional Stability
  • 4.6.3 Heat Aging
  • 4.6.4 Summary Analysis of the Effects of Temperature
  • 4.7 Tribological Properties
  • 4.7.1 Fundamentals
  • 4.7.2 Friction and Wear in Mated Polymer and Steel Surfaces
  • 4.7.3 Friction and Wear in Mated Pairs of Polymeric Materials
  • 4.7.5 Effect of Additives on Friction and Wear Properties
  • 4.7.6 Stick-Slip

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