User's guide to plastic

Many technical books about plastics are too theoretical and difficult to read. The intention of this book is to offer something different: it is easy to read with examples taken from everyday life. It is suitable for readers at secondary school and university levels, and can be used for training act...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Bruder, Ulf, 1946- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Munich : Cincinnati : Hanser ; Hanser Publications, [2019]
Edition2nd edition.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781569907351
1569907358
9781569907344
156990734X
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • 1 Polymers and Plastics
  • 1.1 Thermosets
  • 1.2 Thermoplastics
  • 1.3 Amorphous and Semi-crystalline Plastics
  • 2 Commodities
  • 2.1 Polyethylene (PE)
  • 2.1.1 Classification
  • 2.1.2 Properties of Polyethylene
  • 2.1.3 Recycling
  • 2.1.4 Application Areas
  • 2.2 Polypropylene (PP)
  • 2.2.1 Properties of Polypropylene
  • 2.2.2 Recycling
  • 2.3 Polyvinylchloride (PVC)
  • 2.3.1 Properties of PVC
  • 2.3.2 Recycling
  • 2.4 Polystyrene (PS)
  • 2.4.1 Classification
  • 2.4.2 Properties of Polystyrene
  • 2.4.3 Recycling
  • 2.4.4 Application Areas
  • 2.5 Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN)
  • 2.6 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)
  • 2.6.1 ABS Blends
  • 2.6.2 Properties of ABS
  • 2.6.3 Recycling
  • 2.6.4 Application Areas
  • 2.7 Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)
  • 2.7.1 Properties of PMMA
  • 2.7.2 Recycling
  • 2.7.3 Application Areas
  • 3 Engineering Polymers
  • 3.1 Polyamide or Nylon
  • 3.1.1 Classification
  • 3.1.2 Properties of Polyamide
  • 3.1.3 Recycling
  • 3.1.4 Application Areas
  • 3.2 Acetal
  • 3.2.1 Properties of Acetal
  • 3.2.2 Recycling
  • 3.2.3 Application Areas
  • 3.3 Polyester
  • 3.3.1 Properties of Polyester PBT and PET
  • 3.3.2 Recycling
  • 3.3.3 Application Areas
  • 3.4 Polycarbonate
  • 3.4.1 Properties of Polycarbonate
  • 3.4.2 Recycling
  • 3.4.3 Application Areas
  • 4 Thermoplastic Elastomers
  • 4.1 TPE-O
  • 4.1.1 Properties of TPE-O
  • 4.1.2 Application Areas
  • 4.2 TPE-S
  • 4.2.1 Properties of TPE-S
  • 4.2.2 Application Areas
  • 4.3 TPE-V
  • 4.3.1 Properties of TPE-V
  • 4.3.2 Application Areas
  • 4.4 TPE-U
  • 4.4.1 Properties of TPE-U
  • 4.4.2 Application Areas
  • 4.5 TPE-E
  • 4.5.1 Properties of TPE-E
  • 4.5.2 Application Areas
  • 4.6 TPE-A
  • 4.6.1 Properties of TPE-A
  • 4.6.2 Application Areas
  • 5 High-Performance Polymers
  • 5.1 Advanced Thermoplastics
  • 5.1.1 Recycling
  • 5.2 Fluoropolymers
  • 5.2.1 Properties of PTFE
  • 5.2.2 Application Areas
  • 5.3 "High-Performance" Nylon
  • PPA
  • 5.3.1 Properties of PPA
  • 5.3.2 Application Areas
  • 5.4 "Liquid Crystal Polymer"
  • LCP
  • 5.4.1 Properties of LCP
  • 5.4.2 Application Areas
  • 5.5 Polyphenylene Sulfide
  • PPS
  • 5.5.1 Properties of PPS
  • 5.5.2 Application Areas
  • 5.6 Polyether Ether Ketone
  • PEEK
  • 5.6.1 Properties of PEEK
  • 5.6.2 Application Areas
  • 5.7 Polyetherimide
  • PEI
  • 5.7.1 Properties of PEI
  • 5.7.2 Application Areas
  • 5.8 Polysulfone
  • PSU
  • 5.8.1 Properties of PSU
  • 5.8.2 Application Areas
  • 5.9 Polyphenylsulfone
  • PPSU
  • 5.9.1 Properties of PPSU
  • 5.9.2 Application Areas
  • 6 Bioplastics and Biocomposites
  • 6.1 Definition
  • 6.1.1 What Do We Mean by Bioplastic?
  • 6.2 The Market
  • 6.3 Bioplastics
  • 6.4 Biopolymers
  • 6.5 Biobased Polymers: Biopolyester
  • 6.6 Biobased Polymers: Biopolyamides
  • 6.7 Biobased Polymers from Microorganisms
  • 6.8 Bioethanol or Biomethanol
  • 6.9 Biocomposites
  • 6.10 More Information about Bioplastics
  • 7 Plastic and the Environment