Plastics injection molding : scientific molding, recommendations, and best practices.

Plastics Injection Molding: Scientific Molding, Recommendations, and Best Practices" is a user-friendly reference book and training tool, with all the essentials to understand injection molding of plastics. It is a practical guide to refining and controlling the process, increasing robustness a...

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Main Author Lerma Valero, José R.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published [Place of publication not identified] HANSER PUBLICATIONS, 2020.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781523127238
1523127236
9781569906903
1569906904
1569906890
9781569906897
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • About the Author
  • Contents
  • Part 1 Plastics
  • 1 Polymers
  • 1.1 Plastics
  • 1.2 Molecular Bonds
  • 1.3 Functionality
  • 1.4 Polymerization
  • 1.4.1 Polycondensation
  • 1.4.2 Polyaddition
  • 1.5 Determination of the Molecular Weight of Polymers
  • 1.6 Thermoplastics
  • 1.6.1 Classification of Thermoplastics
  • 1.6.1.1 According to Their Molecular Structure: Morphology
  • 1.6.1.2 According to Their Molecular Chain Form
  • 1.6.1.3 According to the Position of Atoms in the Chain
  • 1.7 Properties and Characteristics of Plastics
  • 1.7.1 Thermal and Physical Behavior
  • 1.7.1.1 Rheology
  • 1.7.1.2 Elastic Deformation
  • 1.7.1.3 Viscosity
  • 1.7.1.4 Glass Transition Temperature (Tg)
  • 1.7.1.5 Melting Temperature (Tm)
  • 1.7.1.6 Thermoplastics Behavior
  • 1.7.1.7 Changes of State in Amorphous Materials
  • 1.7.1.8 Changes of State in Semi-crystalline Materials
  • 1.7.1.9 Behavior under Load
  • 1.8 A Brief History of Plastics
  • 1.8.1 1900-1930
  • 1.8.2 1950s
  • 1.8.3 1960s
  • 2 Thermodynamic Behavior of Plastics: PVT Graphs
  • 2.1 Thermodynamics
  • 2.2 PVT Graphs
  • 2.2.1 PVT Graphs Related to Amorphous and Crystalline Materials
  • 2.2.1.1 Dosage Stage, Plastification, Melting
  • 2.2.1.2 Injection Stage, Filling the Mold or Cavities
  • 2.2.1.3 Hold Pressure Stage
  • 2.2.1.4 Cooling Stage
  • 2.2.1.5 Influence of Injection Molding Parameters Reflected in PVT Graphs
  • 2.2.1.6 Crystallization Stages
  • 3 Burn Test
  • 3.1 Identification of Various Types of Plastics
  • 3.2 Recognition and Identification of Plastics by Burn Test
  • 4 Water and Plastics, a Difficult Friendship
  • 4.1 Exposure on Duty
  • 4.2 Water and Polymer in Molten State
  • 4.3 Water-Sensitive Plastics
  • 5 Acronyms for Some Plastics, Reinforced Plastics, and Rubbers
  • 6 General Features of Some of the Most Used Thermoplastics
  • 6.1 Polyolefins
  • 6.1.1 Polyethylene (PE)
  • 6.1.1.1 High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
  • 6.1.1.2 Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
  • 6.1.1.3 Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE)
  • 6.1.1.4 Comparison of Different Structures of Polyethylenes
  • 6.1.2 Polypropylene (PP)
  • 6.1.2.1 PP Homopolymer Properties
  • 6.1.2.2 PP Copolymers
  • 6.1.3 Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
  • 6.1.4 Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH)
  • 6.2 Polyoxymethylene (POM)
  • 6.3 Polystyrenes (PS)
  • 6.3.1 PS General Purpose
  • 6.3.2 Medium or High Impact PS (HIPS)
  • 6.4 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
  • 6.5 Blend ABS-PC
  • 6.6 Styrene Acrylonitrile (SAN)
  • 6.7 Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylic Rubber (ASA)
  • 6.8 Polyamides (PA)
  • 6.9 Polyesters
  • 6.9.1 Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
  • 6.9.2 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
  • 6.10 Polyphenylene Oxide (PPO)
  • 6.11 Polycarbonate (PC)
  • 6.12 Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
  • 6.13 Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)
  • 6.14 Elastomers
  • 6.14.1 Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE-V)