The Plastics Handbook provides everything important there is to know about plastics, comprehensively compiled in a compact and well-organized format. From material properties to machines, processing, and applications, the user will find detailed information that allows the successful implementation of new materials and technologies. This concise, competent, modern reference not only explains the basic facts and interrelationships, but also serves as a practical guide for engineers to help them succeed in today's challenging, global industrial world. Searching for specific materials, properties, or any other information is particularly easy, because the reader also has free access to the electronic version of the book. The 5th edition is comprehensively updated throughout, with a new clearer layout. Also now in full color! Contents: Common Acronyms in Plastics Technology Introduction (Economic Significance, Classification, Composition, Effects of Processing on Properties, Modifications of Plastic Materials) Material Properties and Testing Methods Plastic Processing Technologies Plastic Materials Additives, Fillers, and Fibers Material Properties Overview

Dr. Erwin Baur ist seit 1993 Geschäftsführer der M-Base Engineering + Software GmbH, Aachen. Tim A. Osswald, Ph.D., is Kuo K. and Cindy F. Wang Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering and Honorary Professor of Plastics Technology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the National University of Colombia. He is the author of many books and book chapters, as well as over 100 papers in the field of plastics technology. Dr.Ing. Natalie Rudolph is Division Manager Polymer, NETZSCH Analysing & Testing. She was previously Director of R&D in Composites at AREVO, Assistant Professor at the University of WisconsinMadison College of Engineering, and Team Leader at the Fraunhofer Institute ICT, Germany.

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