By
E. Alfredo Campo, DuPont (retired), Delaware, U.S.A.
Description
Today engineers, designers, buyers and all those who have to work with plastics face a dilemma. There has been a proliferation of test
methods by which plastic properties are measured. The property data measured by these test methods are not identical and sometimes have
large differences. How are engineers, designers, buyers going to decide the type and resin grade and their property data? Which are
the valid test methods? The right plastic property data are the difference between success and failure of a design, thus making the
property selection process critical. For the first time this book provides a simple and efficient approach to a highly complex and time
consuming task. There are over 26,000 different grades of polymers and millions of parts and applications, further adding to the difficulty
of the selection process.
Selection of Polymeric Materials steers engineers and designers onto the right path to selecting the appropriate
values for each plastic property. A large amount of property information has been provided to teach and assist the plastic part designer
and others in selecting the right resin and properties for an application. Various standards including ASTM, ISO, UL, and British Specifications
have been discussed to help the readers in making sound decisions.
Included in series
Plastics Design Library
Audience:
Product designers, engineers, buyers, quality engineers, process engineers, and anyone else responsible for the selection of making a plastic resin material.
