By
Laurence McKeen, Senior Research Associate, DuPont, Wilmington, DE, USA
Description
The second edition of the classic data book,
The Effect of Creep and Other Time Related Factors on Plastics and Elastomers
(originally published in 1991), has been extensively revised with the addition of an abundance of new data, the removal of all out-dated
information, and the complete rebuilding of the product and company listings.
This new edition also has been reorganized from
a polymer chemistry point of view. Plastics of similar polymer types are grouped into chapters, each with an introduction that briefly
explains the chemistry of the polymers used in the plastics. An extensive introductory chapter has also been added, which summarizes
the chemistry of making polymers, the formulation of plastics, creep-testing, test methods, measurements, and charts, as well as theory
and plastic selection.
Each chapter is generally organized by product and concludes with comparisons of brand or generic products.
The appendices include a list of trade names, plastics sold under those names, and manufacturer. A list of conversion factors for stress
measures is also included.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Laurence W. McKeen earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1978 from the University of Wisconsin. He began his career with DuPont in 1978 as a mass
spectroscopist, but moved into product development in the Teflon® Finishes group in 1980. Dr. McKeen has accumulated over 28 years of
experience in product development and applications, working with customers in a wide range of industries, which has led to the creation
of dozens of commercial products.
Included in series
Plastics Design Library
Audience:
Engineers, researchers and technicians in the plastics industry.
