Plastics

Readers learn to identify the properties by comparing the structure of plastics to other materials, and recognizing the effects that changes in design, processing or environment have on the performance of molded parts. Table of Contents Materials Atomic Building Blocks Variety of Interatomic Bonds High Molecular Weight Plastics Structural Multiplicity of Polymeric Materials Mechanical Properties Thermal Properties Chemical Properties Electrical and Optical Properties Compounding Composites Utilizing Polymeric Matrices Processing Methods.