Polymer Technology Dictionary

• Greek.- Numeric.- Tables.- 1a. Standard (based on ISO and ASTM) abbreviations of plastics.- 1b. Standard (based on ISO and ASTM) abbreviations of rubbers.- 2a. Letters used to modify abbreviations for plastics (ISO and ASTM).- 2b. Commonly-used letters used to modify abbreviations for plastics (i.e. in addition to Table 2a).- 2c. Symbols used for fillers and/or reinforcing materials.- 3. Some commonly-used abbreviations and trade names of plastics and thermoplastic elastomers.- 4. Some abbreviations and names of plastics and elastomers.- 5a. Some trade names/trade marks, abbreviations and suppliers of polymers and polymer compounds, sorted by alphabetical order of trade name.- 5b. Some trade names/trade marks, abbreviations and suppliers of polymers and polymer compounds, sorted by alphabetical order of abbreviation.- 6. Drying conditions for injection moulding materials.- 7. Heat contents of some moulding materials.- 8. Shrinkage values.- 9. Relative densities of some compounding ingredients and other materials.- 10. Plastics identification chart.- 11. Suggested temperatures and loads for MFR tests.- 12. Moisture content limit for good injection mouldings.- 13. Suggested temperature settings for high shear rate rheometry.- 14. Moldflow data for PA 6.- 15. Carbon black classification.- Appendices.- A. SI units - advice on use.- B. SI prefixes.- C. Unit conversion.- D. Temperature conversion.- E. Relative atomic masses (atomic weights).- F. The Greek alphabet.

For anyone interested in fibres and the rapidly expanding number of different polymers ... this is an excellent guide. It is rather an encyclopaedia than a simple dictionary ... Those in industry really need this practical form of cross-reference. ... This is clearly the work of an expert dedicated to bringing some sense out of a highly complex and often confusing area of technology. - Technical Textiles International; Provides a very comprehensive listing of plastics technology terms along with detailed descriptions. - European Plastics News; Anyone who deals with aspects of plastics and rubber technology outside the area of their particular expertise would find it invaluable to have this dictionary conveniently accessible, so as to be able to elucidate immediately the significance of unfamiliar technical terms used without any thought of a need for explanation by those 'skilled in the art' - Polymer International; I would recommend that major libraries and companies active in polymer technology should acquire a copy for rapid reference - Reactive Polymers