Overview
This book is an update to the first edition compiled and published in 1990 by William Woishnis. A lot has changed in the field since 1990 and a lot has not changed. There are new plastic materials. There has been a huge turnover in ownership of plastics producing companies. There has been a lot of consolidation, which of course means discontinued products. Thus, this update is much more extensive than the usual ""next edition.""It has been reorganized from a chemistry point of view. Plastics of similar polymer types are grouped into nine chapters. Each of these chapters includes an introduction with a brief explanation of the chemistry of the polymers used in the plastics.An extensive first chapter has been added as an introduction that summarizes the chemistry of making polymers, the formulation of plastics, testing and test methods, and plastic selection.Most plastic products and parts are expected to be used in environments other than room temperature and standard humidity conditions. Chapters 2-10 are a databank that serves as an evaluation of plastics as they are exposed to varying operating conditions at different temperatures, humidity, and other factors. Over 900 graphs for more than 45 generic families of plastics are contained in these chapters.Chapter 11 contains extensive mechanical and electrical data in tabular form. The tables contain data on several thousand plastics. Similarly, Chapter 12 contains thermal data on several thousand plastics. Data from the first edition have only been removed if those products were discontinued, and many products were. Product names and manufacturers have been updated.
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Author: Laurence W. McKeen (Senior Research Associate, DuPont, Wilmington, DE, USA) ,
Laurence W. McKeen (Senior Research Associate, DuPont, Wilmington, DE, USA) ,
Laurence W. McKeen (Senior Research Associate, DuPont, Wilmington, DE, USA) ,
Laurence W. McKeen (Senior Research Associate, DuPont, Wilmington, DE, USA)
Publisher: William Andrew Publishing
Imprint: William Andrew Publishing
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 4.40cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 2.440kg
ISBN: 9780815515685
ISBN 10: 0815515685
Pages: 824
Publication Date: 11 February 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9780323310161
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD
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Reviews
From the 1st Edition: Let's designers make smarter decisions when selecting plastics for specific applications. - Plastics World
"From the 1st Edition: ""Let's designers make smarter decisions when selecting plastics for specific applications."" - Plastics World"
Author Information
Larry McKeen has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and worked for DuPont Fluoroproducts from 1978–2014. As a Senior Research Associate (Chemist), he was responsible for new product development including application technology and product optimization for particular end-uses, and product testing. He retired from DuPont at the end of 2014 and is currently a consultant.
