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| Guide to Short Fiber Reinforced Plastics | ||||
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PRICE US: $68.00 | German: 0 | ||
| ISBN US: 1-56990-244-5 | German: | |||
| Published: 1998 | ||||
| 224 pages | 62 figures | 40 tables | ||
| Author(s) | ||||
| Roger F. Jones | ||||
| Description | ||||
| Providing concise, basic information on the selection, use, and processing of short fiber reinforced thermoplastics and thermoset materials, this book examines the principles characteristics of these materials and their strengths and weaknesses in practical terms for design engineers. | ||||
| Table of Contents | ||||
| Materials. Materials Selection. Design Considerations. Prototyping, Specifications and Testing. Injection Molding. Other Types of Processing. | ||||
| Reviews | ||||
| Guide to Short Fiber Reinforced Plastics, R. F. Jones This book was written to provide a product design engineer with concise, basic information about the selection, use, and fabrication of short fiber reinforced plastics. This is a practical reference book to enable the design engineer to understand better what the advantages and limitations are in actual use. All commercially significant materials are represented, including thermoplastics and thermosets. Reinforcements include glass, carbon, organic polymer, mineral, natural, metal and ceramic fibers. Non-fibrous additives include glass spheres, minerals, elastomers, flame retardants, lubricants, coupling agents, and blowing agents. Thermoplastics include ABS, acetal, fluoropolymers, LCP', nylons, PC, PEEK, PE, PPE, PPS, PP, PS, PVC, SA, SMA, polyesters, polyurethanes, polyimides, polysulfones, and polyethersulfones. Thermosets include aminos, alkyds, allyls, epoxies, phenolics, polyimides, and silicones. Material selection was reviewed as well as the basic principles of design. Discussions on prototyping, specifications and testing, injection molding and other types of processing was also covered. Note that other authors wrote some sections on specific topics. The book is very readable without the introduction of equations and theory. It has many useful graphs and charts, with are illustrative of the topics presented. While the discussions are not covered in-depth they are presented in sufficient detail so that the reader can understand the underlying concepts. The book is organized logically and draws the reader from one topic to another until the final manufactured part is produced and utilized. Pertinent references are listed for the reader that desires extra information on these topics. I would highly recommend this book for those readers that desire a survey of the reinforced plastics field, but do not require a treatise on any one topic. The price is fair and the level of technical excellence is high. A. Auerbach Ticona, Summit NJ in Polymer News | ||||