Brydson's Plastics Materials, Eighth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the commercially available plastics materials that bridge the gap between theory and practice. The book enables scientists to understand the commercial implications of their work and provides engineers with essential theory.
Since the previous edition, many developments have taken place in plastics materials, such as the growth in the commercial use of sustainable bioplastics, so this book brings the user fully up-to-date with the latest materials, references, units, and figures that have all been thoroughly updated.
The book remains the authoritiative resource for engineers, suppliers, researchers, materials scientists, and academics in the field of polymers, including current best practice, processing, and material selection information and health and safety guidance, along with discussions of sustainability and the commercial importance of various plastics and additives, including nanofillers and graphene as property modifiers.
With a 50 year history as the principal reference in the field of plastics material, and fully updated by an expert team of polymer scientists and engineers, this book is essential reading for researchers and practitioners in this field.
1. Chapter 1. Plastics Materials: Introduction and Historical Development - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. The Chemical Nature of Plastics Polymerization - p. 19 3. Chapter 3. States of Aggregation in Polymers - p. 39 4. Chapter 4. Relation of Structure to Thermal and Mechanical Properties - p. 59 5. Chapter 5. Relation of Structure to Chemical Properties - p. 75 6. Chapter 6. Relation of Structure to Electrical and Optical Properties - p. 103 7. Chapter 7. Additives for Plastics - p. 127 8. Chapter 8. Fillers (Including Fiber Reinforcements) - p. 169 9. Chapter 9. Processing, Design, and Performance of Plastics Products - p. 205 10. Chapter 10. Polyethylene - p. 247 11. Chapter 11. Polypropylene and Other Polyolefins - p. 279 12. Chapter 12. Plastics Based on Styrene - p. 311 13. Chapter 13. Poly(Vinyl Chloride) - p. 329 14. 13.1. Introduction - p. 329 15. 13.2. Sustainability of PVC - p. 330 16. 13.3. Preparation of VC - p. 331 17. 13.4. Polymerization - p. 332 18. 13.5. Structure of PVC - p. 333 19. 13.6. Morphology of PVC - p. 339 20. 13.7. PVC Degradation - p. 342 21. 13.8. Compounding Ingredients - p. 342 22. 13.9. Formulations - p. 364 23. 13.10. Properties of PVC Compounds - p. 367 24. 13.11. Processing - p. 369 25. 13.12. Fusion of PVC - p. 375 26. 13.13. Applications of PVC - p. 380 27. 13.14. PVC Copolymers and Chlorinated PVC - p. 382 28. 13.15. Modification of PVC Structure - p. 383 29. Chapter 14. Fluorine-Containing Polymers - p. 389 30. Chapter 15. Miscellaneous Vinyl Thermoplastics - p. 427 31. Chapter 16. Acrylic Plastics - p. 441 32. Chapter 17. Polycarbonates - p. 457 33. Chapter 18. Aliphatic Polyamides - p. 487 34. Chapter 19. Polyacetals - p. 513 35. Chapter 20. Thermoplastic Polyesters - p. 527 36. Chapter 21. High-Temperature Engineering Thermoplastics - p. 545 37. 21.1. Introduction - p. 545 38. 21.2. Polyphthalamides - p. 547 39. 21.3. Sulfones - p. 550 40. 21.4. Polyphenylene Sulfide - p. 558 41. 21.5. Imide Polymers - p. 565 42. 21.6. Polyaryletherketones - p. 583 43. 21.7. Polybenzimidazole - p. 593 44. 21.8. Liquid Crystal Polymers - p. 603 45. Chapter 22. Cellulose Plastics - p. 617 46. Chapter 23. Bioplastics: New Routes, New Products - p. 631 47. Chapter 24. Thermoplastic Elastomers - p. 653 48. Chapter 25. Aldehyde Polymers: Phenolics and Aminoplastics - p. 705 49. Chapter 26. Unsaturated Polyester Resins - p. 743 50. Chapter 27. Epoxy Resins - p. 773 51. Chapter 28. Isocyanate-Based Polymers: Polyurethanes, Polyureas, Polyisocyanurates, and their Copolymers - p. 799 52. Index - p. 837
Brydson's Plastics Materials, Eighth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the commercially available plastics materials that bridge the gap between theory and practice. The book enables scientists to understand the commercial implications of their work and provides engineers with essential theory.
Since the previous edition, many developments have taken place in plastics materials, such as the growth in the commercial use of sustainable bioplastics, so this book brings the user fully up-to-date with the latest materials, references, units, and figures that have all been thoroughly updated.
The book remains the authoritiative resource for engineers, suppliers, researchers, materials scientists, and academics in the field of polymers, including current best practice, processing, and material selection information and health and safety guidance, along with discussions of sustainability and the commercial importance of various plastics and additives, including nanofillers and graphene as property modifiers.
With a 50 year history as the principal reference in the field of plastics material, and fully updated by an expert team of polymer scientists and engineers, this book is essential reading for researchers and practitioners in this field.
1. Chapter 1. Plastics Materials: Introduction and Historical Development - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. The Chemical Nature of Plastics Polymerization - p. 19 3. Chapter 3. States of Aggregation in Polymers - p. 39 4. Chapter 4. Relation of Structure to Thermal and Mechanical Properties - p. 59 5. Chapter 5. Relation of Structure to Chemical Properties - p. 75 6. Chapter 6. Relation of Structure to Electrical and Optical Properties - p. 103 7. Chapter 7. Additives for Plastics - p. 127 8. Chapter 8. Fillers (Including Fiber Reinforcements) - p. 169 9. Chapter 9. Processing, Design, and Performance of Plastics Products - p. 205 10. Chapter 10. Polyethylene - p. 247 11. Chapter 11. Polypropylene and Other Polyolefins - p. 279 12. Chapter 12. Plastics Based on Styrene - p. 311 13. Chapter 13. Poly(Vinyl Chloride) - p. 329 14. 13.1. Introduction - p. 329 15. 13.2. Sustainability of PVC - p. 330 16. 13.3. Preparation of VC - p. 331 17. 13.4. Polymerization - p. 332 18. 13.5. Structure of PVC - p. 333 19. 13.6. Morphology of PVC - p. 339 20. 13.7. PVC Degradation - p. 342 21. 13.8. Compounding Ingredients - p. 342 22. 13.9. Formulations - p. 364 23. 13.10. Properties of PVC Compounds - p. 367 24. 13.11. Processing - p. 369 25. 13.12. Fusion of PVC - p. 375 26. 13.13. Applications of PVC - p. 380 27. 13.14. PVC Copolymers and Chlorinated PVC - p. 382 28. 13.15. Modification of PVC Structure - p. 383 29. Chapter 14. Fluorine-Containing Polymers - p. 389 30. Chapter 15. Miscellaneous Vinyl Thermoplastics - p. 427 31. Chapter 16. Acrylic Plastics - p. 441 32. Chapter 17. Polycarbonates - p. 457 33. Chapter 18. Aliphatic Polyamides - p. 487 34. Chapter 19. Polyacetals - p. 513 35. Chapter 20. Thermoplastic Polyesters - p. 527 36. Chapter 21. High-Temperature Engineering Thermoplastics - p. 545 37. 21.1. Introduction - p. 545 38. 21.2. Polyphthalamides - p. 547 39. 21.3. Sulfones - p. 550 40. 21.4. Polyphenylene Sulfide - p. 558 41. 21.5. Imide Polymers - p. 565 42. 21.6. Polyaryletherketones - p. 583 43. 21.7. Polybenzimidazole - p. 593 44. 21.8. Liquid Crystal Polymers - p. 603 45. Chapter 22. Cellulose Plastics - p. 617 46. Chapter 23. Bioplastics: New Routes, New Products - p. 631 47. Chapter 24. Thermoplastic Elastomers - p. 653 48. Chapter 25. Aldehyde Polymers: Phenolics and Aminoplastics - p. 705 49. Chapter 26. Unsaturated Polyester Resins - p. 743 50. Chapter 27. Epoxy Resins - p. 773 51. Chapter 28. Isocyanate-Based Polymers: Polyurethanes, Polyureas, Polyisocyanurates, and their Copolymers - p. 799 52. Index - p. 837
