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Plastics

Microstructure and Engineering Applications

  • 4th Edition - October 1, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Nigel Mills, Mike Jenkins, Stephen Kukureka
  • Language: English

Plastics: Microstructure and Applications is a key text for senior students studying the science and engineering of plastics materials (or polymers) and will serve as a valuable… Read more

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Description

Plastics: Microstructure and Applications is a key text for senior students studying the science and engineering of plastics materials (or polymers) and will serve as a valuable introduction to the fundamentals of polymer properties for those new to the field.

Starting from microstructure and physical properties, the book covers the mechanical, chemical, transport and electrical properties of plastics materials and also deals in detail with wider issues that today’s engineers and materials scientists need, such as manufacturing processes and the design of plastics products.

A thorough revision of the book for this 4th edition reflects advances in the field by including more detailed discussion of characterization techniques, crystallization and molecular structure, thermoplastic composites, 3D printing and electrical properties of plastics. The chapter on materials and shape selection covers sustainability, life cycle analysis and waste disposal considerations for plastics materials.

Key features

  • Provides introductory information for students of plastics technology, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering and other fields.
  • A useful introduction to the fundamentals of plastics for academic and industrial researchers from other fields.
  • Includes substantial new coverage of microstructure and morphology of polymers; electrical properties of plastics; modern additive manufacturing and consideration of sustainability and life cycle analysis of plastic materials.

Readership

Students of plastics engineering, polymer science, mechanical engineering, materials science, materials chemistry. Post-graduate/industrial researchers entering into plastics or materials science from other fields

Table of contents

1. Introduction2. Molecular structures and polymer manufacture3. Amorphous polymers and the glass transition4. Semi-crystalline polymers5. Processing6. Effects of melt processing7. Viscoelastic behaviour8. Yielding9. Fracture10. The ageing of polymers11. Transport properties12. Electrical properties13. Multi-component polymers - improving the properties of polymers14. Design: materials, shape selection and design for the environment15. Engineering case studies

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 16, 2020
  • Language: English

About the authors

NM

Nigel Mills

Nigel Mills was a Reader in Polymer Engineering in the School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham, UK. He was the author of the first three editions of Plastics: Microstructure and Engineering Applications, as well as the Polymer Foams Handbook, published in 2007.
Affiliations and expertise
Previously University of Birmingham, UK

MJ

Mike Jenkins

Mike Jenkins is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Jenkins has researched and published widely in the field of polymer science and has edited three books on the use of polymers in sport and biomaterials.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, UK

SK

Stephen Kukureka

Stephen Kukureka is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Kukureka has collaborated and published widely in the mechanical properties and applied physics of polymers.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, UK

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