A designers' guide to engineering polymer technology

✍ Scribed by K.L Edwards

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1998
• Weight: 128 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0261-3069
• DOI: 10.1016/s0261-3069(98)00009-0

✦ Synopsis

The influence of polymers on modern product design is unprecedented and in many cases is the only material suitable. Today, the range of polymer materials is vast and, at the same time, bewildering to designers new to these materials. This article contains an essential summary of salient information on polymer technology formatted for use by engineering designers considering product designs which comprise of or contain parts made from polymer materials. The information is structured around materials, processes, properties and applications for thermoplastics, thermosets and rubbers.