Content:
User's Guide to Plastic, Pages i-ii,1-4
Chapter 1 - Polymers and Plastics, Pages 5-8
Chapter 2 - Commodities, Pages 9-18
Chapter 3 - Engineering Polymers, Pages 19-26
Chapter 4 - Thermoplastic Elastomers, Pages 27-32
Chapter 5 - High-Performance Polymers, Pages 33-40
Chapter 6 - Bioplastics and Biocomposites, Pages 41-46
Chapter 7 - Plastic and the Environment, Pages 47-50
Chapter 8 - Modification of Polymers, Pages 51-58
Chapter 9 - Material Data and Measurements, Pages 59-64
Chapter 10 - Material Databases on the Internet, Pages 65-66
Chapter 11 - Test Methods for Plastic Raw Materials and Moldings, Pages 67-72
Chapter 12 - Injection-Molding Methods, Pages 73-76
Chapter 13 - Post-molding Operations, Pages 77-80
Chapter 14 - Different Types of Molds, Pages 81-86
Chapter 15 - Structure of Molds, Pages 87-92
Chapter 16 - Mold Design and Product Quality, Pages 93-96
Chapter 17 - Prototype Molds and Mold Filling Analysis, Pages 97-102
Chapter 18 - Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing, Pages 103-110
Chapter 19 - Cost Calculations for Moldings, Pages 111-116
Chapter 20 - Alternative Processing Methods for Thermoplastics, Pages 117-126
Chapter 21 - Material Selection Process, Pages 127-130
Chapter 22 - Requirements and Specification for Plastic Products, Pages 131-144
Chapter 23 - Design Rules for Thermoplastic Moldings, Pages 145-158
Chapter 24 - Assembly Methods for Thermoplastics, Pages 159-164
Chapter 25 - The Injection-Molding Process, Pages 165-182
Chapter 26 - Injection Molding Process Parameters, Pages 183-184
Chapter 27 - Problem Solving and Quality Management, Pages 185-194
Chapter 28 - Troubleshooting โ Causes and Effects, Pages 195-214
Chapter 29 - Statistical Process Control (SPC), Pages 215-222
Chapter 30 - Internet Links and Index, Pages 223-227