Principles of Polymer Engineering / Edition 2

by N. G. McCrum, C. P. Buckley, C. B. Bucknall

Overview

The second edition of Principles of Polymer Engineering brings up-to-date coverage for undergraduates studying materials and polymer science. The opening chapters show why plastics and rubbers have such distinctive properties and how they are affected by temperature, strain rate, and other factors. The rest of the book concentrates on how these properties can be exploited to produce functional components within the constraints placed on them. The main changes for the second edition are a new chapter on environmental issues and substantially rewritten sections on yield and fracture and forming.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198565260
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/27/1997
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Oxford University and Fellow of Hertford College

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

Cranfield Institute of Technology

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Structure of the molecule2. Structure of polymeric solids3. The elastic properties of rubber4. Viscoelasticity5. Yield and fracture6. Reinforced polymers7. Forming8. DesignFurther reading, Answers, Index

Editorial Reviews

"... very stimulating read... [this] textbook can be strongly recommended."—Polymer

"... someone who knew what is contained here would be well equipped to go out into the real world and discover why the handles break off kettles."—The Times Higher Education Supplement

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