Designing Plastic Parts for Assembly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tres, Paul A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plastics.

Engineering design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (477 pages)

Edition:

10th ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Hanser Publications, 2024.

Summary:

For 30 years, Designing Plastic Parts for Assembly has been the definitive guide for both seasoned part designers and novices to the field, facilitating cost-effective design decisions and ensuring the longevity of plastic parts and products under use. This edition includes an extensive revision of the chapter on welding techniques.

Contents:

Preface to the 10th Edition

Foreword to the First Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Acknowledgments

Contents

1 Understanding Plastic Materials

1.1 Basic Resins

1.1.1 Thermoplastics

1.1.2 Thermosets

1.2 Basic Structures

1.2.1 Crystalline

1.2.2 Amorphous

1.2.3 Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)

1.2.4 New Polymer Technologies

1.2.4.1 Inherently Conductive Polymers (ICP)

1.2.4.2 Electro-Optic Polymers (EOP)

1.2.4.3 Biopolymers

1.3 Homopolymer vs. Copolymer

1.4 Reinforcements

1.5 Fillers

1.5.1 Glass Spheres

1.5.1.1 Microsphere Properties

1.5.1.2 Compounding

1.5.1.3 Injection Molding

1.5.1.4 Mechanical Properties in Injection-Molded Thermoplastic Applications

1.6 Additives

1.7 Physical Properties

1.7.1 Density and Specific Gravity

1.7.2 Elasticity

1.7.2.1 Case History: Elasticity and Denier Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781569909393

1569909393

OCLC:

1434243637