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An Introduction to Polymers

 


ISBN 1 898126 81 X

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institution. No other reproduction, storage in a retrieval system or transmission in any form or by any means may be made without prior permission from The Engineering Council.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Text by
Ian Holdsworth and Paul Barret

Design and layout by
Peter Stensel

Line illustrations by
James Wilkinson

Series Editor
John Cave
Middlesex University

  CONTENTS

An introduction to plastics materials, their history in product design and methods of working thermoplastics. This text presents a range of valuable resource materials in TEP’s standard photocopiable format, and also includes sections on places to visit, educational resources, other books on plastics, and sources of materials.

Introduction

The Terminology of Plastics
The Early History of Polymers
A History of Plastics Invention
The Development of Plastic Products
Designing with Plastics
Plastics Production
The Structure of Polymers
Modifying Polymers
Plastics Processing
Plastics and the Environment
Working with Plastics
Shaping Plastics Using Heat
Transfer Printing onto Styrene Sheet
Common Plastics and their Uses
Sources of Information on Plastics
Places to Visit
Educational Resources
Books on Plastics
Plastic Materials Suppliers


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