Polypropylene: The Definitive User's Guide and Databook

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William Andrew, Apr 15, 1998 - Technology & Engineering - 452 pages
Polypropylene: The Definitive User's Guide and Databook presents in a single volume a panoramic and up-to-the-minute user's guide for today's most important thermoplastic. The book examines every aspectłscience, technology, engineering, properties, design, processing, applicationsłof the continuing development and use of polypropylene. The unique treatment means that specialists can not only find what they want but for the first time can relate to and understand the needs and requirements of others in the product development chain. The entire work is underpinned by very extensive collections of property data that allow the reader to put the information to real industrial and commercial use. Despite the preeminence and unrivaled versatility of polypropylene as a thermoplastic material to manufacture, relatively few books have been devoted to its study. Polypropylene: The Definitive User's Guide and Databook not only fills the gap but breaks new ground in doing so.Polypropylene is the most popular thermoplastic in use today, and still one of the fastest growing. Polypropylene: The Definitive User's Guide and Databook is the complete workbook and reference resource for all those who work with the material. Its comprehensive scope uniquely caters to polymer scientists, plastics engineers, processing technologists, product designers, machinery and mold makers, product managers, end users, researchers and students alike.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Chapter 1 Chemistry
3
Chapter 2 Morphology and Commercial Forms
11
Chapter 3 Additives
27
Chapter 4 Fillers and reinforcements
49
Chapter 5 Films
57
Chapter 6 Sheets
61
Chapter 7 Fibers
63
Chapter 13 Processing fundamentals
145
Chapter 14 Injection molding
159
Chapter 15 Blow molding
189
Chapter 16 Extrusion
205
Chapter 17 Thermoforming
223
Chapter 18 Fabricating and Finishing
237
Chapter 19 Polypropylene Data Collection
268
Glossary of Terms
373

Chapter 8 Foams
69
Chapter 9 Recycling
75
Chapter 10 Safety and Health
79
Chapter 11 Applications
87
12 Design principles
109
Index
407
Sources
415
Supplier Directory
429
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