Industrial plastics: theory and application

Introduction to plastics. Basic polymer chemistry. Health and safety. Properties and tests of selected plastics. Forms and plastics. Ingredients of plastics. Thermoplastics and their properties. Thermosetting plastics. Machining and finishing. Molding processes. Extrusions processes. Lamination processes. Reinforcing processes. Casting processes. Thermoforming processes. Expansion processes. Coating processes. Fabrication processes. Decoration processes. Radiation processes. Design considerations. Tooling and moldmaking. Commercial considerations. Appendices.