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. There will be a solutions manual.
"... 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
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Structure of the molecule
2. Structure of polymeric solids
3. The elastic properties of rubber
4. Viscoelasticity
5. Yield and fracture
6. Reinforced polymers
7. Forming
8. Design
