Plastics Handbook
The Resource for Plastics Engineers
- ISBN: 978-1-56990-176-2
- Book details: 6. Edition, 04/2026
820 Pages, fester Einband, in full color - Extra: E-Book Inside
This concise, competent, modern reference not only explains the basic facts and interrelationships, but also serves as a practical guide for engineers to help them succeed in today's challenging, global industrial world.
The 6th edition is extensively updated and expanded, with a new chapter on material- and production-oriented design and simulation. Other new and updated sections cover biodegradation, microplastics, injection molds, extrusion, foaming, compression molding, additive manufacturing, fiber production, rotational molding, joining, circular economy, biopolymers, silicone elastomers, additives, and fillers, among other topics.
Contents:
- Common Abbreviations and Acronyms in Plastics Technology
- Introduction (Economic Significance, Classification, Composition, Effects of Processing on Properties, Modifications of Plastic Materials)
- Material Properties and Testing Methods
- Plastic Processing Technologies
- Material- and Production-Oriented Design and Simulation
- Plastic Materials
- Additives, Fillers, and Fibers
- Material Properties Overview
This concise, competent, modern reference not only explains the basic facts and interrelationships, but also serves as a practical guide for engineers to help them succeed in today's challenging, global industrial world.
The 6th edition is extensively updated and expanded, with a new chapter on material- and production-oriented design and simulation. Other new and updated sections cover biodegradation, microplastics, injection molds, extrusion, foaming, compression molding, additive manufacturing, fiber production, rotational molding, joining, circular economy, biopolymers, silicone elastomers, additives, and fillers, among other topics.
Contents:
- Common Abbreviations and Acronyms in Plastics Technology
- Introduction (Economic Significance, Classification, Composition, Effects of Processing on Properties, Modifications of Plastic Materials)
- Material Properties and Testing Methods
- Plastic Processing Technologies
- Material- and Production-Oriented Design and Simulation
- Plastic Materials
- Additives, Fillers, and Fibers
- Material Properties Overview
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Drummer is Head of the Institute of Plastics Technology (LKT) at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, a position he has held since 2009.
Tim A. Osswald, Ph.D., is Kuo K. and Cindy F. Wang Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering and Honorary Professor of Plastics Technology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the National University of Colombia. He is the author of many books and book chapters, as well as over 100 papers in the field of plastics technology.
Dr.-Ing. Natalie Rudolph is Division Manager Polymer, NETZSCH Analysing&Testing. She was previously Director of R&D in Composites at AREVO, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, and Team Leader at the Fraunhofer Institute ICT, Germany.
Dr.-Ing. Erwin Baur is founder of M-Base Engineering + Software GmbH, Aachen, and served as CEO until its takeover by Altair Engineering GmbH in 2020.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Drummer is Head of the Institute of Plastics Technology (LKT) at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, a position he has held since 2009.
Tim A. Osswald, Ph.D., is Kuo K. and Cindy F. Wang Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering and Honorary Professor of Plastics Technology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the National University of Colombia. He is the author of many books and book chapters, as well as over 100 papers in the field of plastics technology.
Dr.-Ing. Natalie Rudolph is Division Manager Polymer, NETZSCH Analysing&Testing. She was previously Director of R&D in Composites at AREVO, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, and Team Leader at the Fraunhofer Institute ICT, Germany.
Dr.-Ing. Erwin Baur is founder of M-Base Engineering + Software GmbH, Aachen, and served as CEO until its takeover by Altair Engineering GmbH in 2020.
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