Introduction to Plastics Engineering, by Vijay K. Stokes

Abstract

The book Introduction to Plastics Engineering offers a broad and accurate coverage of plastics engineering, an engineering subject guiding the design and manufacture of useful products from plastic materials, mainly thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, and composites. The theme of the book is rooted in engineering principles including mechanics, design, fabrication and assembly, and the use of these principles for product realization with plastics. Earlier books about plastics engineering or polymer engineering were mostly published in the past century, and this book inherits the good merits of the earlier books and also provides extensive updates on the recent progress.