The Effect of Creep and Other Time Related Factors on Plastics and Elastomers

The Effect of Creep and Other Time Related Factors on Plastics and Elastomers

Author: Laurence McKeen
ISBN 978-0-8155-1585-2

Published: 2009 

$325.00
The second edition of the classic databook, The Effect of Creep and Other Time Related Factors on Plastics and Elastomers (originally published in 1991), has been extensively revised with the addition of an abundance of new data, the removal of all out-dated information, and the complete rebuilding of the product and company listings.
This new edition also has been reorganized from a polymer chemistry point of view. Plastics of similar polymer types are grouped into chapters, each with an introduction that briefly explains the chemistry of the polymers used in the plastics. An extensive introductory chapter has also been added, which summarizes the chemistry of making polymers, the formulation of plastics, creep-testing, test methods, measurements, and charts, as well as theory and plastic selection.
Each chapter is generally organized by product and concludes with comparisons of brand or generic products. The appendices include a list of trade names, plastics sold under those names, and manufacturer. A list of conversion factors for stress measures is also included.
1. Introduction
2. Styrenics Section 2.2 Polystyrene (PS)Section 2.3 Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Section 2.4 Styrene Acrylonitrile (SAN)Section 2.5 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Section 2.6 Methyl Methacrylate Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (MABS)Section 2.7 Styrene Maleic Anhydride (SMA)Section 2.8 Styrenic Block Copolymers (SBC)Section 2.9 Blends
3. PolyethersSection 3.2 Acetals (POM)Section 3.3 Acetal Copolymers (POM-Co)Section 3.4 Modified Polyphenylene Ether/Polyphenylene Oxides (PPE, PPO)
4. Polyesters Section 4.2 Polycarbonate (PC)Section 4.3 (PBT)Section 4.4 (PET)Section 4.5 (LCP)Section 4.6 Blends
5. Polyimides Section 5.2 PolyetherimideSection 5.3 Polyamide Imide Section 5.4 Polyimide
6. Polyamides Section 6.2 Nylon 6Section 6.3 Nylon 11Section 6.4 Nylon 12Section 6.5 Nylon 66Section 6.6 Nylon 610Section 6.7 Nylon 612Section 6.8 Nylon 666 Section 6.9 Nylon AmorphousSection 6.10 Nylon 46 Section 6.11 PPASection 6.12 PAASection 6.13 - PACM 12Section 6.14 - Polyamide Blends
7. Polyolefins & AcrylicsSection 7.2 Polyethylene (PE) Section 7.3 Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX)Section 7.4 Polypropylene (PP) Section 7.5 Polytrimethyl Pentene (PMP)Section 7.6 Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Section 7.7 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)Section 7.8 Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) Section 7.9 Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)8. Thermoplastic ElastomersSection 8.2 - Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers (TPU)Section 8.3 - Thermoplastic Copolyester Elastomers (TPE-E or COPE)Section 8.4 - Thermoplastic Polyether Block Amide Elastomers (PEBA)9. Fluoropolymers Section 9.2 Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)Section 9.3 Polyethylene Chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE)Section 9.4 Polyethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE)Section 9.5 Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Section 9.6 Perfluoro Alkoxy (PFA)Section 9.7 Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)Section 9.8 Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF)10. High-Temperature Section 10.2 Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)Section 10.3 Polyether Sulfone (PES)Section 10.4 Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS)Section 10.5 Polysulfone (PSU)Section 10.6 Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) 
Laurence W. McKeen earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1978 from the University of Wisconsin. He began his career with DuPont in 1978 as a mass spectroscopist but moved into product development in the Teflon Finishes group in 1980. Dr. McKeen has accumulated over 28 years of experience in product development and applications, working with customers in a wide range of industries, which has led to the creation of dozens of commercial products.