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Title: Plastics: Materials and Processing (2nd Edition) by A. Brent Strong ISBN: 0130216267 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 06 October, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $96.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5

Rating: 4
Summary: Important correction
Comment: Although I have not used this text for a class, I would consider doing so. There, is however, a signficant error in the discussion of melting temperature (p. 85-86, and Figure 3.5). An amorphous thermoplastic will have no Tm, just a Tg. A "crystalline" thermoplastic is actually semi-crystalline, and thus has both a Tg and Tm. There are no fully crystalline plastics with just a Tm.

Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Resource for Many Reasons
Comment: From my particular perspective, Brent Strong's text on plastics is valuable because it is one of the very few places one can turn for a substantial discussion of high-energy radiation processing of plastics by means such as e-beams, microwaves, UV light, and plasmas. E-beam processing of plastics to impart commercially valuable improvements in their physical properties is especially well covered.

Rating: 5
Summary: excellent book
Comment: I have used this book as a reference and for teaching a Plastics Course in Mechanical Engineering. It is very easy to read, it does not get into too much confusing details about the chemistry - it explains the chemical fundamentals very easily. It does a great job of relating plastic structures with actual properties such as permeability, strength and conductivity. All my students consider a great book. It is one of the best written books I have encountered during my academic career. Worth its weight in gold !!

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