Selecting Thermoplastics for Engineering Applications, Second Edition,

Macdermott\,

"This is a useful book and will supplement the designer's knowledge and skills when trying to define the most suitable thermoplastics for a specific application. "---Materials & Manufacture

• Definition of engineering thermoplastic resins; beginning the selection process; physical property data; rheological property data; the injection-moulding process; kinds of injection moulders; roles of custom moulders in resin selection; prototype parts; estimating part costs; review of key engineering thermoplastics; ranking of resins and selection process; reselection of resin; effects of recycling on resin; other engineering thermoplastics; computerized approach to resin selection; appendix A - partial list of suppliers for engineering; appendix B - details of various files needed for the expert system.