Handbook of Plastics Testing and Failure Analysis

by Shah, Vishu

• ISBN13: 9781118717110
• ISBN10: 1118717112
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-12-22
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Written in easy-to-read and -use format, this book provides a strong training resource and reference for product designers using plastics in their products – helping them identify, quantify, and confirm whether problems are related to product design or process.

•    Updates coverage of data analysis techniques and examples and expands coverage of failure analysis, key because of increased litigation related to product liability
•    Overviews plastic testing methods and the framework to investigate causes of plastic part failure
•    Provides a strong training resource and reference for product designers using plastics in their products
•    Features a video tour of a plastics testing labroatory on a companion website and has a separate manual of problems and solutions that are appropriate for college professors using the book as a class textbook

Author Biography

VISHU SHAH is President of Consultek, a plastics industry consulting company. He was president and cofounder of Performance Engineered Products and senior plastics engineer of the Rain Bird Corporation and Nibco Inc. Currently, he teaches numerous classes on various aspects of plastics at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Vishu Shah is a past president and current board member and senior member of the Society of Plastics Engineers.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Preface to Fourth Edition

Preface to Third Edition ix

Preface to Second Edition xi

Preface to First Edition xiii

1 Basic Concepts in Advancement and Testing Technology 1

2 Mechanical Properties 17

3 Thermal Properties 94

4 Electrical Properties 117

5 Weathering Properties 139

6 Optical Properties 157

7 Material Characterization Tests 176

8 Flammability 218

9 Chemical Properties 251

10 Analytical Tests 259

11 Conditioning Properties 271

12 Miscellaneous Tests 274

13 Identification Analysis of Plastic Materials 292

14 Testing of Foam Plastics 309

15 Failure Analysis 329

16 Quality Control 422

17 Product Liabilities and Testing 462

18 Nondestructive Testing and Measurements 467

19 Professional and Testing Organizations 479

20 Uniform Global Testing Standards 485

Appendix A Index of Equipment Manufacturers REVISED

Appendix B Abbreviations: Polymeric Materials No Change

Appendix C Glossary No Change

Appendix D Trade Names REVISED

Appendix E Standards Organizations REVISED

Appendix F Links to Recommended open source for quick learning

Appendix G