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Essential data and best practice guidance for engineers and product designers working in the plastics industry, and industry sectors that utilize plastics in high heat environments, such as automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Plastics and Polymers
Principles of Thermal Stabilization
Introduction to Plastics Testing
Styrene Based Plastics
Polyesters
Polyimides
Polyamides (Nylons)
Polyolefins, Polyvinyls and Acrylics
Fluoropolymers
High Temperature/High Performance Polymers
Elastomers and Rubbers
Environmentally Friendly Polymers

About the Author

Larry McKeen has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and worked for DuPont Fluoroproducts from 1978–2014. As a Senior Research Associate (Chemist), he was responsible for new product development including application technology and product optimization for particular end-uses, and product testing. He retired from DuPont at the end of 2014 and is currently a consultant.