{"product_id":"handbook-of-plastics-testing-and-failure-analysis-isbn-9781118717110","title":"Handbook of Plastics Testing and Failure Analysis","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e•    Updates coverage of data analysis techniques and examples and expands coverage of failure analysis, key because of increased litigation related to product liability\u003cbr\u003e•    Overviews plastic testing methods and the framework to investigate causes of plastic part failure\u003cbr\u003e•    Provides a strong training resource and reference for product designers using plastics in their products\u003cbr\u003e•    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 \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Fourth Edition vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Third Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiography of Vishu Shah xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Basic Concepts and Advancement in Testing Technology 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Mechanical Properties 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Thermal Properties 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Electrical Properties 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Weathering Properties 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Optical Properties 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Material Characterization Tests 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Flammability 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Chemical Properties 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Analytical Tests 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Conditioning Procedures 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Miscellaneous Tests 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Identification Analysis of Plastic Materials 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Testing of Cellular Plastics 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Failure Analysis 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Quality Control 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Product Liabilities and Testing 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Nondestructive Testing and Measurements 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Professional and Testing Organizations 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Uniform Global Testing Standards 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Index of Test Equipment Manufacturers 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Abbreviations: Polymeric Materials 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Glossary 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D Trade Names 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E Standards Organizations 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F Links to Recommended Open Source for Quick Learning 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix G Web Resources 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix H Figure 15-5. New Application Checklist 500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 504\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVISHU SHAH\u003c\/b\u003e is President of Consultek Consulting Group, a fully integrated management and technical consulting firm for the plastics and medical industry. His 45 years of extensive practical experience in plastics Industry includes positions as president and co-founder of Performance Engineered Products and Senior Plastics Engineer for Rain Bird Corporation and Nibco Inc. 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