About the Book
Product Design and Testing of Polymeric Materials integrates polymer science principles with detailed experimental programs—helping engineers create optimal products. Thoroughly investigating both physical and processing properties of polymeric substances, this valuable guide presents the philosophy of product development management … includes test methods for base property and end-use performance … pairs viscometric and small-scale testing with molecular properties for processing advantages … examines quality control from the laboratory to the marketplace … applies the mechanics of experimental design to product optimization problems … covers the mathematics needed for proper regression of experimental data … and much more. Product Design and Testing of Polymeric Materials is a complete reference— defining numerous plastics and engineering terms and supplying important data on elastomers and plastics—and is an essential resource for polymer, plastics, and chemical engineers and scientists, materials scientists, and graduate-level students in these disciplines.
Table of Contents:
Preface, CHAPTER 1 PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGY OF PRODUCT TESTING, Introduction, Principles of Polymer Science, Characterization of Structural Properties, Rheological Responses of Polymers, General Properties and Uses of Elastomers, Philosophy and General Concepts of Product Development, Notation, References, CHAPTER 2 CHARACTERIZATION OF MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, Introduction, Determination of Number-Average Molecular Weight, Determination of Weight-Average Molecular Weight, Determination of Molecular Size, Characterization of Molecular Weight Distribution, Notation, References and Suggested Readings, CHAPTER 3 THERMAL ANALYSIS OF POLYMERS, Introduction, Thermal Behavior Properties, Measurement Techniques, Differential Thermal Analysis, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Measurement of Thermal Conductivity, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Notation, References and Suggested Readings, CHAPTER 4 MEASUREMENT OF STRESS-STRAIN, PROPERTIES, Introduction, Hardness, Stress-Strain Properties and Testing, Compression Stress-Strain, Shear Stress-Strain, and Flexural Stress-Strain Concepts, Tear and Impact Testing, General Comments on Short-Term, Stress-Strain Properties, Static and Dynamic Property Behavior, Fatigue Testing, Notation, Suggested Readings, CHAPTER 5 PROCESSABILITY TESTING, Introduction, Viscoelastic Properties of Polymers, Description of Conventional Viscometers, Application of Capillary Rheometry to Processing Predictions, Principles of Torque Rheometry, The Oscillating Disk Rheometer, Notation, References, CHAPTER 6 QUALITY IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, Introduction, Philosophy of Quality and Its Relation to the Marketplace, Market Research on Quality, General Principles of Quality Control, Closure, References and Suggested Readings, CHAPTER 7 BASIC DEFINITIONS IN PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS, The Importance of Frequency Distributions, The Normal Frequency Distribution, Basic Definitions and Theorems of Probability, Principle of Duality, Random Experiments, and Probability, Combinatorial Analysis, Counting, and Tree Diagrams, Permutations, Binomial Coefficients, and Stirling’s Approximation, Definitions of Random Variables and Probability Distributions, Important Theorems of Random Variables and Probability Distributions, Principles of Geometric Probability, Suggested Readings, CHAPTER 8 APPLICATION OF QUALITY CONTROL TECHNIQUES, Frequency Distributions, Sampling Inspection Philosophy, Notation, References, CHAPTER 9 DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS AND APPLICATION TO PRODUCT DESIGN, Basic Definitions and Terminology, Statistics Basics for Experimentation Strategy, Screening Designs, Response Surface Concepts and Construction of Polynomial Models, Application to Product Development, Notation, References and Suggested Readings, Appendix A Glossary of Plastics and Engineering Terms, Appendix B General Properties and Data on Elastomers and Plastics, Index
About the Author :
NICHOLAS P. CHEREMISINOFF is head of product development, Exxon Chemical Co., Linden, New Jersey. He is the author or coauthor of over forty books on engineering science, including Applied Fluid Flow Measurement: Fundamentals and Technology, Process Level Instrumentation and Control, Flow Measurement for Engineers and Scientists, Biomass: Applications, Technology, and Production, Polymer Mixing and Extrusion Technology, and the multivolume sets Handbook of Polymer Science and Technology, Handbook of Ceramics and Composites, and the forthcoming Handbook of Metallurgical Materials and Technology. He is also the editor of the journal Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering (all titles, Marcel Dekker, Inc.) Dr. Cheremisinoff received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, New York.
