Object: An Introduction to Engineering Plastics

Title:

An Introduction to Engineering Plastics

Object name(s):

reference book; manufacturing and engineering

Brief description:

Brown, D. Warburton , Harris, W.T., 1947. An Introduction to Engineering Plastics. Murray Hill Books, New York & Toronto. This book covers the following: Preface - 1. Introduction to plastics - Historical - Fillers - Laminates - Commercial tolerances for moldings - Screw threads and inserts - Design considerations - The elements of the molding process - Compression molding - Injection molding - Transfer molding - Bonded pulp, fiber, or flock molding - Extrusions - Castings - Forming of thermoplastic sheets - 2. Materials and manufacture - Phenol-formaldehyde plastics - laminates - cellulose nitrate - cellulose acetate - Cellulose acetate butyrate - Ethyl cellulose - Acrylic plastics - Polyethylene (polythene) - Vinyl plastics - Phenol-Furfural plastics - Aniline - Formaldehyde plastics - Urea-formaldehyde plastics - Melamine-formaldehyde plastics - Allyl plastics - Nylon - Trends in plastics - 3. Physical properties of plastics - Creep and static strength - Effects of temperature on strength - Tables - 4. Fatigue of phenolic plastics - Bending fatigue of phenol-formaldehyde plastics - Tension fatigue - Torsion fatigue - 5. Creep of plastics - Static strength - Creep strength - 6. Tests and specifications - Service testing - 7. Plastics for gears - Design considerations - Dimensions of gear blanks - Keyways - Meshing of plastic gears - Face width - Pressure angle and tooth form - Shrouds - Metal bushings - Definitions - Formulas - Machining plastic gears - Injection-molded instrument gears - 8. Plastics for bearings - Types of bearing constriction - Tube bearings - Built-up strip bearings - Materials and strength data - Design considerations - Shouldered bearings - Mounting plastic bearings - Running surfaces and shafts - Running clearances and oil grooves - Lubrication and cooling - Choice of lubricant - Bearing friction - High-speed plastic bearings - Miscellaneous notes on plastic bearings - 9. Transparent plastic models - Models for instructional purposes - Plastic models for stress analysis - 10. X-ray examination of plastics - X-ray diffraction - 11. Metal coating of plastics - Radio shielding - Electroplating of plastics - Silverplating cellulose acetate - metal spraying - 12. Machining of plastics - General remarks - Tools - Drilling - Milling - Planing and shaping - Turning - Threading - Tapping - Sawing - Grinding - Gear cutting - Punching - Machining thermoplastics - Grinding and sanding - Pumicing - Polishing - Cementing - Machining cast thermosetting resins - 13. Laminates - Manufacturer - Resin content - Creep - Fatigue properties of phenolic laminates - Temperature effects - Dimensional stability and water absorption - Applications - Future trends - 14. Wood laminates - The manufacture of wood laminates - Wood laminates for specific purposes - Molding wood laminates - Applications of wood laminates - Physical properties - Summary of recent advances - 15. Synthetic adhesives - Phenol-formaldehyde adhesives - Glue film in laminated plywood - Urea-formaldehyde cements - Cellulose adhesives - Vinyl adhesives - General structural adhesives - 16. High-frequency heating - Principles of high-frequency heating - Economics of high-frequency heating - Heating arrangements - Basic formulas - Some applications of electronic heating - 17. Fillers - Wood flour and cellulose fibers - Mineral fillers - Asbestos and silica - 18. Molds and mold design - Molds and compression molding - Design considerations in compression molding - Mold materials - The Boulton Paul method - The Ekko process - Hobbing - Mold steels - 19. Plant and equipment - Principles of hydraulic pressure - Fluids used for press operation - Pumps and accumulators - Heating systems - molding processes - 20. Welding plastics - High-frequency welding - Hot-air blowpipe welding - Friction welding - Appendix - I. Materials, application, trade names, manufacturers - II. Recommended tolerances for phenolic and urea moldings - Index

Collection:

Museum of Design in Plastics

Associated concept:

MoDiP reference library

Object name:

reference book; manufacturing and engineering

Object number:

MoDiPL : 0185

Object production date:

1947

Object production organisation:

Murray Hill Books

Organisation's association:

Publisher

Object production person:

Brown, D. Warburton

Person's association:

Author

Object production person:

Harris, Wilbur T.

Person's association:

Author

Object production place:

USA

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Use licence for this record: CC BY

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