A single reference covering plastics materials, properties, design, processing, and application, this book covers the basics of polymer materials and processing in a practical way for the early career plastics engineer or student of materials, and is also a useful reference for the experienced plastics technologist.

The book discusses material engineering through properties formulation, and combines it with part design and processing to produce the final product. This book will be a beneficial guide to material engineers developing new formulations, processing engineers producing...