TY - BOOK AU - Brown,Roger TI - Handbook of polymer testing: short-term mechanical tests T2 - Rapra polymer testing series SN - 1847351581 AV - TA455.P5 H36 2002eb U1 - 620.192 22 PY - 2002/// CY - Shrewsbury, U.K. PB - Rapra Technology KW - Plastics KW - Testing KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Polymers KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Material Science KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Computer network resources KW - Handbooks and manuals N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction; Test Piece Preparation; Conditioning; Mass, Density and Dimensions; Hardness; Tensile Stress-Strain; Compression Stress-Strain; Shear Properties; Flexural Stress-Strain; Impact Strength; Tear Properties; Fracture Toughness; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Author Index; Standards Index; Main Index N2 - This book is the first of Rapra's new series of Polymer Testing books. Knowledge of the properties of plastics is essential for designing products, specifying the material to be used, carrying out quality control on finished products, failure analysis and for understanding the structure and behaviour of new materials. Each class of materials has its own specific test procedures, which have developed as the material has evolved. This book concentrates on one area of testing - short-term mechanical tests. These are defined as tests of mechanical properties where the effects of long periods of ti UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=234941 ER -