Publisher's Synopsis
This volume, in the series "Polymer Process Engineering", provides general property data and typical end-user applications for commercial polymers used in engineering applications. The text provides an overview of polymer science principles and reviews polymerization chemistry. It also discusses chemistry/processes/data specific to addition-type polymers, high-volume polyolefins, speciality elastomers, and blends and alloys. The study also features notes on applications of elastomers, plastic bends and alloys in the automotive market segment.