Modern plastics

Barron, H., 1949. Modern Plastics, 2nd ed. Chapman & Hall, London. This book covers the following: Part 1. Introductory - 1. Introduction - 2. Raw materials for plastics - 3. Plastics are based on large molecules - Part 2. Thermosetting resins and their plastics - 4. Phenol resin - 5. Applications based on straight phenol formaldehyde resins - 6. Moulding powder - 7. The moulding of phenolic resin - 8. Urea formaldehyde resins - 9. Melamine formaldehyde resins - 10. Cast resins - 11. Laminated materials - 12. Plastics in laminated wood - Part 3. Cellulose plastics - 13. General considerations - 14. Nitro-cellulose or cellulose nitrate - 15. Cellulose acetate and related plastics - 16. The injection moulding process - 17. Ethyl cellulose - Part 4. Vinyl plastics - 18 Vinyl resins and methods of polymerisation - 19. Polyethylene - 20. Polystyrene - 21. Polyvinyl chloride and derivatives - 22. Plasticisers and their applications - 23. The extrusion process - 24. Acrylic resins and methacrylic resins - 25. Polyvinyl acetate and its plastics - Part 5. Other leading plastics - 26. Polyamide plastics - 27. Alkyd or glyptal resins - 28. Casein and other protein plastics - 29. Silicone plastics - Part 6. Some important aspects of plastics - 30. High frequency heating for plastics: an explanation of its principles and uses - 31. Analytical aspects of plastics - 32. The physical testing of plastics - Name index - subject index

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