Simple Methods for Identification of Plastics

By Dietrich Braun

Book Overview

Processors and users of plastics often need to determine the chemical nature of a plastics specimen. The highly practical and useful manual, now in a fifth revised and supplemented edition, will enable you to determine the class of plastic of a particular specimen. No extensive knowledge of chemistry is required and yet it is more than a simple tabular compilation. This manual is a handy, highly effective tool for many practical situations. An additional supplement is a chapter that shows strategies for identifying historical plastic objects; this is of particular interest for assemblers, collectors, and conservators.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569905266
• ISBN13: 9781569905265
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Hanser Publications
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"