Extruding Plastics : A Practical Processing Handbook (Hardcover)

Preface. 1. The complete extrusion process. 2. Extrusion machine and line. 3. Processing plastic material. 4. Plasticizing screw process. 5. Die design and performance. 6. Process control and computer. 7. Blown film. 8. Flat film. 9. Sheet. 10. Calendering. 11. Coating and lamination. 12. Wire and cable. 13. Pipe and tube. 14. Profiles. 15. Blow molding. 16. Fiber and filament. 17. Compounding. 18. Other processes. 19. Testing and quality control. 20. Summary. Appendices: Metric conversion charts. Standard metric symbols. Mathematical symbols and abbreviations. Greek alphabet. Properties of water. Angle conversions. References. Index