Polymeric Foams Structure-Property-Performance: A Design Guide

by Bernard Obi

Overview

Polymeric Foams Structure–Property–Performance: A Design Guide is a response to the design challenges faced by engineers in a growing market with evolving standards, new regulations, and an ever-increasing variety of application types for polymeric foam. Bernard Obi, an author with wide experience in testing, characterizing, and applying polymer foams, approaches this emerging complexity with a practical design methodology that focuses on understanding the relationship between structure–properties of polymeric foams and their performance attributes. The book not only introduces the fundamentals of polymer and foam science and engineering, but also goes more in-depth, covering foam processing, properties, and uses for a variety of applications.

By connecting the diverse technologies of polymer science to those from foam science, and by linking both micro- and macrostructure–property relationships to key performance attributes, the book gives engineers the information required to solve pressing design problems involving the use of polymeric foams and to optimize foam performance. With a focus on applications in the automotive and transportation industries, as well as uses of foams in structural composites for lightweight applications, the author provides numerous case studies and design examples of real-life industrial problems from various industries and their solutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455777556
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/07/2017
Series:	Plastics Design Library
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Bernard E. Obi began his career in 1985 at The Dow Chemical Company and retired after 30 years of service. He worked as senior research scientist in various capacities in research and development throughout his years of service with Dow. He obtained degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering. He received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Michigan State University.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction1. Overview of Applications of Polymeric Foams

Part II: Polymer Science and Engineering2. Polymer Chemistry and Synthesis3. Characterization of Polymeric Solids4. Structure-Property Relationships of Polymeric Solids

Part III: Science and Engineering of Polymeric Foams5. Fundamentals of Polymeric Foams and Classification of Foam Types6. Foaming Processes7. Structure-Property Relationships of Polymeric Foams

Part IV: Design and Uses of Polymeric Foams8. Fundamentals of Structure-Property Relationships of Polyurethane Foams9. Structural Foams10. Flexible Foams11. Biomedical Applications of Polymeric Foams12. Applications of Polymeric Foams in Automobiles and Transportation13. Other Specialized and Emerging Applications14. Correlating Structure-Properties to Performance Attributes15. Composites and Sandwich Structures

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This single source offers a practical methodology to help engineers tackle the increasing complexity of real-world applications involving polymeric foams