Author(s): John A. Vaccari
The leading reference of its kind, this classic desktop guide surveys the basic properties and characteristics of over 15,000 generic, patented, and trade-name materials - plastics, metals and alloys, materials, chemicals, woods, plants and plant extracts, textiles, finishes, foodstuffs, animal products, and more.
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The leading reference of its kind, this classic desktop guide surveys the basic properties and characteristics of over 15,000 generic, patented, and trade-name materials - plastics, metals and alloys, materials, chemicals, woods, plants and plant extracts, textiles, finishes, foodstuffs, animal products, and more. These materials are used commericially in everything from synthetic sweeteners to semiconductors, to stainless steels. For each, you get a concise description of the material's origins, physical appearance, composition, and basic applications. As needed, the Handbook also delivers at-a-glance summaries and evaluations of other vital characteristics including density... hardness... specific heat... melting point... specific gravity... ductility... tensile strength and elongation... solubility... toxicity... cost vs. performance... and more. Fully updated and revised, the Fifteenth Edition of the Handbook keeps you current on the latest high-performance materials and processes. Consult the Handbook for a quick overview of such materials as: * Supercritical fluids - efficient solvents used for metal cleaning, soil remediation, ethanol purification, and deasphalting * Recyclate plastics - extrudable, colorable, and rot-resistant, and available in dozens of new formulas * Fullerenes - large carbon molecules with applications in catalysts, lubricants, semiconductors, explosives, fuels, and more And that's just a sample of the materials covered.