Designed to provide a polymer materials testing and characterization background to both engineering students and practicing engineers, this book is written at an intermediate level. It contains information and industrial case studies that engineers need to make informed decisions about selecting appropriate testing techniques and to effectively troubleshoot problems encountered in polymer characterization and processing. Part designers, processors, and raw-material suppliers will also find the information useful.

Tests and techniques covered in the book:
FTIR spectroscopy, raman spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, gas chromatography, thermal analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetry rheometry, short-term tensile testing, impact testing, dynamic mechanical testing, creep testing, fatigue testing, heat-deflection temperature testing, permeability testing, weathering and degradation testing, electrical properties testing, acoustic properties testing.