Nexeo Solutions Thermoplastics Processing Guide (2012)

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This 9 year old Nexeo Solutions Thermoplastics Processing Guide is from 2012 and contains 225 pages of Part Design, Materials, Tooling, Processing and Testing Information. This is a Digital Download in PDF format for immediate download after purchase, the size is 1,902 KB. You won't find this Digital Download ANYWHERE on Planet Earth. Buy one today before it's gone forever!

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Below is the Table of Contents:

Introduction..................................................................2

Table of Contents........................................................6

Five Basic Steps........................................................10

Systematic Approach...............................................11

• Machine Conditions vs. Plastic Conditions (11)

• The Four Plastic Variables (11)

• Scientific Material Selection (11)

• Systematic Approach to Machine Setups (12)

• Preventative Maintenance (12) • Materials Handling (13)

• Retained Samples (13)

• Training (14) • Housekeeping (14)

Safety......................................................................15

Drying......................................................................16

• Overview (16)

• Suggested Conditions (24)

Equipment...................................................................28

• Hopper Design (28)

• The Screw (30)

Materials.................................................................35

• Alloys (35)

• High Temperature (40)

• Polyamides (44)

• Polyesters (46)

• Polyolefins (49)

• Renewables (58)

• Styrenics (61)

• Thermoplastic Elastomers (65)

• Others (70)

Properties.........................................................................74

• ASTM Int’l. – Electrical (74)

• ASTM Int’l. – Mechanical (78)

• ASTM Int’l. – Thermal (84)

• ASTM Int’l. – Others (88)

• Bulk Density (92)

• Hardness at Room Temperature (94)

• Hardness Table (98)

• Shrinkage (100)

• Shrinkage Table & Material Type (106)

• Conversion Factors (110)

Troubleshooting....................................................112

• Define the Problem (112)

• Develop an Action Plan (112)

• Quantify with Numbers (113)

• Decreasing Barrel Temperature Settings (115)

• Before Calling Nexeo Solutions (115)

Melt Temperature Measurement......................117

Injection Molding..................................................119

• Scientific Molding (119)

• DECOUPLED MOLDINGSM (120)

• Clamp Force Requirements (121)

• Selecting a Molding Machine (123)

• Mold Materials (125)

• Vent Dimensions (126)

• Overview (130)

• Suggested Temperatures (136)

• Troubleshooting Index (140)

• Melt Problems (142)

• Fill Problems (156)

• Ejection and Mold Problems (177)

• Appearance Problems (189)

• Dimensional Problems (195)

• Performance Problems (205)

Profile Extrusion .................................................208

• Overview (208)

• Suggested Temperatures (212)

• Suggested Temperatures (Other than Profiles) (214)

• Troubleshooting Index (216)

• Extrudate Problems (217)

• Appearance Problems (239)

• Dimensional Problems (243)

• Performance Problems (246)

Extrusion Blow Molding......................................249

• Overview (249)

• Suggested Temperatures (254)

• Troubleshooting Index (256)

• Melt Problems (258)

• Parison Problems (269)

• Inflation Problems (277)

• Trimming Problems (281)

• Other Processing Problems (284)

• Appearance Problems (286)

• Dimensional Problems (288)

• Performance Problems (290)

Rotational Molding ..............................................293

• Overview (293)

• Suggested Temperatures (304)

• Troubleshooting Index (305)

• Processing Problems (306)

• Release Problems (313)

• Appearance Problems (316)

• Dimensional Problems (318)

• Performance Problems (321)

• XLPE-Specific Problems (324)

• Industry Acronyms..........................................328

• Definitions.........................................................335

• Disclaimer.........................................................447