Topic
Engineering plastic
About: Engineering plastic is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 801 publications have been published within this topic receiving 3177 citations. The topic is also known as: engineering polymer.
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TL;DR: ABS is an engineering plastic that has butadiene part uniformly distributed over the acrylonitrile-styrene matrix as discussed by the authors and it possesses excellent toughness, good dimensional stability, easy processing ability, chemical resistance, and cheapness.
Abstract: ABS is an engineering plastic that has butadiene part uniformly distributed over the acrylonitrile-styrene matrix. It possesses excellent toughness, good dimensional stability, easy processing ability, chemical resistance, and cheapness. However, it suffers from inherent shortcomings in terms of mechanical strength and vulnerability to environmental conditions. Furthermore, it is non-conducting and easily fretted. Plating on ABS can serve to enhance the strength and structural integrity as well as to improve durability and thermal resistance resulting in metallic properties on the ABS material. ABS is described as the most suitable candidate for plating because it is possible to deposit an adherent metal coating on it by only the use of chemical pretreatment process and without the use of any mechanical abrasion. This article aims to review the history of ABS plastics, properties of ABS, processes and mechanisms of plating, and studies of plating on ABS involving mainly eco-friendly methods of plating by discussing the literature published in recent years. The details of electroplating of ABS carried out in the authors’ laboratory are also presented.
258 citations
TL;DR: Interest in natural fiber-reinforced polymer (NFRP) composites is growing rapidly in the transportation sector, especially as a replacement material for metals and synthetic fiber composites as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Interest in natural fiber-reinforced polymer (NFRP) composites is growing rapidly in the transportation sector, especially as a replacement material for metals and synthetic fiber composites. The h...
225 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a review on the recycling of poly(bisphenol A carbonate) (polycarbonate or PC), a leading engineering plastic with high strength and transparent properties for application in electronics, containers, automobiles, safety, and optics, is presented.
143 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the ability of an engineering plastic material to maintain properties at increased temperature is critical in many applications, and recent developments in catalyst technology have led to the ability to produce syndiotactic polystyrene, the regularly alternating arrangement of pendant phenyl groups giving rise to a crystalline material with well-structured spherulitic morphology and improved heat performance.
Abstract: The ability of an engineering plastic material to maintain properties at increased temperature is critical in many applications. Here is discussed how recent developments in catalyst technology have led to the ability to produce syndiotactic polystyrene (See Figure), the regularly alternating arrangement of pendant phenyl groups giving rise to a crystalline material with well-structured spherulitic morphology and improved heat performance.
129 citations
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23 Apr 1996TL;DR: In this paper, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is formed by a packaging film including an engineering plastic layer, at least one metallic layer laminated inside the plastic layer and at least a water-proof thermoplastic polymer layer inside the acid resistant layer.
Abstract: A film case forming a nonaqueous electrolyte battery of this invention is formed by a packaging film including an engineering plastic layer, at least one metallic layer laminated inside the engineering plastic layer, at least one acid resistant layer laminated inside the metallic layer, and at least one water-proof thermoplastic polymer layer laminated inside the acid resistant layer The acid resistant layer contains a thermoplastic polymer and at least one a metal compound, selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide and hydrotalcites, in an amount of about 2 parts by weight to about 25 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic polymer
101 citations
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| Year | Papers |
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| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 62 |
| 2018 | 103 |
| 2017 | 91 |
| 2016 | 67 |