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There are some fairly broad basic guidelines that can be followed when designing a product to be made from plastics. This chapter analyzes the major groupings of plastic materials in terms of their characteristics [201–253] Chapters 3–5 then present a review of basic structural design considerations. Information about and data on plastic materials are given in Chapter 6.
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Rosato, D.V., Di Mattia, D.P., Rosato, D.V. (1991). The Structure and Basic Properties of Plastics. In: Designing with Plastics and Composites: A Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9723-0_2
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