Textbook in PDF format About the book Key Features Offers a systematic approach, guiding the reader through chemistry, processing methods, properties and applications of thermosetting polymers Includes thorough updates that discuss current practice and the new developments on biopolymers, nanotechnology, 3D printing, radiation curing and biological adhesives Uses case studies to demonstrate how particular properties make different polymers suitable for different applications Covers end-use and safety considerations Description Handbook of Thermoset Plastics, Fourth Edition provides complete coverage of the chemical processes, manufacturing techniques and design properties of each polymer, along with its applications. This new edition has been expanded to include the latest developments in the field, with new chapters on radiation curing, biological adhesives, vitrimers, and 3D printing. This detailed handbook considers the practical implications of using thermoset plastics and the relationships between processing, properties and applications, as well as analyzing the strengths and weakness of different methods and applications. The aim of the book is to help the reader to make the right decision and take the correct action on the basis of informed analysis – avoiding the pitfalls the authors’ experience has uncovered. In industry, the book supports engineers, scientists, manufacturers and R&D professionals working with plastics. The information included will also be of interest to researchers and advanced students in plastics engineering, polymer chemistry, adhesives and coatings. Introduction Phenol-formaldehyde resins Polybenzoxazines: recent advances Aminoresins Furan resins Unsaturated polyesters and vinyl esters Allyls Epoxies Polyurethanes High-performance aromatic polyimides, fluoropolyimides, and other high-temperature-resistant thermoset polymers Research and development of high-performance polymeric materials including polyimides and fluoro-polyimides and their industrialized products Polyimides, fluoro-polyimides, fluoro-poly(ether imide), fluoro-poly(ether amide) and fluoro-poly(ether amide-imide), and their copolymers: designing “molecular architectures” of next-generation of advanced high-performance and thermomechanically stable polymers and copolymers from commercially available and specially designed monomers Addition-curable polyimides, fluoropolyimides, and other polymers: their structural characteristics, cross-linking mechanisms, and high-tech applications Research and development of high-performance and thermomechanically stable Ceramer (polymers–ceramic composites materials) and 'CeramImide' nanocomposites material formulations based on fluoro-polyimides for the advanced industrial applications Cyanate ester resins Maleimide based Alder-ene thermosets: recent advances Silicones Thermosets from renewable sources Cross-linked thermoplastics Thermosets based on reversible covalent bonds (Vitrimers) Thermosetting polymer based syntactic foams: an overview Nanotechnology-based thermosets Radiation curing thermosets Dual-curing thermosets Synthetic applications of click chemistry in thermosetting block and graft polymers Self-healing thermosets 3D printing Processing and process control Index