The second edition of the very popular Handbook of Thermoset Plastics gives an up to date overview of this select segment of the huge plastics field. It provides a practical, industry oriented compendium of current data, descriptions, technology and applications of thermoset plastics. This book helps engineers, scientists, technicians and students make the right decisions and take the correct actions and thereby avoid the pitfalls uncovered in the 175 years of combined experience of the contributers. The Handbook of Thermoset Plastics, in this Second Edition, is written so both non-specialists can follow along easily. Specifics concerning everything from historical data and terminology to highly specialized curing and staging data to applications, recent developments and current research are covered. It provides the reader with the practical implications of crosslinking, the relationship between time, temperature and mass, and relevant issues regarding the chemical synthesis of these materials. Information often ignored in the general overviews allotted to thermoset plastics in other handbooks. Tables, figures, references and a comprehensive index provide access to key information, specific examples and extensive lists of properties and relationships. The Handbook of Thermoset Plastics - Second Edition offers the most complete collection of general and technical details available for these resins and adds to the growing, and significant, practical understanding of their chemical processes, manufacturing techniques, design and properties. Extensive Coverage of: Phenol-Formaldehyde Amino and Furan Resins Unsaturated Polyester and Vinyl Ester Resins Allyls Epoxy Resins Thermoset Polyurethanes High Performance Polymides and Related Thermoset Polymers Polymer-Ceramic Materials Silicones Crosslinked Thermoplastics.