References

"B&B" - K.G.Budinsky & M.K.Budinsky, "Engineering Materials - Properties and Selection", 7 th Ed, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0 13 030533-2

 

(If you only ever buy one materials text book buy this one - written by authours with an industrial background and packed with both theoretical and practical information and data.

 

"Strong" - A.B.Strong, "Plastics - Materials and Processing", Prentice Hall, ISBN 0 13 678822

 

"CC&F" - J.Charles, F.Crane & J.Furness, "Selection & Use of Engineering Materials", 3rd Ed., Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN 0 7506 3277 1

 

...and a web reference

 

Tangram Technology Ltd - a good online source of detailed data on key plastics and description of properties and applications.