Plastics testing and characterization : industrial applications 1 Introduction 2 Spectroscopy 3 Gas Chromatography and Selective Mass Detection 4 Thermal Properties 5 Melt Rheology 6 Mechanical Properties 7 Permeability Properties 8 Environmental Effects and Aging 9 Electrical Optical and Acoustic Properties Designed to provide a polymer materials testing and characterization background to both engineering students and practicing engineers this book is written at an intermediate level with the technical information and practical examples needed for an engineer to make the right decisions regarding testing methods as well as troubleshoot problems encountered in polymer characterization and processing. The information is particularly valuable to part designers processors and raw materials suppliers. Jacket