Plastics Failure Guide : Cause and Prevention Plastics failure to a certain extent is the result of a phenomenal increase in the number and variety of applications in relatively few years. The focus of this book is on actual field and product failures. The treatment is comprehensive emphasizing cause and prevention. The concept of the interdependence of material design and processing is applied to all examples and cases. The how to of prevention is brought out as a logical extension of the cause of failure. Contents: Nature Causes and Consequences of Plastics Failure. Fundamental Materials Variables Affecting Processing and Product Performance or Failure. Failures Related to Design and Material Selection. Examples. Processing Related Factors to Failure. Failure Related to Service Conditions. Failure Analysis and Test Procedures. Quality Control. Legal Aspects of Plastic Product Liability and Failure. Examples of Failures in Various Applications