This book supplies the physical, mechanical, and corrosion-resistant properties of all of the most common commercially available plastics and elastomers in one place, as well as examples of typical applications and methods of joining-giving detailed physical, mechanical, and corrosion-resistant properties of 32 thermoplastics, 20 thermosets, and 27 elastomers.Focusing on the exposure of polymers to temperature extremes and concentrates, Mechanical and Corrosion-Resistant Properties of Plastics and Elastomers provides definitions of mechanical property terms as they relate to plastics rather than metals... discusses vinyl ester, epoxy, phenol-formaldehyde, and furan piping systems ...compares and contrasts joining by solvent cementing, thermal fusion, and adhesives ...explains low cost processing of thermosets with screw-injection-molding technology... describes uses and characteristics of glass fiber, carbon, and impervious graphite as materials ...and more.