Handbook of Molded Part Shrinkage and Warpage

This handbook shows you how to alleviate problems by careful design of the molded part and the mold, careful selection of materials, and proper process techniques. It examines computer-aided methods of forecasting shrinkage and warpage. Most important of all, it provides representative data to work with. Included is a very comprehensive collection of shrinkage data, plus hard-to-find multi-point information on how materials, part design, mold design, processing, and post mold treatment affect the part's shrinkage and warpage. This book is for all people who live and work with this common problem, and is written in a way that makes the reader feel like an expert is standing next to them.