Properties of Plastics: A Guide for Conservators

Oosten, T. van, 2022. Properties of Plastics: A Guide for Conservators. Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles. This book includes images of MoDiP objects and reference its resources. It covers the following: Foreword - Acknowledgments - Part I Polymers, Plastics, and Elastomers - 1. An introduction to polymers - 1.1 Polymers by origin - 1.2 Polymerization processes - 1.3 Polymers by monomer configuration - 1.4 Molecular structure - 1.5 Molecular forces - 1.6 Polymer chains in thermoplastics, thermosets, and elastomers - 2. History and types of plastics - 2.1 History of plastics - 2.2 Types of plastics - 3. Elastomers: natural and synthetic rubbers and thermoplastic elastomers - 3.1 History of natural and synthetic rubbers - 3.2 Types of natural rubber - 3.3 Types of synthetic rubber and thermoplastic elastomers - 4. Properties of plastics and elastomers - 4.1 Mechanical properties - 4.2 Physical properties - 4.3 Thermal properties - 4.4 Optical properties - 5. Manufacturing of plastics and elastomers - 5.1 Additives - 5.2 Processing plastics and elastomers - 5.3 Additive manufacturing - 5.4 Plastics recycling - Part II Conservation case studies - 6. Repairing polyvinyl chloride film by Lydia Beerkens - 7. Consolidating polypropylene fibers by Thea B. van Oosten and Anna Lagana - 8. Flattening cellulose acetate sheets by Anna Lagana, Ana Cudell, Rita Veiga, and Thea B. van Oosten - 9. Adhering and loss compensation of hard polyurethane elastomer by Anna Lagana - 10. Issues of a natural rubber installation by Lydia Beerkens - 11. Adhering polyurethane elastomer by Lydia Beerkens - Part III - Fact sheets of plastics and elastomers - 12. Natural polymers - 13. Thermoplastics and biodegradable thermoplastics - 14. Thermosets - 15. Elastomers - Appendix A. Types of plastics - Appendix B. Conferences, research projects, and related publications - Appendix C. Terms in translation - Appendix D. Plastics nomenclature: ISO and ASTM standards - Glossary - References - Contributors - Illustration credits - Index

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