Thermoplastics in Appliance Design,

Abstract

It is safe to say all household appliances employ thermoplastics today. These thermoplastics appear as decorative, structural, or functional items, as insulation, or as incidental parts; and while they are obvious or visible in most cases, they are not always in plain sight. Most of these plastics, if they are considered by statistical numbers, are well accepted, troublefree, and unnoticed. Some of the plastics, mainly structural, are of recent adaptation; and these applications are the ones which have received conspicuous attention. The manufacturing economy and sales appeal of these new applications are overwhelming factors in promoting continued use, in spite of some presently-encountered difficulties. The difficulties have been brought to the door of the product engineering department in nearly every appliance factory, and this appears to be an appropriate place to bring such problems for solving. p3

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1960
Accession Number
ADA307529

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  • Gordon B. Thayer

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Impact Strength
  • Injection Molding
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastics
  • Resins
  • Standards
  • Thermoplastic Resins

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Industrial Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics