How out of date is this reference?

• Feb 28, 2012

• #2

patprimmer

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I never saw that book, but that does not mean much. I got most of my knowledge from raw materials manufacturers publications. The best ones are probably over 20 years old, some more like 40 years. In days gone by, they where more technical oriented and less marketing bunkum.

There are very few new polymers over the last 30 years, but there are a lot of new additives and blends.

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• Feb 28, 2012

• #3

Demon3

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I agree with Pat, some of the best books are a lot older than that and still very relevant.

By the way, you can pick up really great hard to find (out of print) books at

http://www.abebooks.com

That's where I get mine.

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• Feb 28, 2012

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Pud

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This is a gripping read:

http://www.scribd.com/biswanath panda/d/2491357-Brydson-Plastics-Materials-7th-Edition

Keep a copy on my desk to impress potential customers. (Existing ones are already impressed, lol!)

(As an aside, Brydson was dept head when my wife did Polymer Engineering at North London Polytechnic.)

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• Feb 28, 2012

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Demon3

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That's an amazing book, I have a copy at home. Someone once told me that if you're a plastics consultant and you were to only buy one book that should be it. I agree.

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