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Download or read book Polyurethane Elastomers written by C. Hepburn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this monograph has been to distil into a single volume, in an easily read and assimilated format, the essentials of this often complex technology such that it is usable by all technical and semi-technical people who wish to become their own polyurethane and polyurethane elastomer expert.

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