Preface -- The Optimized Performance of Linear Vibration Welded Nylon 6 and Nylon 66 Butt Joints -- Image Analysis of Polypropylene Melt Fiber Stretching -- The Effect of Fiber Orientation on Distribution on the Tooth Stiffness of a Polymer Composite Gear -- Novel Processing and Performance of Aligned Discontinuous Fiber Polymer Composites -- Characterization of Kneading Block Performance on Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruders -- A Quantitative Description of the Effects of Molecular Weight and Atactic Level on the Spherulite Growth Rate of Ziegler-Natta Isotactic Polypropylene -- Miscibility and Co-Continuous Morphology of Polypropylene-Polyethylene Blends -- Flow Visualization for Extensional Viscosity Assessment -- PP/LLDPE/EDPM Blends: Effect of Elastomer Viscosity on Impact -- Mixing of a Low Molecular Weight Additive in a Co-Rotating TSE: Morphological Analysis of a HDPE/PDMS Systems -- The in situ Compatibilization of HDPE/PET Blends -- Evaluation of Process Aids for Controlling Surface Roughness of Extruded LLDPE -- Evaluation of Scratch and Mar Resistance in Automotive Coatings: Nanoscratching by Atomic Force Microscope -- Study of the Morphology and Tensile Mechanical Properties of Biaxially Oriented PET/PP Blends -- Improved Barrier and Mechanical Properties of Laminar Polymer Blends -- Relative Magnetic Permeability of Injection Molded Composites as Affected by the Flow Induced Orientation of Ferromagnetic Particles -- Processing-Structure-Property Relations in PS/PE Blends: Compression versus Injection Molding -- Polyetherimide Epoxy-Based Prepreg Systems with Variable Temperature Cure Capability -- CO 2 Blown PETG Foams -- Tear Strength Enhancement Mechanisms in TPO Films -- Morphological Study of Fatigue Induced Damage in Semicrystalline Polymers -- The Effect of Several Kinds of Oils on the Oil Resistance Behavior of Polystyrenic Thermoplastic Vulcanizate -- Visualization of Polymer Melt Convergent Flows in Extrusion -- Evaluation of the Constrained Blister Test for Measurement of an Intrinsic Adhesion -- Fractal Analysis and Radiographic Inspection of Microwave Welded HDPE Bars -- Application of Thermography for the Optimization of the Blow Molding Process -- The Use of Video and the Development of Solids Conveying Theory -- Microcellular PET Foams Produced by the Solid State Process -- Thermal Wave Imaging of Propagating Cracks in Polypropylene and a Thermoplastic Olefin -- The Division of Agglomerates in Molten Environment of Polymers: A Physical Model for Mathematical Description -- A New On-Line Technique for Morphology Analysis and Residence Time Measurement in a Twin-Screw Extruder -- Controlled Order Thermosets for Electronic Packaging -- Fatigue Fracture in Polypropylene with Different Spherulitic Sizes -- Brittle-Ductile Transition of PP/Rubber/Filler Hybrids -- Index.