The practical book includes individual chapters that are consistently structured and thus user-friendly. Helpful features include example calculations that follow a theoretical section and easily accessible key points. At the end of each chapter, exercises are provided, along with solutions and extensive tables related to the topics presented, available to all users. The book covers technical calculations regarding the properties of raw materials and their impact on the final product, production processes, and all relevant testing methods. It examines the influence of chemistry and physics on the properties of materials and explains how this affects the final product. The book is suitable for vocational students and university students, as well as for practitioners in the field who apply a variety of practical calculation examples.