The Effect of Temperature and Other Factors on Plastics and Elastomers

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1  Introduction to Plastics and Elastomers 

1.1  Plastics and Polymers
1.1.1  Polymerization
1.1.2  Copolymers
1.1.3  Linear, Branched, and Cross-linked Polymers
1.1.4  Molecular Weight
1.1.5  Thermosets vs. Thermoplastics
1.1.6  Crystalline vs. Amorphous
1.1.7  Blends
1.1.8  Elastomers
1.1.9  Additives
1.2  Testing of Plastics
1.2.1  Mechanical Property Testing of Plastics
1.2.2  Impact Property Testing of Plastics
1.2.3  Thermal Property Testing of Plastics
1.3  Principles of Plastic Product Design
1.3.1  Rigidity of Plastics Materials
1.3.2  The Assessment of Maximum Service Temperature
1.3.3  Toughness
1.4  Summary

2  Styrenic Plastics

2.1  Background
2.1.1  Polystyrene
2.1.2  Acrylonitrile-Styrene-Acrylate (ASA)
2.1.3  Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN)
2.1.4  Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)
2.1.5  Styrene-Maleic Anhydride (SMA)
2.1.6  Styrenic Block Copolymers (SBCs)
2.1.7  Blends
2.2  Polystyrene
2.3  Acrylonitrile-Styrene-Acrylate (ASA)
2.4  Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN)
2.5  Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)
2.6  Styrene-Maleic-Anhydride (SMA)
2.7  Styrenic Block Copolymers (SBCs)
2.8  Styrenic Blends and Alloys

3  Polyether Plastics

3.1  Background
3.1.1  Polyoxymethylene (POM or Acetal Homopolymer)
3.1.2  Polyoxymethylene Copolymer (POM-Co or Acetal Copolymer)
3.1.3  Modifi  ed Polyphenylene Ether/Polyphenylene Oxides (PPE or PPO)
3.2  Acetals—Polyoxymethylene POM
3.3  Acetal-Copolymer
3.4  Modified PolypropyleneEther (PPE)

4  Polyesters

4.1  Background
4.1.1  Polycarbonate (PC)
4.1.2  Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
4.1.3  Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
4.1.4  Liquid Crystalline Polymers (LCPs)
4.1.5  Polycyclohexylene Dimethylene Terephthalate (PCT)
4.1.6  Polyester Blends and Alloys
4.2  Polycarbonate (PC)
4.3  Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
4.4  Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
4.5  Liquid Crystalline Polymers (LCPs)
4.6  Polycyclohexylene Dimethylene Terephthalate (PCT)

5  Polyimides

5.1  Background
5.1.1  Polyetherimide (PEI)
5.1.2  Polyamide-Imide (PAI)
5.1.3  Polyimide (PI)
5.1.4  Imide Polymer Blends
5.2  Polyetherimide (PEI)
5.3  Polyamide-Imide (PAI)
5.4  Polyimide (PI)

6  Polyamides (Nylons)

6.1  Background
6.1.1  Nylon 6
6.1.2  Nylon 11
6.1.3  Nylon 12
6.1.4  Nylon 66v
6.1.5  Nylon 610
6.1.6  Nylon 612
6.1.7  Nylon 666 or 66/6
6.1.8  Amorphous Nylon
6.1.9  Nylon 46
6.1.10 Polyphthalamide/High-Performance Polyamide(PPA)
6.1.11 Polyarylamide (PAA)
6.2  Nylon 6 (PA6)
6.3  Nylon 11 (PA11)
6.4  Nylon 12 (PA12)
6.5  Nylon 66 (PA66)
6.6  Nylon 610 (PA610)
6.7  Nylon 612 (PA612)
6.8  Nylon 6/66 (PA666)
6.9  Nylon Amorphous
6.10  Nylon 46 (PA46)
6.11  Polyphthalamide (PPA)
6.12  Polyarylamide (PAA)
6.13  Polyamide Blend (PPA)

7  Polyolefins and Acrylics

7.1  Background
7.1.1  Polyethylene (PE)
7.1.2  Polypropylene (PP)
7.1.3  Polytrimethyl Pentene (PTP)
7.1.4  Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE)
7.1.5  Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
7.1.6  Cyclic Olefi  n Copolymer (COC)
7.1.7  Polyacrylics
7.1.8  Other Olefi  n/Acrylic Polymers
7.2  Polyethylene (PE)
7.4  Polymethylpentene (PMP)
7.5  Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE)
7.6  Rigid Polyvinyl-Chloride (PVC)
7.7  Cyclic-Olefi  n-Copolymer (COC)
7.8  Polyacrylics

8  Thermoplastic Elastomers

8.1  Background
8.1.1  Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers (TPUs)
8.1.2  Thermoplastic Copolyester Elastomers (TPE-Es or COPEs)
8.1.3  Polyether Block Amide (PEBA) Thermoplastic Elastomers
8.2  Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers (TPU)
8.3  Thermoplastic Copolyester Elastomers (TPE-Es or COPEs)
8.4  Polyether Block Amide (PEBA) Thermoplastic Elastomers

9  Fluoropolymers

9.1  Background
9.1.1  Polytetrafl  uoroethylene (PTFE)
9.1.2  Polyethylene Chlorotrifl  uoroethylene (ECTFE)
9.1.3  Polyethylene Tetrafl  uoroethylene (ETFE)
9.1.4  Fluorinated-Ethylene-Propylene (FEP)
9.1.5  Perfl  uoro-Alkoxy (PFA)
9.1.6  Polychlorotrifl  uoroethylene (PCTFE)
9.1.7  Polyvinylidene-Fluoride (PVDF)
9.1.8  THV™
9.1.9  HTE
9.1.10 Fluoroplastic Melting Points
9.2  Polytetrafl  uoroethylene (PTFE)
9.3  Ethylene Chlorotrifl  uoroethylene (ECTFE)
9.4  Ethylene Tetrafl  uoroethylene (ETFE)
9.5  Fluorinated-Ethylene-Propylene (FEP)
9.6  Perfl  uoro Alkylvinylether (PFA)
9.7  Polychlorotrifl  uoroethylene (PCTFE)
9.8  Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF)

10 High Temperature Polymers

10.1  Background
10.1.1  Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
10.1.2  Polyethersulfone (PES)
10.1.3  PolyphenyleneSulfi  de (PPS)
10.1.4  Polysulfone (PSU)
10.1.5  Polybenzimidazole (PBI)
10.2  Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
10.3  Polyether Sulfone (PES)
10.4  Polyphenylene Sulfi  de (PPS)
10.5  Polysulfone (PSU)

11 Tables of Selected ISO 10350 Properties

11.1  Background
11.2  Polyolefi  ns and Acrylics
11.3   Thermoplastics Elastomers
11.4  Fluoropolymers
11.5 Miscellaneous High Temperature Plastics

12 Tables of Selected Thermal Properties

12.1  Background
12.2  Styrenic Plastics
12.3  Polyethers
12.4  Polyesters
12.5  Polyimides
12.6  Polyamides (Nylons)
12.7  Polyolefi  ns and Acrylics
12.8  Thermoplastic Elastomers
12.9  Fluoropolymers
12.10 Miscellaneous High Temperature Plastics

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