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Polymer Periodic Table PDF
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chemistry and enabled chemists to see the relationship between structure and TANGRAM Consulting
properties of the basic elements.
Polymers also have a strong relationship between structure and properties and this
‘Periodic Table of Polymers’ is a first attempt to provide a simple codification of the
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basic polymer types and structures.
The diversity of polymer types makes it impossible to include all of the variations in
one simple table and this table only includes the most common polymers. Periodic Table of Thermoplastics
KEY
TS = Tensile Strength at Yield @ 23oC
EAB =
TM =
Elongation at break
Tensile Modulus @ 23oC
Increasing performance
LTST = Long Term Service Temperature
HDT = Heat Deflection Temperature @ 1.8 MPa
Cost = Relative Cost
Random molecular PS-HI PS-GP ABS SAN PMMA PPO (Modified) PC PAR PSU PES PPSU
High Impact General Purpose Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Acrylonitrile Polymethylmethacrylate Polyphenylene Oxide Polycarbonate Polyarylate Polysulphone Polyethersulphone Polyethersulphone
orientation in both Polystyrene Polystyrene Styrene (Copolymer) (Copolymer) (Acrylic) (Block copolymer)
TS: 19 - 33 MPa TS: 40 - 50 MPa TS: 40 - 60 MPa TS: 47 - 72 MPa TS: 56 - 70 MPa TS: 40 - 90 MPa TS: 55 - 75 MPa TS: 68 - 71 MPa TS: 70 - 76 MPa TS: 70 - 95 MPa TS: 83 MPa
molten and solid EAB: 40 - 50% EAB: < 3% EAB: 3 - 20% EAB: 2.0 - 10% EAB: 3.0 - 3.5% EAB: 10 - 60% EAB: 110 - 120% EAB: 50 - 100% EAB: 10 - 80% EAB: 40 - 80% EAB: 40 - 80%
phases. TM: 1.8 GPa TM: 3.2 - 3.5 GPa TM: 2.0 - 2.6 GPa TM: 2.3 - 4.1 GPa TM: 3.0 GPa TM: 2.0 - 5.4 GPa TM: 1.6 - 2.4 GPa TM: 2.0 - 2.2 GPa TM: 1.5 - 2.7 GPa TM: 2.4 - 2.6 GPa TM: 2.65 GPa
LTST: 55 - 60oC LTST: 70 - 85oC LTST: 80 - 95oC LTST: 55 - 60oC LTST: 90oC LTST: 80 - 260oC LTST: 95 - 154oC LTST: 130 - 150oC LTST: 150 - 180oC LTST: 180 - 220 oC LTST: 180oC
HDT = 60 - 80oC HDT: 72 - 82oC HDT = 90 - 100oC HDT = 84 - 95oC HDT = 85 - 95oC HDT = 129oC HDT = 135 - 140oC HDT = 165 - 175oC HDT = 160 - 174oC HDT = 200 - 210oC HDT = 204oC
Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost:
TM: 0.002 - 0.020 GPa TM: 1.8 - 2.0 GPa TM: 2.0 GPa TM: 2.3 - 2.9 GPa TM: 1.8 GPa TM: 2.7 - 4.5 GPa TM: 2.5 - 8.8 GPa TM: 1.3 - 4 GPa TM: 4.0 - 6.5 GPa
LTST: 50oC LTST: 60oC LTST: 100oC LTST: 82 - 120oC LTST: 65 - 77oC LTST: 170 - 215oC LTST: 220 - 280oC LTST: 260 - 300oC LTST: 260 - 400oC
General HDT: 20 oC HDT = 67oC HDT = 105oC HDT = 82 - 120oC HDT = 70 - 77oC HDT = 200 - 215oC HDT = 275 - 280oC HDT = 280 - 360oC HDT = 220oC
Characteristics Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost:
Soften gradually.
Generally transparent. PVC-U CA CAB CAP CP PET-G PVC-UX PVC-C
Lower Tensile Strength Unplasticised Cellulose Acetate Cellulose Acetate Cellulose Acetate Cellulose Propionate Glycolised Polyethylene Crosslinked Chlorinated
Polyvinylchloride Butyrate Propionate terephthlate Unplasticised PVC Polyvinylchloride
and Tensile Modulus. TS: 45 - 55 MPa TS: 30 - 55 MPa TS: 26 - 50 MPa TS: 26 - 47 MPa TS: 30 - 45 MPa TS: 55 MPa TS: 28 - 40 MPa TS: 53 - 58 MPa
Lower Density. EAB: 25 - 60 % EAB: 5 - 55% EAB: 8 - 80% EAB: 30 - 100% EAB: 45 - 65% EAB: 300% EAB: 150 % EAB: 25 - 45%
Low Creep Resistance. TM: 2.50 - 3.02 GPa TM: 1.6 GPa TM: 0.7 - 1.5 GPa TM: 0.7 - 1.5 GPa TM: 0.8 - 1.5 GPa TM: GPa TM: 2.5 - 3.0 GPa TM: 2.6 - 2.7 GPa
LTST: 60 - 70 oC LTST: 45 - 70oC LTST: 75 - 100oC LTST: 75 - 100oC LTST: 68 - 100oC LTST: 60oC LTST: 70 - 95oC LTST: 90 - 110oC
High Dimensional HDT: 70oC
HDT: 64 - 70oC HDT: 48 - 65oC HDT: 62 - 70oC HDT: 45 - 75oC HDT: 61 - 73oC HDT: 120oC HDT: 105oC
Stability. Cost:
Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost:
Increasing crystallinity
Polyethylene Polyethylene Acrylate terephthlate (Nylon 6) (Nylon 66) (Aromatic copolyester) chlorotrifluoroethylene trifluoroethylene
TS: 12.5 MPa TS: 34 - 400 MPa TS: 9 - 12 MPa TS: 30 - 105 Mpa TS: 40 - 50 MPa TS: 40 - 86 MPa TS: 55 - 165 Mpa TS: 15 - 30 MPa TS: 42 - 48 MPa TS: 30 - 40 MPa TS: 17 - 21 MPa
EAB: 700% EAB: 400 - 700% EAB: 750 - 800% EAB: 250% EAB: 150 - 250% EAB: 4.8 - 300% EAB: 1.3 - 2.8% EAB: 300% EAB: 200% EAB: 175% EAB: 140 - 400%
TM: 0.002 GPa TM: 0.10 - 0.20 GPa TM: 0.03 GPa TM: 1.5 - 5.2 GPa TM: 1.2 - 2.8 GPa TM: 0.7 - 5.5 GPa TM: 2 - 20 GPa TM: 0.60 GPa TM: 1.4 GPa TM: 1.3 GPa TM: 0.35 - 0.75 GPa
LTST: 60oC LTST: 60oC LTST: 55oC LTST: 65 - 120oC LTST: 80 - 120oC LTST: 60 - 200oC LTST: 230oC LTST: 260oC LTST: 140 - 166oC LTST: 140 - 150oC LTST: 250 - 260oC
HDT = 25oC HDT = 75 - 95oC HDT = 59oC HDT: 70oC HDT = 60 - 90oC HDT = 50 - 150oC HDT: 200oC HDT = 48 - 60oC HDT = 63 - 67oC HDT = 67 - 75oC HDT = 50 - 60oC
Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost:
General
Characteristics PP PP PET PA 6/10 PA 6/12 POM EVOH PPS FEP ETFE PVDF
Sharp melting point. Polypropylene Polypropylene Crystalline Polyethylene- Polyamide 6/10 Polyamide 6/12 Polyoxymethylene Ethylene-vinyl Alcohol Polyphenylene Sulphide Fluorinated Ethylene- Polyvinylidenefluoride
(Homopolymer) (Copolymer) terephthlate (Nylon 6/10) (Nylon 6/12) (Acetal Copolymer) ethylene-propylene tetrafluoroethylene
Generally translucent TS: 33 MPa TS: 25 MPa TS: 57 - 75Mpa TS: 50 - 60 MPa TS: 17 - 60 MPa TS: 62 - 70 MPa TS: 37 - 205 MPa TS: 69 - 124 MPa TS: 15 - 21 MPa TS: 35 - 45 MPa TS: 30 - 55 MPa
or opaque. EAB: 150% EAB: 300% EAB: 50 - 200% EAB: 70 - 150% EAB: 4 - 600% EAB: 20 - 75% EAB: 100 - 330% EAB: 1 - 5% EAB: 240 - 350% EAB: 200 - 500% EAB: 50%
Higher Tensile TM: 1.5 GPa TM: 1.2 GPa TM: 2.47 - 3.0 GPa TM: 1.5 - 2.8 GPa TM: 0.29 - 5.5 GPa TM: 2.8 - 3.1 GPa TM: 1.9 - 3.5 GPa TM: 2.2 - 5.5 GPa TM: 0.35 - 0.50 GPa TM: 1.00 GPa TM: 1.3 GPa
Strength and Tensile LTST: 100oC LTST: 90oC LTST: 63 - 100oC LTST: 60 - 110oC LTST: 42 - 190oC LTST: 104oC LTST: 80 - 100oC LTST: 190 - 260oC LTST: 60 - 204oC LTST: 160oC LTST: 150oC
Modulus. HDT = 65oC HDT = 60oC HDT: 63 - 100oC HDT = 65 - 85oC HDT = 50 - 90oC HDT = 110oC HDT =70 - 90oC HDT = 174oC HDT = 48 - 60oC HDT = 90oC HDT = 75 - 82oC
Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost:
Higher Density.
High Creep Resistance.
PE-HD POM
Low Dimensional High Density Polyoxymethylene
Stability. Polyethylene (Acetal Homopolymer)
High fatigue TS: 10 - 50 MPa TS: 67 - 85 MPa
resistance. EAB: 400 - 800% EAB: 15 - 70%
TM: 0.18 - 1.6 GPa TM: 2.9 - 3.6 GPa
Difficult to bond using LTST: 55oC LTST: 85 oC
adhesives and solvents HDT = 46oC HDT = 124oC
(low surface energy). Cost: Cost:
KEY TO MAJOR POLYMER FAMILIES: Styrenes Polyolefins Vinyls Cellulosics Polyesters Polyamides Acrylics Polycarbonates Acetals Polysulphones Imides Fluoropolymers
This table is for comparison only and no responsibility can be taken for the accuracy or the use of the information contained herein. Copyright: Tangram Technology Ltd. (www.tangram.co.uk). The table may be freely reproduced for non-profit purposes provided full acknowledgement of the copyright is given. Comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Issue 7: February 2008