Acrylic-Butadiene-Styrene-copolymers (ABS) Ethylene-Chlorotrifluoroethylene-Fluorocopolymer (ECTFE) Ethylene–Tetrafluoroethylene-Fluorocopolymer (ETFE) Ethylene-Tetrafluoroethylene-Hexafluoropropylene-Fluoroterpolymer (EFEP) Ethylene-Vinyl-Alcohol-Copolymer (EVOH) High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) High-Density-Polyethylene, HDPE (hard PE) Ultra Low Density Polyethylene (ULDPE) Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Parylene Perflourated-dimethyl-dioxole/Tetraflourinated-ethylene-copolymer (PDD/TFE) Poly-acrylic-acid Poly-acrylic-acid-amide Polyamide (PA) Polyamide-Imide (PAI) Polyarylate (PAR) Polybutene (Polybutylene, PB) Polybutylene-Terephthalate (PBT) Polycarbonates (PC) Polychlorinated Terphenylenes (PCT) Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) Polycyclohexylenedimethylene-Ethylene-Terephthalat Polyester (general) Polyether-Block-Amide (PEBA) Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Polyetherimide (PEI) Polyethersulfone (PESU) Polyetherurethane (EU) Polyethylene (PE) Polyethyleneglycol Polyethylenenaphthalate (PEN) Polyethylenesuccinate (PES) Polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) Polyketone (PK) Poly-Methyl-Methacrylate (PMMA) Poly-Phenylene-oxide (PPO) Poly-Phenylene-sulfide (PPS) Polypropylene (PP) Polystyrene (PS) Polysulfone (PSU) Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Poly-Vinylacetate Poly-Vinylalcohol (PVA) Poly-Vinylchloride (PVC) Polyvinylfluoride (PVF) Poly-Vinylidene-Chloride (PVDC) Polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF) Acidic Acrylic-acid-ionomers of ethylene Foamable polystyrene (EPS) Structure formula FKM-terpolymer Styrene-Acrylic-Nitrile-Copolymer (SAN) Styrene-Butadiene-Copolymer (SB) Tetrafluoroethylene-Hexafluoropropylene-Copolymer (FEP) Tetrafluoroethylene-Hexafluoropropylene-Vinylidenefluoride- Fluoroterpolymer (TFB) Tetrafluoroethylene-Perfluorodimethyldioxole- Fluorocopolymer (TFE/PDD) Tetrafluoroethylene-Perfluoropropylevinylether-Fluorocopolymer (PFA) Tetrafluoroethylene-Perfluorovinylsulfonicacid- Fluorocopolymer (TFE/PVS) Tetrafluorinated ethylene (TFE) Vinylfluoride Tetrafluoroethylene Fluorocopolymer (VF/TFE) Vinylidenefluoride Hexafluorobutylene Fluorocopolymer (VDF/hexafluorobutylene) Vinylidenefluoride Trifluoroethylene Fluorocopolymer (VDF/TrFE) Vinylidenefluoride-Chlorotrifluoroethylene-Fluoropolymer (VDF/CTFE) Vinylidenefluoride-Hexafluoropropylene-Fluorocopolymer (VDF/HFP)
Description: TFB is a thermoplastic fluoroterpolymer, which consists of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and vinylidenefluoride (VDF). TFB is also known as THV® from Dyneon. The
Description: Produced by hydrolysing ethylene-vinyl-acetate polymers. EVOH features good barrier qualities, mechanical stability, elasticity, brightness, transparence and resistance to weather and abrasion. Usage: Packagings and
Description: PPOs are a family of amorphous, intransparent, light-grey-colored thermoplastics. They feature an outstanding stability at high temperatures and therefore can be applied within a
Description: Raw PE can be obtained in form of a milky white, partly crystalline powder by polymerisation of ethylene (high-pressure, mid-pressure and normal-pressure method). It
Description: Odourless, transparent and thermoplastic fluorocopolymer consisting of vinylidenefluoride and hexafluoropropylene. Usage: envelope for fibre-glass circuit envelope for cupper cables Formula: Category:Thermoplastic
Description: Containing a quite small number of ionised acid groups, these ionomers are characterised by good flexibility and impact strength within a wide range of
Description: Thermoplastic of milky white color that feels like wax. Because of its special properties, this material has a unique position compared to other thermoplastics.
Description: Flexible and linear structured polyolefines; the homopolymers are produced from But-1-en, the copolymers contain ethylenes. Some of their important characteristics are: excellent resistance to
Description: A polybutylene succinate produced from blown film has large anisotropy of the tensile strength between the longitudinal and transverse directions and is characterized by
Description: PSU, an amorphous thermoplastic, belongs to the family of high temperature resistant polymers and contains sulfone (-SO2-) and ether (-O-) functions between the partly
Description: Linear structured polyesters of the carbonic acid which combine many properties of metals, glass and plastics. They are transparent and feature a very good
Description: PET is often just called polyester. The material is hard and stiff, rigid, resistant to deformation and only little water-absorbant. PET features a good
Description: This thermoplastic features the following properties: mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness, high durability at high temperatures, good resistance to chemicals and a consistent low flammability
Description: This semi-cyrstalline, white or whiteish looking polyester composed of dimethyl-therephthalate and butanediole can be compared to polyethylene-therephthalate (PET) concerning its composition as well as
Description: Polyvinylfluoride (PVF) is a fluorine-containing polymer. PVF is a thermoplastic and belongs to the fluorine synthetic class of polymers. By polymerizationreaction the vinylfluoirde molecules
Description: Since 1988 FEP is the abbreviate form for coplymers consisting of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and hexafluoropropylene (HFP). FEP is a thermoplastic copolymer, which is characterized
Description: A general characterisation is impractical because of the wide range of possible modifications. The production of polyesters is done by linking the monomers via
Description: This polymer made of propylene has a structure similar to the one of PE but each second carbon atom of the backbone is linked
Description: Amorphous, flavourless and odourless plastic which is obtained by radical polimerisation or, on a large scale, by emulsifying polymerisation of acidic acid vinyl ester.
Description: Produced by vapor-phase-polymerisation of p-xylene. The main component is Parylene-N (poly-p-xylylene), a highly criystalline material with a linear structure. Usage: Encapsulating of electronic and
Description: SB (SBR = styrene-butadiene-rubber) consists of Butadiene and more than 50% Styrene. They feature good transparency and resilience and can be easily processed. Usage:
Descpription: Transparent, amporphous copolyester (synthetic resin) composed of cyclohexylene-dimethyldiole and therephthalic acid featureing a very good resistance to high tempertures. Usage: Bags Formula: Category:Thermoplastic
Description: ECTFE is a fluorinecopolymer, which consists of ethylene and chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE). This partially fluorinated, semi-crystalline fluorinecopolymer offers a unique combination between mechanical properties, chemical
Description: EFEP is a transparent terpolymer, which is consisting of ethylene, tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and hexafluoropropylene (HFP). Due to his resistance to atmospheric corrosion and his
Description: PAIs are amorphous high-performance polymers with linear structured, mainly aromatic molecules and a high heat resistance. They feature good high-temperature-properties as well as a
Description: Amorphous, transparent, amber-colored high-performance thermoplatic with a cyclic structure, containing aromatic diethers, dianhydrides and aromatic diamines. Compared to PEEK, it is less temperature-resistant and
Description: Aliphatic polymers composed of carbon monoxide, ethylene and minor amounts of other aliphatic olefines. This unique new family of semi-crystalline polymers features many properties
Description: E/TFE is a semi-crystalline, transparent and thermoplastic fluorinecopolymer, which is characterised by resistance to chemicals, good mechanical properties and good resistance to atmospheric corrosion.
Description: PEBA owns rubber-like properties but can be processed just like common thermoplastics. Usages: Being both an elastomer and a thermoplastic, PEBA onwns rubber-like properties
Description: The LDPE polymer is largely branched, which forces the molecules to be packed rather loosely. The result is a plastic material with a low
Description: PVA is synthesised either by polymerisation-analogue reactions or on a large scale by transesterification and hydrolysis of vinylacetates in alkaline media (preferred solvent: methanol).
Descpription: ABS consist of a framing phase of Styrene-Acrylnitrile-Copolymer (SAN) in which an elastic Phase of butadiene-homo- or copolymers is dispersed. The coherent SAN-Matrix provides
Description: Polyester which is very similar to PET but more temperature-resistant. PEN is a semi-crystalline and transparent plastic with an either crystal-clear or sometimes slightly
Description: Copolymer composed of aprox. 70% styrene and 30% acrylic nitrile. Usage: housewares medical parts electronic parts Formulas: Category:Thermoplastic
Description: Available as hard or soft modification, this polymer features a good resistance to oils (except essential oils) and mostly very low permeability rates for
Description: PVDF is a semi-crystalline fluoroplastic and belongs the thermoplastic materials. (PVDF is not injection-mouldable). It is characterised by a outstanding durability in a chemical
Description: PAs are a group of semi-cyrstalline engineering thermoplastics which are quite similar to each other. They are produced by polimersing linear structured aliphatic or,
Description: These plastics are produced by cationic or anionic polymersation of ethyleneoxide. Depending on their molecular weight, they are obtained in form of either colourless,
Description: VDF/CTFE is a fluorinecopolymer consisting of vinylidenenfluoride and chlorotrifluoroethylene. This special thermoplastic fluorinepolymer is characterized by an excellent flexibility, a high notches impact strength
Description: Thermoplastic fluorocopolymer consisting of vinylidenefluoride and hexafluorobutylene. This copolymer is also established as CM-X. Category:Thermoplastic
Description: The most important properties of this thermoplastic gained of cyclohexylendimethylenediole, ethyleneglycole and therephthalic acid are: hardness, an enourmous impact-strength and resistance to chemical substances,
Description: Thermoplastic fluorocopolymer consisting of vinylfluoride and tetrafluoroethylene. Formula: Category:Thermoplastic
Description: Plastic that is produced by peroxide-catalysed polymerisation of acrylic acid in aqueous solution or by hydrolysing poly-acrylic-acid-chloride or poly-acrylic-amide. Pure poly-acrylic-acid can be obtained
Description: Half crystalline, whitish, half transparent functional thermoplastic with properties similar to those of low-density-PE (LDPE, soft PE). In contrast to LDPE, HDPE is significatnly
Description: Produced by radical polymerisation of acrylic amide in aqueous solution, poly-acrylic-acid-amide can be obtained as a white, odorless powder. It is well soluble in
Description: HDPE shows no or little branchings, so that the molecules are densely packed. In consequence, the resulting polymer features a rigid structure. Usage: bottles
Description: PPS is a highly crystalline, linear structured thermoplastic composed of alternating sulfur atoms and phenylene rings in a para substitution pattern. This means that
Description: TFE/PDD is a thermoplastic, amorphous fluorocopolymer, which is also known under the name TEFLON®AF by DuPont. TFE/PDD is a copolymer consists of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE)
Description: TFE/PVS is modified PTFE and was produced first-time by DuPont. It is a thermoplastic fluoropolymer, which consists of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and perfluorovinylsulfonicacid. TFE/PVS was
Description: PTFE (also called “Teflon”) is a non-inflammable plastic that is completely insoluble and inswellable within any type of solvent. It is resistant to all
Description: Amourphos, transparent and colorless high-perfomance thermoplastic which is both hard and rigid but also refractory and notch-sensitive. PMMA features a good resistance to grinding
Description: Ultra- and very low density polyethylene are linear structured polyethylenes with a density lower than 0,880g per inch. These semi-crystalline (i.e. normally 50% crystalline),
Description: Thermoplastic fluorocopolymer constisting of vinylidenefluoride and trifluoroethylene Formula: Category:Thermoplastic
Descpription: Amorphous, transparent, light-amber-colored high-performance thermoplastic. PESU features a little resistance to pressure and has a tendency towards forming stress cracks. Its resistance to thermal
Description: Thermoplastic of milky white color that feels like wax. Because of its special properties, this material has a unique position compared to other thermoplastics.View
Description: PFA is a semi-crystalline, perfluorinated copolymer, which consists of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and perfluoropropylvinylether. Due to the high fluorine fraction in the copolymer, PFA has
Description: PCTFE is made from chlorotrifluoroethylene by suspension-polymerization or by emulsion-polymerization with a redox-indicator or a peroxide as starting reagent. PCTFE is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic.
Description: Foaming agent is n-pentane. For other details on polysterene see the respective link (polystyrene, PS). Category:Thermoplastic
Description: Amorphous thermoplastic based on therephtalic acid, phthalic acid and bisphenole A groups implemented in the polymer chain; PAR is a weather resistant, partly aromatic
Description: PS consists of polymerised styrene monomers with or without functional groups. It is strong, rigid, refractory and very notch-sensitive polymer that features an excellent
