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Epoxies are thermosetting polymers with excellent mechanical, electrical and adhesive properties and good resistance to heat and chemical attack. They are used for adhesives (Araldite), surface coatings and, when filled with other materials such as…

Styrene Butadiene Copolymer Rubber (SBR) is the synthetic rubber that is most widely used and has the highest production volume. It is nearly always compounded with reinforcing fillers such as carbon black.
Strengths - When filled, its strength…

Butyl Rubbers (IIR) are synthetics that resemble natural rubber (NR) in properties. They have good resistance to abrasion, tearing and flexing, with exceptionally low gas permeability and useful properties up to 150 C. They have low dielectric…

ABS (Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) is tough, resilient, and easily molded. It is usually opaque, although some grades can now be transparent, and it can be given vivid colors. ABS-PVC alloys are tougher than standard ABS and, in…

Cellulose is one of the main structural polymers in plants (specifically that of wood or cotton). These natural fibers are treated with acids to produce a resin, a process called 'esterification'. Cellulose acetate (CA), cellulose acetate butyrate…

Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) is a thermoplastic produced by chlorination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin which is significantly more flexible and can withstand higher temperatures than standard PVC. Uses include hot and cold water pipes…

A polymer very similar to PTFE and PFA, FEP is sold under the brandname Teflon FEP. Compared to PTFE and PFA, more flexible, lower tensile strength, softer, and lower melting points.

Ionomers, introduced by DuPont in 1964, are flexible thermoplastics but they have ionic cross-links, from which they derive their name. Their thermoplastic character allows them to be processed by blow molding, injection molding and thermoforming,…

Natural Rubber was known to the natives of Peru many centuries ago and is now one of Malaysia's main exports. It made the fortune of Giles Macintosh who, in 1825, devised the rubber-coated waterproof coat the still bears his name. Latex, the sap of…

Nitrile rubber, also known as Buna-N, Perbunan, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, and NBR, is a synthetic rubber copolymer of acrylonitrile (ACN) and butadiene. Trade names include Nipol, Krynac, and Europrene.

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