1;Preface;8 2;Contents;10 3;1 Introduction to Industrial Polymers;16 3.1;1.1 Beginning of Industrial Polymers;17 3.2;1.2 Polymer Families;19 3.3;1.3 Thermoplastic Polymers;20 3.3.1;1.3.1 Classifi cation of Polymers by Performance;20 3.3.2;1.3.2 Molecular Structure of Industrial Polymers;22 3.4;1.4 Manufacturing of Industrial Polymers;23 3.5;1.5 Compounding the Industrial Polymers;27 3.6;1.6 Additives;28 3.7;1.7 Fillers and Reinforcements;29 3.8;1.8 Impact Modifi ers;30 3.9;1.9 Colorants;30 4;2 Polymeric Materials;32 4.1;2.1 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-StyreneCopolymer (ABS);32 4.1.1;2.1.1 Advantages of ABS;33 4.1.2;2.1.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of ABS;34 4.1.3;2.1.3 Typical Applications of ABS;34 4.2;2.2 Acetal (POM, Polyacetal);35 4.2.1;2.2.1 Advantages of Acetal;38 4.2.2;2.2.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of Acetal;38 4.2.3;2.2.3 Typical Applications of Acetal;38 4.3;2.3 Polymethyl Metacrylate (Acrylic, PMMA);40 4.3.1;2.3.1 Advantages of Acrylic;41 4.3.2;2.3.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of Acrylic;41 4.3.3;2.3.3 Typical Applications of Acrylic;42 4.4;2.4 High Temperature Nylon (HTN);42 4.4.1;2.4.1 Advantages of HTN;43 4.4.2;2.4.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of HTN;44 4.4.3;2.4.3 Typical Applications of HTN;44 4.5;2.5 Ionomer Polymers;45 4.5.1;2.5.1 Advantages of Ionomers;46 4.5.2;2.5.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of Ionomers;46 4.5.3;2.5.3 Typical Applications of Ionomers;47 4.6;2.6 Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP);47 4.6.1;2.6.1 Advantages of LCP;48 4.6.2;2.6.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of LCP;48 4.6.3;2.6.3 Typical Applications of LCP;49 4.7;2.7 Polyamide (PA, Nylon);49 4.7.1;2.7.1 Advantages of Nylon;52 4.7.2;2.7.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of Nylon;52 4.7.3;2.7.3 Typical Applications of Nylon;53 4.8;2.8 Polyetherimide (PEI);55 4.8.1;2.8.1 Advantages of PEI;56 4.8.2;2.8.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PEI;56 4.8.3;2.8.3 Typical Applications of PEI;57 4.9;2.9 Polyarylate (PAR);57 4.9.1;2.9.1 Advantages of PAR;59 4.9.2;2.9.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PAR;59 4.9.3;2.9.3 Typical Applications of PAR;60 4.10;2.10 Polyetherether Ketone (PEEK);60 4.10.1;2.10.1 Advantages of PEEK;61 4.10.2;2.10.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PEEK;62 4.10.3;2.10.3 Typical Applications of PEEK;62 4.11;2.11 Polycarbonate (PC);62 4.11.1;2.11.1 Advantages of PC;64 4.11.2;2.11.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PC;64 4.11.3;2.11.3 Typical Applications of PC;65 4.12;2.12 Modifi ed Polyphenylene Oxide (PPO);66 4.12.1;2.12.1 Advantages of PPO;67 4.12.2;2.12.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PPO;68 4.12.3;2.12.3 Typical Applications of PPO;68 4.13;2.13 Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT);69 4.13.1;2.13.1 Advantages of PBT;70 4.13.2;2.13.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PBT;70 4.13.3;2.13.3 Typical Applications of PBT;70 4.14;2.14 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET);71 4.14.1;2.14.1 Advantages of PET;73 4.14.2;2.14.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PET;74 4.14.3;2.14.3 Typical Applications of PET;74 4.15;2.15 Polyethylene (PE);74 4.15.1;2.15.1 Advantages of PE;76 4.15.2;2.15.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PE;76 4.15.3;2.15.3 Typical Applications of PE;77 4.16;2.16 Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA);78 4.17;2.17 Ethylene N-Butyl Acrylate (ENBA);78 4.18;2.18 Ethylene Methyl Acrylate (EMA);79 4.19;2.19 Ethylene Ethyl Acrylate (EEA);79 4.20;2.20 Ultrahigh Molecular WeightPolyethylene (UHMWPE);79 4.21;2.21 Metallocene Polyethylene (MPE);79 4.22;2.22 Polytetrafl uoroethylene (PTFE);80 4.22.1;2.22.1 Advantages of PTFE;83 4.22.2;2.22.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PTFE;83 4.22.3;2.22.3 Typical Applications of PTFE;84 4.23;2.23 Polyphenylene Sulfi de (PPS);85 4.23.1;2.23.1 Advantages of PPS;86 4.23.2;2.23.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PPS;86 4.23.3;2.23.3 Typical Applications of PPS;87 4.24;2.24 Polypropylene (PP);87 4.24.1;2.24.1 Advantages of PP;89 4.24.2;2.24.2 Disadvantages and Limitations of PP;89 4.24.3;2.24.3 Typical Applications of PP;90 4.25;2.25 Polystyrene (PS);91 4.25.1;2.25.1 Advantages of PS;92 4.25.2;2.25.2 Disadvantage