| Material | Application | Properties |
|---|---|---|
| ABS | Automotive (car body parts), goldclubs, (computer) casings | Impact resistant, tough, light weight, shock obsorbent, low creep |
| HDPE | Plastic bottles, corrosion-resistant piping | High specific strength |
| HIPS | Instrument panels and fittings, gasoline tanks, food industry | Versatile, impact-resistant, good machinability, low strenght, soft, low cost, dimensional stable |
| LDPE | Containers, packaging films Insulation and semiconductive layers | Flexible, resistant to acids/alcohols/bases/esters |
| PA 6.6 (Nylon) | Automotive, textiles | Extreme durable and strenght, impact resistant, moisture absorbant therefore dimensional unstable |
| PC | Safety covers, manifolds | Excellent impact resistance, transparent |
| PEEK | Ultra-high vacuum applications, Aerospace, bearings, piston parts, pumps | Robust, high temperature resistance, high strength, high stiffness, low creep |
| PEI | Electric isolators | Stable temperature resistance, high tensile strength, dimensionally stable |
| PETP | Thermoforming applications, bottles, industrial fibers | Semi-rigid to rigid, lightweight, sufficient gas-/moisture barrier, strong, impact resistant, wide intrinsic viscosity range |
| PI | Cryogenic applications, electric wiring, bushes, bearings, sockets | Thermal stability, very low creep, high tensile strength, flexible, insulating and passivation |
| PMMA | Alternative to glass, daylight redirection, medical | Light weight, shatter-resistant, easy handling and processing, low cost |
| POM | Gears, fasteners, lock systems, insulators, bobbins, connectors | High stiffness, low friction, dimension stable, high heat resistance, good electrical and dielectric properties, low water absorbtion, high abrasion resistance |
| PP | Kettles, durable folders/boxes, ropes, flexural hinge containers | Fatigue resistant; dielectric; chemical leaching, heat and corrosion resistant, low density, impact resistant, freezing resistant, colorfast |
| PS | Protective packaging, containers, lids, bottles, trays, tumblers | Rigid or foamed, hard and brittle, poor oxygen/water vapor barrier, low melting point |
| PTFE (Teflon) | Plain bearings, gears, slide plates, sealing gaskets | Heavyweight, anti-stick, low-friction, excellent dielectric properties, non-reactive, hydrophobic, high creep |
| PVC | Tanks, valve bodies, pump components | No moisture absorption, chemical and corosion-resistant |
| PVDF | Sensors/batteries, thermal cameras, electrical wire insulation | Lightweight and lowcost fluorpolymer, strong piezoelectricity, negative d33 value, good electric isolation, low optical density |
| Material | Name | E [GPa] | ρ [kg/dm3] | σyield [MPa] | Tmax [°C]* | α [μm/m/K] | λ [W/m/K] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABS | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene copolymer | 2.2 | 1.05 | 35 | 88 | 90 | 0.19 |
| HDPE | High density polyethylene | 0.9 | 0.96 | 26 - 33 | 120 | 130 | 0.45 |
| HIPS | High Impact polystyrene | 2 | 1.04 | 23 | 83 | 81 | 0.18 |
| LDPE | Low density polyethylene | 0.6 | 0.93 | 20 | 80 | 200 | 0.35 |
| PA 6.6 | Polyamide (nylon) 6.6 | 1.8 | 1.13 | 55 | 75 | 85 | 0.20 |
| PC | Polycarbonate | 2.1 | 1.22 | 60 | 115 | 65 | 0.21 |
| PEEK | Polyetheretherketone | 3.7 | 1.3 | 90 | 181 | 45 | 0.25 |
| PEI | Polyetherimide | 2.96 | 1.29 | 105 | 180 | 50 | 0.22 |
| PETP | Polyethyleneterephthalate | 2.9 | 1.37 | 60 | 100 | 70 | 0.24 |
| PI | Polyimide | 3.2 | 1.43 | 80 | 266 | 55 | 0.52 |
| PMMA | Polymethylmethacrylaat | 3.3 | 1.18 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 0.19 |
| POM | Polyoxymethylene | 4.5 | 1.42 | 65 | 107 | 120 | 0.29 |
| PP | Polypropylene | 1.4 | 0.90 | 20 - 37 | 100 | 180 | 0.15 |
| PS | Polystyrene | 3.3 | 1.05 | 44 | 88 | 70 | 0.15 |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluorethylene | 0.5 | 2.17 | 23 | 245 | 13 | 0.124 |
| PVC | Polyvinylchloride | 3.1 | 1.38 | 45 | 70 | 80 | 0.16 |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidenefluoride | 2.0 | 1.76 | 45 | 148 | 112 | 0.12 |