Critical Surface Tension Components

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This table highlights the critical surface tension, surface free energy, contact angles with water, and Hansen Solubility Parameters with interaction radius for a variety of polymers. For all columns except polymer name, CAS #, change in surface tension per degree Celsius (dγ/dt), and total Hansen Solubility Parameter (δ) the first row of data for each material is the average of surveyed values; the second row shows the standard deviation, with the number of data points (n) in parentheses. For n = 1, no standard deviation figure is shown. Click on any column's footnote for details. Click on any polymer name for original research results. An analogous table, which shows polar/dispersion and acid—base components of surface energy, can be seen here. Comments on methodology and the like can be found here.

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Critical Surface Tension, Surface Free Energy, Contact Angles with Water, and Hansen Solubility Parameters for Various Polymers

Name⁽¹⁾	CAS #⁽²⁾	γ_c⁽³⁾	γ_S⁽⁴⁾	dγ/dt⁽⁵⁾	θ_W^Y⁽⁶⁾	θ_W^A⁽⁷⁾	θ_W^R⁽⁸⁾	dθ_W ⁽⁹⁾	δ⁽¹⁰⁾	δ_D⁽¹¹⁾	δ_P⁽¹²⁾	δ_H⁽¹³⁾	R_o⁽¹⁴⁾
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)	9003-56-9	38.5	42.0	-	89.7	72.0	-	-	19.2	17.0	5.7	6.8	9.4
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)		-(1)	4.70(8)		-(1)	-(1)				0.92(2)	4.17(2)	0.49(2)	2.19(2)
Aluminum foil ^(f)	7429-90-5	-	41.2	-	81.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aluminum foil ^(f)			2.47(2)		4.60(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amorphous fluoropolymer (Teflon AF)	-	-	-	-	-	117.5	90.3	27.1	-	-	-	-	-
Amorphous fluoropolymer (Teflon AF)						5.67(5)	3.42(5)	9.13(5)
Aramid (Kevlar)	26125-61-1	-	45.7	-	-	63.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aramid (Kevlar)			1.76(3)			3.54(2)
Cellophane	9005-81-6	-	45.4	-	-	-	-	-	28.5	16.1	18.5	14.5	9.3
Cellophane			-(1)							-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Cellulose acetate (CA)	9004-35-7	37.5	41.1	-	54.5	-	-	-	23.5	17.1	13.1	9.4	10.6
Cellulose acetate (CA)		2.12(2)	3.37(5)		-(1)					1.58(4)	4.41(4)	3.81(4)	2.96(4)
Cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB)	9004-36-8	-	34.0	-	-	-	-	-	22.2	17.2	13.8	2.8	12.6
Cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB)			-(1)							-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Cellulose triacetate	9012-09-3	48.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cellulose triacetate		-(1)
Eicosane	112-95-8	-	28.9	-0.0833^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eicosane			-(1)
Epoxies	-	44.5	45.3	-	54.0	87.5	-	-	24.1	19.2	10.9	9.6	11.1
Epoxies		0.71(2)	4.21(6)		-(1)	3.54(2)				2.53(13)	2.37(13)	2.66(13)	3.98(13)
Ethyl cellulose	9004-57-3	-	30.3	-	-	84.5	-	-	20.4	19.0	5.6	4.9	7.9
Ethyl cellulose			2.40(2)			-(1)				1.56(2)	1.84(2)	1.41(2)	2.83(2)
Ethyl methacrylate (EMA)	97-63-2	-	42.0	-	-	74.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ethyl methacrylate (EMA)			1.06(2)			-(1)
Ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM)	25038-36-2	-	32.5	-	91.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM)		4.31(2)		-(1)
Fluorinated ethylene polypropylene (FEP)	25067-11-2	19.1	18.5	-	105.7	112.7	98.5	14.8	19.6	19.0	4.0	3.0	4.0
Fluorinated ethylene polypropylene (FEP)		1.27(2)	2.25(7)		4.54(6)	5.03(4)	5.28(4)	1.31(3)		-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Hexatriacontane	630-06-8	20.6	22.8	-0.066^(c)	108.2	109.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hexatriacontane		1.30(6)	5.03(9)		4.03(2)	-(1)
2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA, ethylene glycol monoacrylate)	867-77-9	-	56.8	-	-	59.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		1.20(2)			-(1)
Nafion	31175-20-9	-	-	-	-	90.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nafion						4.80(4)
Nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate)	9004-70-0	-	42.7	-	-	54.7	20.0	34.7	23.5	16.2	14.1	9.5	10.7
Nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate)			4.10(3)			11.0(3)	22.5(3)	12.1(3)		1.06(2)	0.85(2)	1.06(2)	1.13(2)
Nylon 2 (polyglycine)	25718-94-9	-	50.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nylon 2 (polyglycine)			-(1)
Nylon 4	24938-56-5	-	48.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nylon 4			-(1)
Nylon 6 (polycaprolactum, aramid 6)	25038-54-4	43.9	45.4	-	-	65.5	42.4	26.8	20.3	17.0	3.4	10.6	5.1
Nylon 6 (polycaprolactum, aramid 6)		2.42(3)	3.52(6)			4.27(7)	-(1)	-(1)		-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Nylon 6,6	32131-17-2	42.2	44.3	-0.065^(c)	67.6	69.3	40.9	27.6	25.8	17.2	9.9	16.5	4.4
Nylon 6,6		4.50(12)	3.62(18)		4.94(7)	2.91(5)	-(1)	-(1)		1.11	1.10	6.80	1.24
Nylon 6,10	9008-66-6	-	40.5	-	-	71.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nylon 6,10			-(1)			-(1)
Nylon 6,12	24936-74-1	-	67.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nylon 6,12			-(1)
Nylon 7,7	-	43.0	-	-	-	70.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nylon 7,7		-(1)				-(1)
Nylon 8,8	-	34.0	-	-	-	86.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nylon 8,8		-(1)				-(1)
Nylon 9,9	-	34.0	-	-	-	86.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nylon 9,9			-(1)				-(1)
Nylon 10,10	-	32.0	-	-	-	94.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nylon 10,10		-(1)				-(1)
Nylon 11	25587-80-8	35.6	34.0	-	-	82.0	-	-	20.5	17.0	4.4	10.6	5.1
Nylon 11		4.40(8)	-(1)			9.90(2)				-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Nylon 12	24937-16-4	37.1	39.3	-	-	72.4	56.5	20.5	22.2	18.5	8.1	9.1	6.3
Nylon 12		8.63(2)	3.02(3)			5.37(3)	-(1)	-(1)		-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Paraffin	8002-74-2	24.8	27.9	-0.060^(c)	109.3	108.5	96.0	11.0	-	-	-	-	-
Paraffin		6.53(3)	3.96(12)		1.84(2)	2.12(2)	-(1)	-(1)
Phenoxy resin	26402-79-9	-	43.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phenoxy resin			-(1)
Polyacetylene (polyethyne)	-	-	51.5	-	72.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyacetylene (polyethyne)			0.71(2)		-(1)
Polyacrylamide	9003-05-8	34.3	52.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyacrylamide		4.60(2)	-(1)
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)	25014-41-9	47.0	46.8	-	-	-	-	-	27.4	21.7	14.1	9.1	10.9
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)		4.24(2)	6.62(4)							-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Poly(L-alanine)	25191-17-7	-	45.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(L-alanine)			-(1)
Polybenzyl methacrylate (PBMA)	25085-83-0	36.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polybenzyl methacrylate (PBMA)		-(1)
Polybutadiene	9003-17-2	29.3	45.9	-0.144^(d)	96.0	-	-	-	18.0	17.5	2.3	3.4	6.6
Polybutadiene		3.79(3)	3.89(2)	-0.110^(e)	1.41(2)					-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Poly n-butyl acrylate	9003-49-0	29.5	32.8	-0.070^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly n-butyl acrylate		2.12(2)	1.82(3)
Poly iso-butyl methacrylate (PIBMA)	9011-15-8	-	30.9	-0.060^(b)	-	-	-	-	20.0	18.3	4.9	6.3	9.4
Poly iso-butyl methacrylate (PIBMA)			0.00(2)							2.11(3)	0.93(3)	5.12(3)	2.10(3)
Poly n-butyl methacrylate (PnBMA)	25608-33-7	29.8	33.1	-0.059^(b)	91.0	-	-	-	18.4	16.0	6.2	6.6	9.5
Poly n-butyl methacrylate (PnBMA)		1.94(3)	2.70(12)		-(1)					-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Poly t-butyl methacrylate (PtBMA)	25189-00-9	18.1	30.5	-0.059^(b)	108.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly t-butyl methacrylate (PtBMA)		-(1)	0.00(2)		-(1)
Polybutylene isophthalate	-	-	47.8	-0.080^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polybutylene isophthalate			-(1)
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)	26062-94-2	-	46.3	-	-	84.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)			0.51(5)			0.00(2)
Polycarbonate (PC)	24936-68-3	44.0	42.3	-0.060^(c)	81.3	84.0	68.0	16.0	22.2	19.6	8.8	5.7	10.2
Polycarbonate (PC)		2.83(2)	5.32(7)		5.77(3)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)		1.75(3)	2.58(3)	1.04(3)	4.06(3)
Polychloroprene	9010-98-4	38.0	40.9	-0.086^(b)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polychloroprene		0.00(2)	3.63(7)
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)	9002-83-9	30.8	30.7	-0.067^(c)	90.0	104.0	72.0	32.0	16.5	15.6	2.5	4.7	5.8
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)		1.34(4)	3.79(7)		-(1)	0.00(2)	7.07(2)	7.07(2)		2.10(3)	1.46(3)	2.44(3)	1.56(3)
Polydiethylsiloxane (PDES)	63148-61-8	-	25.7	-0.073^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polydiethylsiloxane (PDES)			-(1)
Poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)	-	-	36.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)			-(1)
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)	9016-00-6	20.1	20.4	-0.048^(b)	107.8	107.0	69.1	39.3	-	-	-	-	-
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)		3.17(7)	1.54(26)		8.78(3)	4.44(9)	7.10(7)	3.73(7)
Polyepichlorohydrin	24969-06-0	35.0	43.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyepichlorohydrin		0.00(2)	-(1)
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)	29658-26-2	-	42.1	-	91.0	85.0	55.0	30.0	-	-	-	-	-
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)			-(1)		-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Polyetherimide (PEI)	61128-46-9	-	-	-	76.5	-	-	-	19.8	17.7	6.0	6.4	4.8
Polyetherimide (PEI)					12.0(2)					1.07(5)	1.14(5)	2.43(5)	1.70(5)
Polyethersulfone (PES)	25154-01-2	-	47.0	-	68.5	-	-	-	21.0	18.3	8.2	6.4	6.3
Polyethersulfone (PES)			-(1)		0.71(2)					0.91(6)	3.10(6)	2.33(6)	2.61(6)
Polyethyl acrylate (PEA)	9003-32-1	34.0	35.1	-0.070^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyethyl acrylate (PEA)		1.41(2)	1.47(6)
Polyethyl methacrylate (PEMA)	9003-42-3	32.8	34.0	-0.070^(c)	-	-	-	-	20.0	17.5	8.5	4.7	9.6
Polyethyl methacrylate (PEMA)		0.90(4)	2.50(7)							1.34(3)	0.62(3)	3.82(3)	1.99(3)
Poly 2-ethylhexyl acrylate	9003-77-4	31.0	29.7	-0.070^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly 2-ethylhexyl acrylate		-(1)	0.71(2)
Poly 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate	25719-51-1	-	28.8	-0.062^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate			-(1)
Polyethylene (PE)	9002-88-4	31.6	33.5	-0.057^(b)	94.9	97.2	83.1	13.9	17.6	16.8	3.8	3.8	6.6
Polyethylene (PE)		2.05(21)	3.02(62)		6.96(27)	5.80(26)	10.7(9)	8.66(9)		0.88(7)	1.94(7)	2.52(7)	2.84(7)
Polyethylene oxide (PEO, PEG, polyethylene glycol)	25322-68-3	43.0	43.1	-0.095^(c)	63.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyethylene oxide (PEO, PEG, polyethylene glycol)		-(1)	2.07(16)		-(1)
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)	25038-59-9	39.0	44.0	-0.065^(c)	72.0	73.0	54.5	20.0	20.8	18.7	6.3	6.7	6.5
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)		5.71(11)	3.85(28)		6.33(17)	7.32(17)	5.77(8)	11.0(8)		1.25(8)	2.03(8)	2.80(8)	3.36(8)
Poly(heptadecafluorooctyl methacrylate)	-	-	15.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(heptadecafluorooctyl methacrylate)			-(1)
Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl acrylate)	-	-	14.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl acrylate)			-(1)
Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl methacrylate)	-	-	15.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl methacrylate)			-(1)
Poly(hexachlorobutadiene)	-	-	41.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(hexachlorobutadiene)			-(1)
Poly(hexafluoropropylene)	-	16.9	15.9	-	112.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(hexafluoropropylene)		0.96(3)	2.67(4)		-(1)
Poly(hexyl methacrylate)	25087-17-6	27.5	30.0	-0.062^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(hexyl methacrylate)		-(1)	0.00(2)
Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)	24249-16-5	37.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)		-(1)
Polyimide (PI)	25038-81-7	-	43.8	-	71.5	79.9	48.0	31.3	-	-	-	-	-
Polyimide (PI)			6.80(4)		2.07(6)	5.01(8)	12.2(8)	10.4(8)
Polyisobutylene (PIB, butyl rubber)	9003-27-4	27.0	33.2	-0.064^(b)	-	112.1	-	-	17.1	16.4	1.7	4.7	7.9
Polyisobutylene (PIB, butyl rubber)		0.00(2)	3.21(10)			-(1)				1.26(6)	2.15(6)	2.08(6)	2.46(6)
Polyisoprene (PIP)	9003-31-0	-	32.3	-	-	-	-	-	18.4	18.1	2.4	2.3	10.3
Polyisoprene (PIP)			1.53(3)							2.32(3)	1.40(3)	2.66(3)	3.40(3)
Polylauryl methacrylate	25719-52-2	21.3	32.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polylauryl methacrylate		-(1)	-(1)
Polymethacrylonitrile (PMAN)	25067-61-2	39.0	42.3	-	-	-	-	-	23.7	17.2	14.4	7.6	3.8
Polymethacrylonitrile (PMAN)		-(1)	3.08(3)							-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Polymethyl acrylate (PMA)	25087-26-7	38.0	39.8	-0.070^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polymethyl acrylate (PMA)		4.24(2)	2.21(9)
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, acrylic, plexiglas)	9011-14-7	37.5	41.8	-0.076^(b)	69.1	74.7	54.2	18.4	21.3	17.9	10.1	5.4	11.0
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, acrylic, plexiglas)		4.68(12)	3.63(38)		6.08(17)	10.2(8)	5.44(2)	1.98(2)		1.37(5)	4.46(5)	3.73(5)	4.63(5)
Poly(4-methyl pentene-1)	-	-	25.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(4-methyl pentene-1)			-(1)
Poly a-methyl styrene	25014-31-7	-	38.7	-0.058^(b)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly a-methyl styrene			-(1)
Polymethylphenylsiloxane	9005-12-3	-	26.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polymethylphenylsiloxane			-(1)
Polymethylphenylsilylene	-	-	43.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polymethylphenylsilylene			0.57(2)
Poly(nonafluoroisobutyl acrylate)	-	-	14.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(nonafluoroisobutyl acrylate)			-(1)
Polyoctyl methacrylate	-	23.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyoctyl methacrylate		-(1)
Polyoxymethylene (POM, polyacetal, polymethylene oxide)	24969-26-4	37.0	38.6	-	74.5	79.0	54.0	25.0	-	-	-	-	-
Polyoxymethylene (POM, polyacetal, polymethylene oxide)		1.41(2)	5.68(3)		-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Polyphenyl methacrylate	-	35.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyphenyl methacrylate		-(1)
Polyphenylene oxide (PPO)	25134-01-4	47.0	46.0	-	-	-	-	-	19.3	16.9	8.9	2.7	11.7
Polyphenylene oxide (PPO)		-(1)	-(1)							-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)	26125-40-6	38.0	46.8	-	80.3	-	-	-	19.8	18.7	5.3	3.7	6.7
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)		-(1)	3.29(3)		1.53(3)					-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Poly(phosphazene)	-	16.5	15.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly(phosphazene)		-(1)	0.35(2)
Poly n-propyl methacrylate	2210-79-9	32.0	33.2	-0.065^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poly n-propyl methacrylate		-(1)	-(1)
Polypropylene (PP)	^(a)	30.5	30.2	-0.058^(b)	94.9	107.3	89.0	20.2	18.0	17.7	2.9	1.2	6.2
Polypropylene (PP)		1.50(3)	2.77(32)		5.29(11)	7.75(15)	5.73(6)	2.72(6)		0.46(2)	2.80(2)	1.71(2)	1.76(2)
Polypropylene glycol (PPG, polypropylene oxide)	25322-69-4	32.0	30.6	-0.079^(b)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polypropylene glycol (PPG, polypropylene oxide)		-(1)	2.36(7)
Polypropylene isophthalate	-	-	49.3	-0.083^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polypropylene isophthalate			-(1)
Polystearyl methacrylate	25639-21-8	20.8	36.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polystearyl methacrylate		-(1)	-(1)
Polystyrene (PS)	9003-53-6	34.0	38.3	-0.072^(b)	85.3	88.5	81.8	10.0	23.9	22.8	5.8	4.3	12.7
Polystyrene (PS)		4.27(18)	5.23(32)		6.08(8)	5.75(15)	3.86(4)	2.65(3)		-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Polysulfone (PSU)	25135-51-7	42.1	44.9	-	75.0	66.0	-	-	21.5	18.5	8.5	7.0	9.4
Polysulfone (PSU)		1.48(2)	2.47(2)		-(1)	-(1)				2.17(3)	2.61(3)	1.12(3)	1.69(3)
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)	9002-84-0	19.4	21.8	-0.058^(c)	109.4	108.9	96.0	14.3	16.7	16.2	1.8	3.4	3.9
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)		1.49(8)	3.24(35)		5.70(17)	7.06(8)	8.72(3)	10.6(3)		-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF)	25190-06-1	-	31.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF)			0.00(2)
Polytetramethylene oxide	-	-	32.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polytetramethylene oxide			1.27(2)
Polytrifluoroethylene	24980-67-4	26.5	26.5	-	92.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polytrifluoroethylene		3.99(3)	2.79(7)		-(1)
Polyurethanes	-	-	37.5	-	77.5	83.1	35.5	47.4	22.8	18.8	10.0	8.2	9.8
Polyurethanes			4.01(11)		7.52(8)	14.2(9)	16.3(9)	21.7(9)		1.53(11)	2.54(11)	3.09(11)	3.48(11)
Polyvinyl acetate (PVA)	9003-20-7	35.3	38.5	-0.066^(b)	60.6	-	-	-	25.7	20.9	11.3	9.7	13.7
Polyvinyl acetate (PVA)		2.08(3)	2.75(14)		-(1)					-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH)	25213-24-5	37.0	44.2	-	51.0	-	-	-	25.2	14.7	14.1	14.9	10.5
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH)		-(1)	6.56(4)		-(1)					2.51(4)	2.13(4)	2.18(4)	1.38(4)
Polyvinyl butyral	63148-65-2	28.0	38.0	-	-	-	-	-	24.6	19.1	9.5	12.2	10.0
Polyvinyl butyral		-(1)	-(1)							0.92(3)	4.50(3)	1.65(3)	1.53(3)
Polyvinyl butyrate	-	-	31.1	-0.070^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl butyrate			-(1)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)	9002-86-2	37.9	40.1	-	83.2	91.9	75.3	-	20.0	16.8	8.9	6.1	8.5
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)		7.05(11)	3.66(22)		10.3(8)	7.88(3)	-(1)			1.65(5)	1.95(5)	1.78(5)	3.94(5)
Polyvinyl decanoate	-	-	28.9	-0.062^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl decanoate			-(1)
Polyvinyl dodecanoate	-	-	29.1	-0.063^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl dodecanoate
Polyvinyl ethyl ether (polyethoxyethylene)	25104-37-4	-	36.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl ethyl ether (polyethoxyethylene)			-(1)
Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF)	24981-14-4	32.7	36.4	-	82.5	88.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF)		4.66(4)	4.07(14)		3.54(2)	-(1)
Polyvinyl formal	63450-15-7	39.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl formal		-(1)
Polyvinyl hexadecanoate	-	-	30.9	-0.066^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl hexadecanoate			-(1)
Polyvinyl hexanoate	-	-	28.9	-0.063^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl hexanoate			-(1)
Polyvinyl octanoate	-	-	28.7	-0.061^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl octanoate			-(1)
Polyvinyl proprionate	25035-84-1	-	34.0	-0.072^(c)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl proprionate			-(1)
Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP)	9003-39-8	-	46.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP)			3.61(2)
Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC, Saran)	9002-85-1	40.2	43.7	-	80.0	-	-	-	23.1	19.0	9.6	9.0	5.8
Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC, Saran)		3.89(4)	2.81(9)		-(1)					1.98(2)	0.64(2)	1.70(2)	2.62(2)
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)	24937-79-9	31.6	31.5	-	86.0	93.4	91.0	1.0	23.2	17.0	12.1	10.2	4.1
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)		5.83(5)	5.29(13)		4.00(3)	1.98(2)	-(1)	-(1)		-(1)	-(1)	-(1)	-(1)
Polyxylylene (parylene)	-	-	46.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polyxylylene (parylene)			-(1)
Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO)	-	-	30.9	-	-	101.5	79.0	22.5	-	-	-	-	-
Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO)			3.45(11)			3.54(2)	7.07(2)	3.54(2)

(a) Atactic PP CAS #9003-08-0; isotactic PP CAS #25085-53-4.

(b) S. Wu, J. Macromol. Sci., C10, 1 (1974).

(c) S. Wu, in Polymer Handbook, 3rd Ed., J. Brandrup and E.H. Immergut, eds., Wiley-Interscience, New York, NY, 1989, p. VI: 414-426.

(d) Polybutadiene data for carboxyl end group; S. Wu, in Polymer Handbook, 3rd Ed., J. Brandrup and E.H. Immergut, eds., Wiley-Interscience, New York, NY, 1989, p. VI: 414-426.

(e) Polybutadiene data for methyl ester end group; S. Wu, in Polymer Handbook, 3rd Ed., J. Brandrup and E.H. Immergut, eds., Wiley-Interscience, New York, NY, 1989, p. VI: 414-426.

(f) Aluminum foil, while obviously not a polymer, is included due to its widespread use in package converting and other industries.

⁽¹⁾ Names which are most widely used to describe the material or family of materials (e.g., polyurethanes and epoxies) at hand are preferred here. Commonly used acronyms and synonyms are also shown.

⁽²⁾ CAS (Chemical Abstract Series) numbers are shown where available. In a number of instances, more than one CAS number is assigned to a given polymer — in some cases the details and nuances of these divergences are not at all clear. We have tried to reference the CAS number which appears to have the widest use with reference to the solid state properties of the given polymer.

⁽³⁾ γ_c: Critical surface tension in mJ/m² (equivalent to dynes/cm), generally determined by the Zisman method (regression of the cosine of the contact angle), or by the wetting tension method (using solutions of 2-ethoxyethanol and formamide, per ASTM Std. D-2578).

⁽⁴⁾ γ_s: Surface free energy in mJ/m² (equivalent to dynes/cm), as measured, estimated, and calculated by a wide variety of methods and theories.

⁽⁵⁾ dγ/dt: Change in surface energy in mJ/m² (equivalent to dynes/cm) per degree Kelvin (or Celsius).

⁽⁶⁾ θ_W^Y: Equilibrium (or Young's) contact angle with water, in degrees.

⁽⁷⁾ θ_W^A: Advancing contact angle with water, in degrees.

⁽⁸⁾ θ_W^R: Retreating contact angle with water, in degrees.

⁽⁹⁾ dθ_W: Contact angle hysteresis (difference between advancing and retreating) with water, in degrees.

⁽¹⁰⁾ δ: Total Hansen solubility parameter (square root of the sum of squares of the average values for dispersion, polar, and hydrogen bonding components), in MPa^1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)^1/2) @ 20-25^oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.

⁽¹¹⁾ δ_D: Hansen dispersion solubility parameter, in MPa^1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)^1/2) @ 20-25^oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.

⁽¹²⁾ δ_P: Hansen polar solubility parameter, in MPa^1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)^1/2) @ 20-25^oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.

⁽¹³⁾ δ_H: Hansen hydrogen bonding solubility parameter, in MPa^1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)^1/2) @ 20-25^oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.

⁽¹⁴⁾ R_o: Interaction radius. All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.