Critical Surface Tension, Surface Free Energy, Contact Angles with Water, and Hansen Solubility Parameters for Various Polymers
| Name(1) ↓↑ | CAS #(2) ↓↑ | γc(3) ↓↑ | γS(4) ↓↑ | dγ/dt(5) ↓↑ | θWY(6) ↓↑ | θWA(7) ↓↑ | θWR(8) ↓↑ | dθW (9) ↓↑ | δ(10) ↓↑ | δD(11) ↓↑ | δP(12) ↓↑ | δH(13) ↓↑ | Ro(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 |
| -(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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2.47(2) | 4.60(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Aramid (Kevlar) | 26125-61-1 | - | 45.7 | - | - | 63.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.76(3) | 3.54(2) | ||||||||||||
| Cellophane | 9005-81-6 | - | 45.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 28.5 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 9.3 |
| -(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 |
| 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 |
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||
| Cellulose triacetate | 9012-09-3 | 48.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Eicosane | 112-95-8 | - | 28.9 | -0.0833(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Epoxies | - | 44.5 | 45.3 | - | 54.0 | 87.5 | - | - | 24.1 | 19.2 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 11.1 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.06(2) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) | 25038-36-2 | - | 32.5 | - | 91.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4.31(2) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Hexatriacontane | 630-06-8 | 20.6 | 22.8 | -0.066(c) | 108.2 | 109.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4.80(4) | |||||||||||||
| Nylon 2 (polyglycine) | 25718-94-9 | - | 50.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Nylon 4 | 24938-56-5 | - | 48.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Nylon 6,10 | 9008-66-6 | - | 40.5 | - | - | 71.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Nylon 6,12 | 24936-74-1 | - | 67.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Nylon 7,7 | - | 43.0 | - | - | - | 70.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Nylon 8,8 | - | 34.0 | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Nylon 9,9 | - | 34.0 | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Nylon 10,10 | - | 32.0 | - | - | - | 94.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Nylon 11 | 25587-80-8 | 35.6 | 34.0 | - | - | 82.0 | - | - | 20.5 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 5.1 |
| 4.40(8) | -(1) | 9.90(2) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||
| Phenoxy resin | 26402-79-9 | - | 43.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyacetylene (polyethyne) | - | - | 51.5 | - | 72.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.71(2) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Polyacrylamide | 9003-05-8 | 34.3 | 52.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4.60(2) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) | 25014-41-9 | 47.0 | 46.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 27.4 | 21.7 | 14.1 | 9.1 | 10.9 |
| 4.24(2) | 6.62(4) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||
| Poly(L-alanine) | 25191-17-7 | - | 45.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polybenzyl methacrylate (PBMA) | 25085-83-0 | 36.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polybutadiene | 9003-17-2 | 29.3 | 45.9 | -0.144(d) | 96.0 | - | - | - | 18.0 | 17.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| 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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 0.00(2) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| Polybutylene isophthalate | - | - | 47.8 | -0.080(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) | 26062-94-2 | - | 46.3 | - | - | 84.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.51(5) | 0.00(2) | ||||||||||||
| Polychloroprene | 9010-98-4 | 38.0 | 40.9 | -0.086(b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.00(2) | 3.63(7) | ||||||||||||
| Polydiethylsiloxane (PDES) | 63148-61-8 | - | 25.7 | -0.073(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) | - | - | 36.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyepichlorohydrin | 24969-06-0 | 35.0 | 43.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.00(2) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Polyetherimide (PEI) | 61128-46-9 | - | - | - | 76.5 | - | - | - | 19.8 | 17.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 4.8 |
| 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 |
| -(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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 0.71(2) | ||||||||||||
| Poly 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate | 25719-51-1 | - | 28.8 | -0.062(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyethylene oxide (PEO, PEG, polyethylene glycol) | 25322-68-3 | 43.0 | 43.1 | -0.095(c) | 63.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 2.07(16) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| Poly(heptadecafluorooctyl methacrylate) | - | - | 15.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl acrylate) | - | - | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl methacrylate) | - | - | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(hexachlorobutadiene) | - | - | 41.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(hexafluoropropylene) | - | 16.9 | 15.9 | - | 112.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.96(3) | 2.67(4) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| Poly(hexyl methacrylate) | 25087-17-6 | 27.5 | 30.0 | -0.062(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 0.00(2) | ||||||||||||
| Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) | 24249-16-5 | 37.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1.53(3) | 2.32(3) | 1.40(3) | 2.66(3) | 3.40(3) | |||||||||
| Polylauryl methacrylate | 25719-52-2 | 21.3 | 32.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Polymethacrylonitrile (PMAN) | 25067-61-2 | 39.0 | 42.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 23.7 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 |
| -(1) | 3.08(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||
| Polymethyl acrylate (PMA) | 25087-26-7 | 38.0 | 39.8 | -0.070(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4.24(2) | 2.21(9) | ||||||||||||
| Poly(4-methyl pentene-1) | - | - | 25.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly a-methyl styrene | 25014-31-7 | - | 38.7 | -0.058(b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polymethylphenylsiloxane | 9005-12-3 | - | 26.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polymethylphenylsilylene | - | - | 43.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.57(2) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(nonafluoroisobutyl acrylate) | - | - | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyoctyl methacrylate | - | 23.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyphenyl methacrylate | - | 35.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyphenylene oxide (PPO) | 25134-01-4 | 47.0 | 46.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 19.3 | 16.9 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 11.7 |
| -(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 |
| -(1) | 3.29(3) | 1.53(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||
| Poly(phosphazene) | - | 16.5 | 15.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 0.35(2) | ||||||||||||
| Poly n-propyl methacrylate | 2210-79-9 | 32.0 | 33.2 | -0.065(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Polypropylene glycol (PPG, polypropylene oxide) | 25322-69-4 | 32.0 | 30.6 | -0.079(b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 2.36(7) | ||||||||||||
| Polypropylene isophthalate | - | - | 49.3 | -0.083(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polystearyl methacrylate | 25639-21-8 | 20.8 | 36.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(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 |
| 1.48(2) | 2.47(2) | -(1) | -(1) | 2.17(3) | 2.61(3) | 1.12(3) | 1.69(3) | ||||||
| Polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) | 25190-06-1 | - | 31.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.00(2) | |||||||||||||
| Polytetramethylene oxide | - | - | 32.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.27(2) | |||||||||||||
| Polytrifluoroethylene | 24980-67-4 | 26.5 | 26.5 | - | 92.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3.99(3) | 2.79(7) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| -(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 |
| -(1) | -(1) | 0.92(3) | 4.50(3) | 1.65(3) | 1.53(3) | ||||||||
| Polyvinyl butyrate | - | - | 31.1 | -0.070(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(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 |
| 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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl dodecanoate | - | - | 29.1 | -0.063(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polyvinyl ethyl ether (polyethoxyethylene) | 25104-37-4 | - | 36.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) | 24981-14-4 | 32.7 | 36.4 | - | 82.5 | 88.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4.66(4) | 4.07(14) | 3.54(2) | -(1) | ||||||||||
| Polyvinyl formal | 63450-15-7 | 39.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl hexadecanoate | - | - | 30.9 | -0.066(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl hexanoate | - | - | 28.9 | -0.063(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl octanoate | - | - | 28.7 | -0.061(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl proprionate | 25035-84-1 | - | 34.0 | -0.072(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) | 9003-39-8 | - | 46.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 3.89(4) | 2.81(9) | -(1) | 1.98(2) | 0.64(2) | 1.70(2) | 2.62(2) | |||||||
| Polyxylylene (parylene) | - | - | 46.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 5.83(5) | 5.29(13) | 4.00(3) | 1.98(2) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(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 |
| 4.27(18) | 5.23(32) | 6.08(8) | 5.75(15) | 3.86(4) | 2.65(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||
| Paraffin | 8002-74-2 | 24.8 | 27.9 | -0.060(c) | 109.3 | 108.5 | 96.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6.53(3) | 3.96(12) | 1.84(2) | 2.12(2) | -(1) | -(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 |
| 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) | ||||
| 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 |
| 1.49(8) | 3.24(35) | 5.70(17) | 7.06(8) | 8.72(3) | 10.6(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(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 |
| 1.27(2) | 2.25(7) | 4.54(6) | 5.03(4) | 5.28(4) | 1.31(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||
| 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 |
| 2.83(2) | 5.32(7) | 5.77(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | 1.75(3) | 2.58(3) | 1.04(3) | 4.06(3) | ||||
| 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 |
| 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) | ||||
| 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 |
| 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) | ||||
| 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 |
| 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) | ||||
| 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 |
| 8.63(2) | 3.02(3) | 5.37(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||
| Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) | - | - | 30.9 | - | - | 101.5 | 79.0 | 22.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3.45(11) | 3.54(2) | 7.07(2) | 3.54(2) | ||||||||||
| Polyoxymethylene (POM, polyacetal, polymethylene oxide) | 24969-26-4 | 37.0 | 38.6 | - | 74.5 | 79.0 | 54.0 | 25.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.41(2) | 5.68(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(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 |
| 2.42(3) | 3.52(6) | 4.27(7) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||
| Amorphous fluoropolymer (Teflon AF) | - | - | - | - | - | 117.5 | 90.3 | 27.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5.67(5) | 3.42(5) | 9.13(5) | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 4.50(12) | 3.62(18) | 4.94(7) | 2.91(5) | -(1) | -(1) | 1.11 | 1.10 | 6.80 | 1.24 | ||||
| Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) | 29658-26-2 | - | 42.1 | - | 91.0 | 85.0 | 55.0 | 30.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||
| Polyimide (PI) | 25038-81-7 | - | 43.8 | - | 71.5 | 79.9 | 48.0 | 31.3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6.80(4) | 2.07(6) | 5.01(8) | 12.2(8) | 10.4(8) | |||||||||
| 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 |
| 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) | ||||
| Nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) | 9004-70-0 | - | 42.7 | - | - | 54.7 | 20.0 | 34.7 | 23.5 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 9.5 | 10.7 |
| 4.10(3) | 11.0(3) | 22.5(3) | 12.1(3) | 1.06(2) | 0.85(2) | 1.06(2) | 1.13(2) | ||||||
| Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) | 9016-00-6 | 20.1 | 20.4 | -0.048(b) | 107.8 | 107.0 | 69.1 | 39.3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3.17(7) | 1.54(26) | 8.78(3) | 4.44(9) | 7.10(7) | 3.73(7) | ||||||||
| Polyurethanes | - | - | 37.5 | - | 77.5 | 83.1 | 35.5 | 47.4 | 22.8 | 18.8 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 9.8 |
| 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) |
(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) γc: 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) γs: 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) θWY: Equilibrium
(or Young's) contact angle with water, in degrees.
(7) θWA: Advancing
contact angle with water, in degrees.
(8) θWR: Retreating
contact angle with water, in degrees.
(9) dθW: 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 MPa1/2 (equivalent
to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC
(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) δD: Hansen dispersion
solubility parameter, in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic
centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (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) δP: Hansen polar solubility
parameter, in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter;
2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (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) δH: Hansen hydrogen
bonding solubility parameter, in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic
centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (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) Ro: Interaction radius.
All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd
Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.