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) ↓↑ |
| Amorphous fluoropolymer (Teflon AF) | - | - | - | - | - | 117.5 | 90.3 | 27.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5.67(5) | 3.42(5) | 9.13(5) | |||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||
| Polyacetylene (polyethyne) | - | - | 51.5 | - | 72.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.71(2) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Polybutylene isophthalate | - | - | 47.8 | -0.080(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) | - | - | 36.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(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(4-methyl pentene-1) | - | - | 25.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polymethylphenylsilylene | - | - | 43.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.57(2) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(nonafluoroisobutyl acrylate) | - | - | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyoctyl methacrylate | - | 23.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyphenyl methacrylate | - | 35.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(phosphazene) | - | 16.5 | 15.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 0.35(2) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||
| Polypropylene isophthalate | - | - | 49.3 | -0.083(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polytetramethylene oxide | - | - | 32.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.27(2) | |||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||
| Polyvinyl butyrate | - | - | 31.1 | -0.070(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl decanoate | - | - | 28.9 | -0.062(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl dodecanoate | - | - | 29.1 | -0.063(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polyvinyl hexadecanoate | - | - | 30.9 | -0.066(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl hexanoate | - | - | 28.9 | -0.063(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl octanoate | - | - | 28.7 | -0.061(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyxylylene (parylene) | - | - | 46.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) | - | - | 30.9 | - | - | 101.5 | 79.0 | 22.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3.45(11) | 3.54(2) | 7.07(2) | 3.54(2) | ||||||||||
| Ethyl methacrylate (EMA) | 97-63-2 | - | 42.0 | - | - | 74.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.06(2) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Eicosane | 112-95-8 | - | 28.9 | -0.0833(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(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) | ||||||||||||
| Poly n-propyl methacrylate | 2210-79-9 | 32.0 | 33.2 | -0.065(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Aluminum foil (f) | 7429-90-5 | - | 41.2 | - | 81.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2.47(2) | 4.60(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||
| 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) | ||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||
| 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) | ||||
| Polyacrylamide | 9003-05-8 | 34.3 | 52.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4.60(2) | -(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) | ||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||||
| Polyethyl acrylate (PEA) | 9003-32-1 | 34.0 | 35.1 | -0.070(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.41(2) | 1.47(6) | ||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) | 9003-39-8 | - | 46.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3.61(2) | |||||||||||||
| 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 n-butyl acrylate | 9003-49-0 | 29.5 | 32.8 | -0.070(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2.12(2) | 1.82(3) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Poly 2-ethylhexyl acrylate | 9003-77-4 | 31.0 | 29.7 | -0.070(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 0.71(2) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Polymethylphenylsiloxane | 9005-12-3 | - | 26.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Cellophane | 9005-81-6 | - | 45.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 28.5 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 9.3 |
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||
| Nylon 6,10 | 9008-66-6 | - | 40.5 | - | - | 71.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Polychloroprene | 9010-98-4 | 38.0 | 40.9 | -0.086(b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.00(2) | 3.63(7) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||
| 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) | |||||||||
| Cellulose triacetate | 9012-09-3 | 48.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) | 24249-16-5 | 37.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(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) | ||||
| Nylon 6,12 | 24936-74-1 | - | 67.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(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 |
| 8.63(2) | 3.02(3) | 5.37(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(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) | ||||
| Nylon 4 | 24938-56-5 | - | 48.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyepichlorohydrin | 24969-06-0 | 35.0 | 43.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.00(2) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| Polytrifluoroethylene | 24980-67-4 | 26.5 | 26.5 | - | 92.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3.99(3) | 2.79(7) | -(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) | ||||||||||
| Poly a-methyl styrene | 25014-31-7 | - | 38.7 | -0.058(b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(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) | ||||||||
| Polyvinyl proprionate | 25035-84-1 | - | 34.0 | -0.072(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) | 25038-36-2 | - | 32.5 | - | 91.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4.31(2) | -(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) | |||||
| 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) | ||||
| 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) | |||||||||
| 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) | ||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| Polybenzyl methacrylate (PBMA) | 25085-83-0 | 36.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(hexyl methacrylate) | 25087-17-6 | 27.5 | 30.0 | -0.062(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 0.00(2) | ||||||||||||
| Polymethyl acrylate (PMA) | 25087-26-7 | 38.0 | 39.8 | -0.070(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4.24(2) | 2.21(9) | ||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl ethyl ether (polyethoxyethylene) | 25104-37-4 | - | 36.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(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) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| Poly t-butyl methacrylate (PtBMA) | 25189-00-9 | 18.1 | 30.5 | -0.059(b) | 108.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 0.00(2) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| Polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) | 25190-06-1 | - | 31.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.00(2) | |||||||||||||
| Poly(L-alanine) | 25191-17-7 | - | 45.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(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) | |||||||
| Polyethylene oxide (PEO, PEG, polyethylene glycol) | 25322-68-3 | 43.0 | 43.1 | -0.095(c) | 63.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 2.07(16) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| Polypropylene glycol (PPG, polypropylene oxide) | 25322-69-4 | 32.0 | 30.6 | -0.079(b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | 2.36(7) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Polystearyl methacrylate | 25639-21-8 | 20.8 | 36.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Nylon 2 (polyglycine) | 25718-94-9 | - | 50.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Poly 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate | 25719-51-1 | - | 28.8 | -0.062(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polylauryl methacrylate | 25719-52-2 | 21.3 | 32.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||
| Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) | 26062-94-2 | - | 46.3 | - | - | 84.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.51(5) | 0.00(2) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Aramid (Kevlar) | 26125-61-1 | - | 45.7 | - | - | 63.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.76(3) | 3.54(2) | ||||||||||||
| Phenoxy resin | 26402-79-9 | - | 43.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) | 29658-26-2 | - | 42.1 | - | 91.0 | 85.0 | 55.0 | 30.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||
| Nafion | 31175-20-9 | - | - | - | - | 90.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4.80(4) | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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) | |||||||||
| Polydiethylsiloxane (PDES) | 63148-61-8 | - | 25.7 | -0.073(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) | |||||||||||||
| 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 formal | 63450-15-7 | 39.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| -(1) |
(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.