High density polyethylene (HDPE)
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polyethylene high-density (PEHD) is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum.
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) is a thermoplastic engineering polymer that is used as an insulator in the electrical and electronics industries. It is a therm...
Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA)
Ethylene vinyl acetate (also known as EVA) is the copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate. The weight percent vinyl acetate usually varies from 10 to 40%, with ...
Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR)
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), sometimes referred to as thermoplastic rubbers, are a class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a...
Mystery of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)
PPS is one of the most important high temperature thermoplastic polymers because it exhibits a number of desirable properties. These properties include resistan...
Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), sometimes referred to as thermoplastic rubbers, are a class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a...
Polyurethane (PU)
Polyurethane (PUR and PU) is a polymer composed of a chain of organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links. While most polyurethanes are thermosetting pol...
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Polyethylene terephthalate, commonly abbreviated PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used i...
Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN)
Styrene acrylonitrile resin is a copolymer plastic consisting of styrene and acrylonitrile. It is also known as SAN. It is widely used in place of polystyrene o...
Polyacetal resin (POM)
Polyoxymethylene (POM), also known as acetal, polyacetal and polyformaldehyde, is an engineering thermoplastic used in precision parts requiring high stiffness,...
Polypropylene (PP)
Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications including packaging and labeling, textiles,...
Expanded polystyrene (EPS)
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a rigid and tough, closed-cell foam. It is usually white and made of pre-expanded polystyrene beads.
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is a transparent thermoplastic often used as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. Although it is not technica...
Polycarbonate (PC)
Polycarbonates (PC) are easily worked, molded, and thermoformed. Because of these properties, polycarbonates find many applications. Polycarbonates do not have ...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Polyvinyl chloride, commonly abbreviated PVC, is the third-most widely produced polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC comes in two basic forms: rig...
Polyamide (PA)
A polyamide is a macromolecule with repeating units linked by amide bonds. They can occur both naturally and artificially. Examples of naturally occurring polya...
ABS resin (ABS)
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is a common thermoplastic. Its glass transition temperature is approximately 105 °C (221 °F). ABS is amorphous and therefo...
High impact polystyrene (HIPS)
Pure polystyrene is brittle, but hard enough that a fairly high-performance product can be made by giving it some of the properties of a stretchier material, su...
Polystyrene resin (PS)
Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic aromatic polymer made from the monomer styrene, a liquid petrochemical. Polystyrene can be rigid or foamed. General purpose poly...