Contents and Subject Index 1.NTR0 DUCTIC0N....··.,··.··,.1 2.NEAT THERMOPLASTIC RESINS PROPERTIES.···,·.,.,,.,.,,,,,,..,,,,,..3 2.1 Introduction....................................................3 2.2 Properties of Neat Thermoplastic Resins.................................4 2.2.1 Chemical Structure and Some Physical Properties ......................4 2.2.2 Thermal Properties........................................13 2.2.3 Mechanical Properties..........................,·,,,,.21 2.2.4 Toughness..········· 2.2.5 Non-Linear and Time-Dependent Behavior..........................28 2.2.6 Chemical Resistance.........................................28 2.2.7 Water and Moisture Resistance....... ·····.32 2.3 Characteristics of Some Thermoplastic Polymer Families............ ··.33 2.3.1 Polyketones.········· ····.33 Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)................................33 Polyetherketoneketone (PEKK)...............................36 Polyetherketoneetherketoneketone (PEKEKK).....................36 Polyetherketone(PEK).................,....,,,.,,,,.,,,.,36 23.2 Polyarylene Sulfides.,.·..,....,..·....,...................36 Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS)......................... ·······.36 Polyarylene Sulfide (PAS-2)......................... ···,37 Polyphenylene Sulfide Sulfone (PPSS)................... ····.39 233 Polyamides..,.,...·.。.················ ·····.39 Polyamide小2.，，.，，··，·，·················· ······.39 Polyamideimide (PAl)Torlon........ ·····.39 23.4 Polyimides...,..,·,,,,,,,··· ····.40 Polyimide K-Polymer................. ···…..40 Polyimide N-Polymer.,,..,,,·,,.· ····.41 Polyimide Eymyd..,·,········· Polyketoimide Larc-TPI..,,·,,··· ···.44 Polyetherimide PEI,,,,,,···· 2.3.5 Polysulfones......·,..····.· ···.45 2.3.6 Liquid Crystalline Polymers...... ···..46 2.3.7 Polybenzimidazoles (PBI)... ···.49 2.3.8 Polyphenylquinoxalines(Ppal.··· ··.50 2.4 Summary.,,,··,··,··········· 。。 ,,..50 viiContents and Subject Index 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................. ..l 2. NEAT THERMOPLASTIC RESINS PROPERTIES ............................ .3 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Introduction. .................................................. .3 Properties of Neat Thermoplastic Resins ................................ .4 2.2.1 Chemical Structure and Some Physical Properties ..................... .4 2.2.2 Thermal Properties ........................................ .13 2.2.3 Mechanical Properties. ...................................... .21 2.2.4 Toughness. ............................................. .21 2.2.5 Non-Linear and Time-Dependent Behavior. ........................ .28 2.2.6 Chemical Resistance. ....................................... .28 2.2.7 Water and Moisture Resistance. ................................ .32 Characteristics of Some Thermoplastic Polymer Families .................... .33 2.3.1 Polyketones ............................................. .33 Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) ............................... .33 Polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) .............................. .36 Polyetherketoneetherketoneketone (PEKEKK). ................... .36 Polyetherketone (PEK). ................................... .36 2.3.2 Polyarylene Sulfides. ....................................... .36 Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) ................................ .36 Polyarylene Sulfide (PAS-2) ................................ .37 Polyphenylene Sulfide Sulfone (PPSS). ......................... .39 2.3.3 Polyamides. ............................................. .39 Polyamide J-2. ......................................... .39 Polyamideimide (PAI) Torlon ............................... .39 2.3.4 Polyimides. ............................................. .40 Polyimide K-Polymer. .................................... .40 Polyimide N-Polymer. .................................... .41 Polyimide Eymyd ....................................... .44 Polyketoimide Larc-TPI ................................... .44 Polyetherimide PEI ...................................... .44 2.3.5 Polysulfones. ............................................ .45 2.3.6 Liquid Crystalline Polymers. .................................. .46 2.3.7 Polybenzimidazoles (PBI) .................................... .49 2.3.8 Polyphenylquinoxalines (PPQ). ................................ .50 Summary.....................................................5 0 vii