Fibres, Plastics, and Rubbers: A Handbook of Common Polymers |
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A.S.T.M. Stand abrasion acetone Additional References adhesive alginate alkalis alkyd aqueous casein catalyst Cellulose acetate cellulose nitrate CHâ‚‚ Coefficient colour commercial Common Polymers compounds concentrated condensation copolymers cotton cross-linking Decomposed Dielectric constant Dielectric strength dilute Elastic modulus employed esters ether Extension at break fabrics films Fluorescence in u.v. formaldehyde friction g/den Hard vulcanized hydrocarbons Identification Reactions insoluble kg/sq laminates lb/sq linear material Mc/s Mechanical Properties melt Moisture regain Molecular weight molecules monomer moulding natural rubber ohm cm oils oxide Permeability phenol-formaldehyde resins phenolic plastics poly Polyamides polyesters polyethylene polymerization polymers Polymethyl methacrylate polystyrene polysulphide rubbers polyvinyl acetate polyvinyl alcohol polyvinyl chloride polyvinylidene chloride Power factor Pyrolysis rayon Refractive index regenerated proteins resistance silicone silk Simplest fundamental unit sodium softening soluble solution solvents styrene Table 57 Tensile strength Terylene textile Thermal u.v. light unaffected unfilled unplasticized unvulcanized vapour vinyl viscose vulcanized rubber Water absorption wool X-ray data yarn