Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, PETE) PETE PET is clear, tough, and has good gas and moisture barrier

properties. Commonly used in soft drink bottles and many injection molded consumer product containers. Other applications include strapping and both food and non-food containers. Cleaned, recycled PET flakes and pellets are in great demand for spinning fiber for carpet yarns, producing fiberfill and geo-textiles. Nickname: Polyester. Properties Clarity, strength, toughness, barrier to gas and moisture, resistance to heat. Packaging applications Plastic soft drink, water, sports drink, beer, mouthwash, catsup and salad dressing bottles. Peanut butter, pickle, jelly and jam jars. Ovenable film and ovenable prepared food trays. Recycled products Fiber, tote bags, clothing, film and sheet, food and beverage containers, carpet, strapping, fleece wear, luggage and bottles

High Density Poly(ethylene) Description High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). HDPE is used to make bottles for milk, juice, water and laundry products. Unpigmented bottles are translucent, have good barrier properties and stiffness, and are well suited to packaging products with a short shelf life such as milk. Because HDPE has good chemical resistance, it is used for packaging many household and industrial chemicals such as detergents and bleach. Pigmented HDPE bottles have better stress crack resistance than unpigmented HDPE bottles. High density poly(ethylene) is used for bullet proof vests and pipes, it has a higher molecular weight than low density poly(ethylene). Properties class="cushycms"Stiffness, strength, toughness, resistance to chemicals and moisture, permeability to gas, ease of processing, and ease of forming. Packaging applications Milk, water, juice, cosmetic, shampoo, dish and laundry detergent bottles; yogurt and margarine tubs; cereal box liners; grocery, trash and retail packaging

Recycled products Liquid laundry detergent, shampoo, conditioner and motor oil bottles; pipe, buckets, crates, flower pots, garden edging, film and sheet, recycling bins, benches, dog houses, plastic lumber, floor tiles, picnic tables, fencing.

Low Density Poly(ethylene) Low density poly(ethylene) has a lower molecular weight than HDPE and its uses are more generaly for materials that need to bend and stretch such as shampoo bottles, toys, and grocery bags. Glass Transition Temperature = -25C Melting Temperature: 98-115C Tensile Strength = 8-31 Mpa Thermoplastic Impact resistance = no break Poly(vinyl chloride): PVC PVC is most comenly known for pipes, but it also present in linoleum, vinyl siding, and vinyl car tops. Glass Transition Temperature = 75-105C Melting Temperature: N/A Tensile Strength = 41-52 Mpa Structure: C2H3Cl Thermoplastic Impact resistance = .2-11.7 Poly(propylene) Some of poly(propylene)'s main uses are dishwasher safe containers and indoor/outdoor carpet. Glass Transition Temperature = -20 Melting Temperature: 160-175C Tensile Strength = 31-41 Mpa

Structure: Thermoplastic Impact resistance = .2-.7 Poly(styrene) Probably the easiest visualization for the use of

poly(styrene) is the colorful computer casings for the popular IMac computers. Some of the other uses are drinking cups, model cars, and of course styrofoam. Glass Transition Temperature = 74-105C Melting Temperature: N/A Tensile Strength = 36-52 Mpa Structure: Thermosett Impact resistance = 0.2 J/cm Nylon 6 Nylon 6 is used mainly as a molding and extrusion compound. It is very useful also when as fabric, of as high pressure molds. Nylon 6 is one of the n\most valuable polyamides that are used today because of their cost and strength after cold rolling. Glass Transition Temperature=N/A Melting Temperature: 223C Tensile Strength= 41 - 166 Mpa Structure: Thermoplastic Impact resistance = 0.3 - 1.2 J/cm Nylon 66 Nylon 6,6 is a very important polyamide in use today. Because of it excellent cold drawing properties it can have a very high elastic modulus or, on the other side of toughness, a very high ductility. Nylon 6,6, because it is an excellent molding compound, is used for many things including, but not limited to, fabric for clothing, shock absorbers at high temperatures, and very intricate pieces of Glass Transition Temperature = 50C Melting Temperature: 255-265C Tensile Strength = 95 Mpa

Structure: Thermosett Impact resistance = .3-.5 J/cm

Lexan Lexan, also known as polycarbonate is approximately 250 times stronger than plate glass and 30 times stronger than acrylic of equal thickness. . Polycarbonate sheet provides lasting protection against vandalism and burglary, as well as against natural occurrences, such as high winds, snow loads, and hailstorms. It is unlikely to break, shatter or chip when bombarded with thrown objects such as rocks, bricks, and bottles, nor is it likely that the material will break when hammered, twisted or bent. Glass Transition Temperature = 150C Melting Temperature: N/A Tensile Strength = 63-72 Mpa Structure:

Thermosett Impact resistance = 6.4-9.5 Poly(tetra fluoro ethylene): Teflon PTFE has rapidly become the material choice where low friction, high durability, excellent thermal resistance and chemical inertness characteristics are required. Glass Transition Temperature: ? Melting Temperature = 327C Tensile Strength = 2,500-4,000 psi

Structure: Thermoplastic Impact resistance = 3.5 ft*lbs/in Poly(methyl methacrylate): Plexiglass Poly(methyl methacrylate), which lazy scientists call PMMA, is a clear plastic, used as a shatterproof replacement for glass. The barrier at the ice rink which keeps hockey pucks from flying in the faces of fans is made of PMMA. The chemical company Rohm and Haas makes windows out of it and calls it Plexiglas. When it comes to making windows, PMMA has another advantage over glass. PMMA is more transparent than glass. When glass windows are made too thick, they become difficult to see through. But PMMA windows can be made as much as 13 inches (33 cm) thick, and they're still perfectly transparent. This makes PMMA a wonderful material for making large aquariums, whose windows must be thick in order to contain the high pressure millions of gallons of water. In fact, the largest single window in the world, an observation window at California's Monterrey Bay Aquarium, is made of one big piece of PMMA which is 54 feet long, 18 feet high, and 13 inches thick (16.6 m long, 5.5 m high, and 33 cm thick). Glass Transition Temperature: 120C Melting Temperature = N/A Tensile Strength = 8,000-11,000 psi Structure: Thermoplastic Impact resistance = 0.3 ft*lb/in