Continuous operating temperature, dry heat 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - 200°F (94°C)

• Polypropylene - 200°F (94°C)

• Polyester - 270°F (132°C)

• Acrylic copolymer - 248°F (120°C)

• Homopolymer acrylic - 260°F (125°C)

• PPS (Ryton®) - 375°F (190°C)

• Aramid (Nomex®) - 400°F (204°C)

• Polyimide (P84®) - 500°F (260°C)

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon®) - 500°F (260°C)

Water vapor saturated environment, moist heat 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - 200°F (94°C)

• Polypropylene - 200°F (94°C)

• Polyester - 200°F (94°C)

• Acrylic copolymer - 230°F (110°C)

• Homopolymer acrylic - 260°F (125°C)

• PPS (Ryton) - 375°F (190°C)

• Aramid (Nomex) - 350°F (177°C)

• Polyimide (P84) - 383°F (195°C)

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) - 500°F (260°C)

Specific gravity (g/cm³) 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - 1.14

• Polypropylene - 0.9

• Polyester - 1.38

• Acrylic copolymer - 1.16

• Homopolymer acrylic - 1.17

• PPS (Ryton) - 1.38

• Aramid (Nomex) - 1.38

• Polyimide (P84) - 1.41

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) - 2.3

Relative moisture regain (%) @ 68?F & 85% moisture 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - 4.0 to 4.5

• Polypropylene - 0.1

• Polyesther - 0.4

• Acrylic copolymer - 1.0

• Homopolymer acrylic - 1.0

• PPS (Ryton) - 0.6

• Aramid (Nomex) - 4.5

• Polyimide (P84) - 3.0

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) - 0

Microbial resistance 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - No effect

• Polypropylene - Excellent

• Polyesther - No effect

• Acrylic copolymer - Very good

• Homopolymer acrylic - Very good

• PPS (Ryton) - No effect

• Aramid (Nomex) - No effect

• Polyimide (P84) - No effect

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) - no effect

Alkalies 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - Good

• Polypropylene - Excellent

• Polyesther - Fair

• Acrylic copolymer - Fair

• Homopolymer acrylic - Fair

• PPS (Ryton) - Excellent

• Aramid (Nomex) - Good

• Polyimide (P84) - Excellent

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) - Excellent

Mineral acids 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - Poor

• Polypropylene - Excellent

• Polyesther - Fair

• Acrylic copolymer - Good

• Homopolymer acrylic - Very good

• PPS (Ryton) - Excellent

• Aramid (Nomex) - Fair

• Polyimide (P84) - Very good

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) - Excellent

Organic acids 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - Poor

• Polypropylene - Excellent

• Polyesther - Fair

• Acrylic copolymer - Good

• Homopolymer acrylic - Excellent

• PPS (Ryton) - Excellent

• Aramid (Nomex) - Fair

• Polyimide (P84) - Very good

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) - Excellent

Oxidizing agents 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - Fair

• Polypropylene - Good

• Polyesther - Good

• Acrylic copolymer - Good

• Homopolymer acrylic - Good

• PPS (Ryton) - Excellent

• Aramid (Nomex) - Poor

• Polyimide (P84) - Very good

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) - Excellent

Organic Solvents 

• Polyamide (Nylon) - Very good

• Polypropylene - Excellent

• Polyesther - Good

• Acrylic copolymer - Very good

• Homopolymer acrylic -Very good

• PPS (Ryton) - Excellent

• Aramid (Nomex) - Very good

• Polyimide (P84) - Excellent

• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) - Excellent

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