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This table highlights polar/dispersion and acid—base breakouts of surface free energy, as well as Hansen Solubility Parameters and radius of interaction, for a variety of polymers. For all columns except polymer name, CAS #, and total Hansen Solubility Parameter (δ) the first row of data for each material is the average of surveyed values; the second row shows the standard deviation, with the number of data points (n) in parentheses. For n = 1, no standard deviation figure is shown. Click on any column's footnote for details. Click on any polymer name for original research results. An analogous table, which includes contact angle data, can be seen here. Comments on methodology and the like can be found here.
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Surface Free Energy Components by Polar/Dispersion and Acid—Base Analyses; and Hansen Solubility Parameters for Various Polymers
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Acid-Base | |
Hansen Parameters | ||||||||||||
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Name(1)   |
CAS #(2) |
γS(3) |
γSd(4) |
γSP(5) |
γS(6) |
γSLW(7) |
γSAB(8) |
γS+ (9) |
γS- (10) |
δ(11) |
δD(12) |
δP(13) |
δH(14) |
Ro(15) |
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| Polybutylene isophthalate | - | 47.8 | 34.9 | 12.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly(dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Amorphous fluoropolymer (Teflon AF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Epoxies | - | 45.0 | 37.2 | 7.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 24.1 | 19.2 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 11.1 | |||
| 4.63(5) | 4.68(5) | 7.00(5) | 2.53(13) | 2.37(13) | 2.66(13) | 3.98(13) | |||||||||||
| Nylon 7,7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Nylon 8,8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Nylon 9,9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Nylon 10,10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polyacetylene (polyethyne) | - | 51.5 | 48.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0.71(2) | 1.77(2) | 1.06(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly(heptadecafluorooctyl methacrylate) | - | 15.3 | 13.9 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl acrylate) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl methacrylate) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Poly(hexachlorobutadiene) | - | 41.5 | 40.7 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly(hexafluoropropylene) | - | 14.9 | 13.6 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2.10(3) | 1.48(3) | 1.55(3) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly(4-methyl pentene-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polymethylphenylsilylene | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Poly(nonafluoroisobutyl acrylate) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polyoctyl methacrylate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polyphenyl methacrylate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Poly(phosphazene) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polypropylene (PP) | (a) | 30.1 | 27.7 | 2.4 | 32.0 | 31.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 6.2 | |||
| 2.42(11) | 2.46(11) | 2.45(11) | 3.99(8) | 3.56(8) | 0.76(8) | 0.45(8) | 0.76(8) | 0.46(2) | 2.80(2) | 1.71(2) | 1.76(2) | ||||||
| Polypropylene isophthalate | - | 49.3 | 35.1 | 14.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polytetramethylene oxide | - | 31.9 | 27.4 | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyurethanes | - | 39.3 | 30.8 | 8.6 | 30.0 | 30.9 | -0.9 | 0.02 | 10.0 | 22.8 | 18.8 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 9.8 | |||
| 2.60(8) | 3.63(8) | 3.95(8) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | 1.53(11) | 2.54(11) | 3.09(11) | 3.48(11) | ||||||
| Polyvinyl butyrate | - | 31.1 | 25.8 | 5.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl decanoate | - | 28.9 | 27.1 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl dodecanoate | - | 29.1 | 27.8 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl hexadecanoate | - | 30.9 | 29.8 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl hexanoate | - | 28.9 | 25.1 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl octanoate | - | 28.7 | 26.5 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyxylylene (parylene) | - | 46.3 | 45.7 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) | - | 30.9 | 28.5 | 2.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 3.45(11) | 2.80(11) | 3.63(11) | |||||||||||||||
| Polychlorotrifluoroethylene | 9002-83-9 | 29.5 | 22.6 | 6.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 16.5 | 15.6 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 5.8 | |||
| 1.78(3) | 1.19(3) | 2.89(3) | 2.10(3) | 1.46(3) | 2.44(3) | 1.56(3) | |||||||||||
| Poly n-butyl acrylate | 9003-49-0 | 32.2 | 28.6 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2.12(2) | 2.55(2) | 0.42(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Polychloroprene | 9010-98-4 | 43.6 | 38.8 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0.00(2) | 0.14(2) | 0.14(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly iso-butyl methacrylate (PIBMA) | 9011-15-8 | 30.9 | 26.3 | 4.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | 18.3 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 9.4 | |||
| 0.00(2) | 0.49(2) | 0.49(2) | 2.11(3) | 0.93(3) | 5.12(3) | 2.10(3) | |||||||||||
| Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) | 9016-00-6 | 205 | 19.2 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1.16(6) | 1.48(6) | 0.66(6) | |||||||||||||||
| Polybutadiene | 9003-17-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.0 | 17.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 6.6 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||||
| Ethyl methacrylate (EMA) | 97-63-2 | 42.0 | 38.8 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1.06(2) | 0.42(2) | 0.64(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Eicosane | 112-95-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polycarbonate (PC) | 24936-68-3 | 43.4 | 38.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 22.2 | 19.6 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 10.2 | |||
| 8.21(3) | 9.24(3) | 3.69(3) | 1.75(3) | 2.58(3) | 1.04(3) | 4.06(3) | |||||||||||
| Polyepichlorohydrin | 24969-06-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Poly t-butyl methacrylate (PtBMA) | 25189-00-9 | 30.5 | 26.5 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0.00(2) | 0.42(2) | 0.42(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly n-butyl methacrylate (PnBMA) | 95608-33-7 | 32.3 | 27.3 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 18.4 | 16.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 9.5 | |||
| 1.56(5) | 2.59(5) | 1.78(5) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) | 26062-94-2 | 46.0 | 42.0 | 4.1 | 47.1 | 45.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0.24(4) | 2.83(4) | 2.92(4) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||
| Hexatriacontane | 630-06-8 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 6.71(3) | 6.78(3) | 0.12(3) | |||||||||||||||
| Polydiethylsiloxane (PDES) | 63148-61-8 | 25.7 | 23.8 | 1.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA, ethylene glycol monoacrylate) | 867-77-9 | 56.8 | 36.3 | 20.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1.20(2) | 0.49(2) | 0.71(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly n-propyl methacrylate | 2210-79-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Aluminum foil (b) | 7429-90-5 | 41.2 | 31.7 | 9.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2.47(2) | 0.57(2) | 1.91(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Paraffin | 8002-74-2 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 3.71(7) | 3.71(7) | 0.00(7) | |||||||||||||||
| Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) | 9002-84-0 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 0.9 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | |||
| 2.54(9) | 2.71(10) | 0.96(9) | 0.99(2) | 0.35(2) | 1.34(2) | 0.20(2) | 2.26(2) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||
| Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC, Saran) | 9002-85-1 | 45.3 | 40.4 | 4.9 | 40.3 | 40.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 23.1 | 19.0 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 5.8 | |||
| 0.38(4) | 2.93(4) | 2.91(4) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | 1.98(2) | 0.64(2) | 1.70(2) | 2.62(2) | ||||||
| Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) | 9002-86-2 | 40.1 | 37.4 | 2.8 | 39.8 | 38.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 20.0 | 16.8 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 8.5 | |||
| 3.80(9) | 3.93(10) | 2.36(9) | 4.76(6) | 4.33(6) | 0.96(6) | 0.15(6) | 2.31(6) | 1.65(5) | 1.95(5) | 1.78(5) | 3.94(5) | ||||||
| Polyethylene (PE) | 9002-88-4 | 34.2 | 32.8 | 1.4 | 31.7 | 31.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | |||
| 2.45(19) | 2.89(19) | 1.73(19) | 2.86(10) | 2.93(10) | 0.27(10) | 0.19(10) | 1.39(10) | 0.88(7) | 1.94(7) | 2.52(7) | 2.84(7) | ||||||
| Polyacrylamide | 9003-05-8 | 52.3 | 26.5 | 25.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl acetate (PVA) | 9003-20-7 | 37.7 | 24.8 | 13.0 | 44.5 | 42.6 | 1.9 | 0.04 | 22.3 | 25.7 | 20.9 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 13.7 | |||
| 2.89(5) | 1.65(5) | 1.53(5) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||
| Polyisobutylene (PIB, butyl (rubber) | 9003-27-4 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 7.9 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | 1.26(6) | 2.15(6) | 2.08(6) | 2.46(6) | ||||||
| Polyisoprene (PIP) | 9003-31-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.4 | 18.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 10.3 | |||
| 2.32(3) | 1.40(3) | 2.66(3) | 3.40(3) | ||||||||||||||
| Polyethyl acrylate (PEA) | 9003-32-1 | 37.0 | 30.6 | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) | 9003-39-8 | - | - | - | 46.0 | 43.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 22.5 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 3.61(2) | 0.00(2) | 3.61(2) | 0.28(2) | 10.2(2) | |||||||||||||
| Polyethyl methacrylate (PEMA) | 9003-42-3 | 35.9 | 26.9 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 9.6 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | 1.34(3) | 0.62(3) | 3.82(3) | 1.99(3) | |||||||||||
| Polystyrene (PS) | 9003-53-6 | 41.7 | 37.0 | 5.0 | 36.9 | 37.9 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 12.7 | |||
| 1.24(8) | 3.47(9) | 2.84(8) | 5.80(3) | 4.32(3) | 1.68(3) | 0.20(3) | 2.72(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||
| Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) | 9003-56-9 | 43.6 | 35.8 | 8.0 | 38.6 | 39.4 | -0.8 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 19.2 | 17.0 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 9.4 | |||
| 4.83(5) | 2.77(5) | 2.55(5) | 4.81(2) | 0.00(2) | 4.88(2) | 0.14(2) | 2.76(2) | 0.92(2) | 4.17(2) | 0.49(2) | 2.19(2) | ||||||
| Poly 2-ethylhexyl acrylate | 9003-77-4 | 30.1 | 28.9 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0.90(3) | 1.57(3) | 0.78(3) | |||||||||||||||
| Cellulose acetate (CA) | 9004-35-7 | 42.0 | 31.0 | 11.1 | 43.5 | 39.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 17.1 | 13.1 | 9.4 | 10.6 | |||
| 5.44(2) | 1.84(2) | 3.61(2) | 6.42(4) | 4.20(4) | 3.25(4) | 0.33(4) | 2.71(4) | 1.58(4) | 4.41(4) | 3.81(4) | 2.96(4) | ||||||
| Cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) | 9004-36-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.2 | 17.2 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 12.6 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||||
| Ethyl cellulose | 9004-57-3 | - | - | - | 28.6 | 27.4 | 1.2 | 0.04 | 8.6 | 20.4 | 19.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 7.9 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | 1.56(2) | 1.84(2) | 1.41(2) | 2.83(2) | |||||||||
| Nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) | 9004-70-0 | - | - | - | 45.1 | 44.8 | 0.3 | 0.01 | 13.3 | 23.5 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 9.5 | 10.7 | |||
| 0.14(2) | 0.21(2) | 0.35(2) | 0.01(2) | 3.75(2) | 1.06(2) | 0.85(2) | 1.06(2) | 1.13(2) | |||||||||
| Polymethylphenylsiloxane | 9005-12-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Cellophane | 9005-81-6 | 45.4 | 29.8 | 15.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 28.5 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 7.3 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| Nylon 6,10 | 9008-66-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, acrylic, plexiglas) | 9011-14-7 | 43.5 | 35.9 | 7.8 | 42.2 | 41.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 21.3 | 17.9 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 11.0 | |||
| 2.88(14) | 4.09(13) | 3.79(13) | 2.97(11) | 2.36(11) | 0.89(11) | 0.04(11) | 5.84(11) | 1.37(5) | 4.46(5) | 3.73(5) | 4.63(5) | ||||||
| Cellulose triacetate | 9012-09-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) | 24249-16-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Nylon 6,12 | 24936-74-1 | 67.0 | 62.0 | 4.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Nylon 12 | 24937-16-4 | 38.2 | 33.1 | 5.2 | 41.3 | 37.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 22.2 | 18.5 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 6.3 | |||
| 3.46(2) | 3.96(2) | 0.42(2) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||
| Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) | 24937-79-9 | 34.4 | 25.7 | 8.7 | 30.5 | 28.6 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 0.08 | 23.2 | 17.0 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 4.1 | |||
| 4.17(4) | 4.64(4) | 4.81(4) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||
| Nylon 4 | 24938-56-5 | 48.5 | 27.8 | 20.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyoxymethylene (POM, polyacetal, polymethylene oxide) | 24969-26-4 | 39.0 | 26.2 | 12.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 7.99(2) | 6.15(2) | 1.84(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Polytrifluoroethylene | 24980-67-4 | 27.5 | 22.0 | 5.4 | 25.4 | 23.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 3.65(3) | 2.10(3) | 3.20(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||
| Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) | 24981-14-4 | 38.6 | 34.0 | 4.6 | 37.5 | 35.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2.85(5) | 5.72(5) | 4.38(5) | 1.30(3) | 2.08(3) | 0.85(3) | 4.73(3) | 6.62(3) | ||||||||||
| Poly a-methyl styrene | 25014-31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) | 25014-41-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.4 | 21.7 | 14.1 | 9.1 | 10.9 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl proprionate | 25035-84-1 | 34.0 | 26.5 | 7.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) | 25038-36-2 | 35.5 | 29.7 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Nylon 6 (polycaprolactum, aramid 6) | 25038-54-4 | 42.7 | 33.1 | 9.6 | 45.3 | 42.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 20.3 | 17.0 | 3.4 | 10.6 | 5.1 | |||
| 6.08(2) | 2.69(2) | 3.39(2) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||
| Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | 25038-59-9 | 43.7 | 36.6 | 7.2 | 45.3 | 42.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | |||
| 3.42(16) | 4.64(16) | 3.42(16) | 0.78(2) | 2.83(2) | 0.71(2) | 0.21(2) | 1.06(2) | 1.25(8) | 2.03(8) | 2.80(8) | 3.36(8) | ||||||
| Polyimide (PI) | 25038-81-7 | 47.0 | 38.2 | 8.8 | 44.0 | 42.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 8.49(2) | 16.8(2) | 8.27(2) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||
| Fluorinated ethylene polypropylene (FEP) | 25067-11-2 | 19.9 | 17.1 | 2.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |||
| 2.90(3) | 2.66(3) | 2.51(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||
| Polymethacrylonitrile (PMAN) | 25067-61-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.7 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||||
| Polybenzyl methacrylate | 25085-83-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Poly(hexyl methacrylate) | 25087-17-6 | 30.0 | 27.6 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0.00(2) | 0.78(2) | 0.78(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Polymethyl acrylate (PMA) | 25087-26-7 | 41.4 | 35.6 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0.85(4) | 4.12(4) | 4.45(4) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl ethyl ether (polyethoxyethylene) | 25104-37-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polyphenylene oxide (PPO) | 25134-01-4 | 46.0 | 36.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 20.1 | 17.9 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 8.6 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| Polysulfone (PSU) | 25135-51-7 | 46.6 | 30.4 | 16.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 21.5 | 18.5 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 9.4 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | 2.17(3) | 2.61(3) | 1.12(3) | 1.69(3) | |||||||||||
| Polyethersulfone (PES) | 25154-01-2 | 47.0 | 40.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 21.0 | 18.3 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | 0.91(6) | 3.10(6) | 2.33(6) | 2.61(6) | |||||||||||
| Polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) | 25190-06-1 | 31.9 | 27.2 | 4.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0.00(2) | 0.28(2) | 0.28(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly(L-alanine) | 25191-17-7 | 45.2 | 36.0 | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) | 25213-24-5 | - | - | - | 42.0 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.0 | 25.2 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 10.5 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | 2.51(4) | 2.13(4) | 2.18(4) | 1.38(4) | |||||||||
| Polyethylene oxide (PEO, PEG, polyethylene glycol) | 25322-68-3 | 42.8 | 30.8 | 12.1 | 45.1 | 44.3 | 0.8 | 0.02 | 58.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0.07(2) | 0.21(2) | 0.14(2) | 1.59(4) | 1.34(4) | 1.60(4) | 0.03(4) | 10.2(4) | ||||||||||
| Polypropylene glycol (PPG, polypropylene oxide) | 25322-69-4 | 31.7 | 31.3 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Nylon 11 | 25587-80-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.5 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 5.1 | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | ||||||||||||||
| Polystearyl methacrylate | 25639-21-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Nylon 2 (polyglycine) | 25718-94-9 | 50.1 | 27.9 | 22.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Poly 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate | 25719-51-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polylauryl methacrylate | 25719-52-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) | 26125-40-6 | 46.8 | 44.0 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 19.8 | 18.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 6.7 | |||
| 3.29(3) | 3.50(3) | 0.71(3) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||
| Aramid (Kevlar) | 26125-61-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Phenoxy resin | 26402-79-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) | 29658-26-2 | 42.1 | 36.2 | 5.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| -(1) | -(1) | -(1) | |||||||||||||||
| Nafion | 31175-20-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Nylon 6,6 | 32131-17-2 | 44.8 | 36.3 | 9.8 | 40.2 | 36.9 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 12.1 | 25.8 | 17.2 | 9.9 | 16.5 | 4.4 | |||
| 3.07(8) | 5.63(9) | 4.03(8) | 3.61(2) | 0.71(2) | 2.90(2) | 2.11(2) | 13.5(2) | 1.11 | 1.10 | 6.80 | 1.24 | ||||||
| Polyetherimide (PEI) | 61128-46-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.8 | 17.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 4.8 | |||
| 1.07(5) | 1.14(5) | 2.43(5) | 1.70(5) | ||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl butyral | 63148-65-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.6 | 19.1 | 9.5 | 12.2 | 10.0 | |||
| 0.92(3) | 4.50(3) | 1.65(3) | 1.53(3) | ||||||||||||||
| Polyvinyl formal | 63450-15-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
(a) Atactic PP CAS #9003-08-0; isotactic PP CAS #25085-53-4
(b) Aluminum foil, while obviously not a polymer, is included due to
its widespread use in package converting and other industries.
(1) Names which are most widely used to describe the material
or family of materials (e.g., polyurethanes and epoxies) at hand are
preferred here. Commonly used acronyms and synonyms are also shown.
(2) CAS (Chemical Abstract Series) numbers are shown where
available. In a number of instances, more than one CAS number is assigned
to a given polymer — in some cases the details and nuances of these
divergences are not at all clear. We have tried to reference the CAS
number which appears to have the widest use with reference to the solid
state properties of the given polymer.
(3) γs: Total surface free energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent
to dynes/cm), as reported in polar/dispersion analyses.
(4) γsd: Dispersion component of surface
free energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent to dynes/cm), as reported
in polar/dispersion analyses.
(5) γsp: Polar component of surface
free energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent to dynes/cm), as reported
in polar/dispersion analyses.
(6) γs: Total surface free energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent
to dynes/cm), as reported in acid—base analyses.
(7) γsLW: Lipschitz—van der Waals
(non-polar) component of surface free energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent
to dynes/cm), as reported in acid—base analyses.
(8) γsAB: Lewis acid—base interaction
component of surface free energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent to dynes/cm),
as reported in acid—base analyses.
(9) γs-: Base polarity (electron-donor)
component of surface free energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent to dynes/cm),
as reported in acid—base analyses.
(10) γs+: Acid polarity (electron-acceptor)
component of surface free energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent to dynes/cm),
as reported in acid—base analyses.
(11) δ: Total Hansen solubility parameter (square root of
the sum of squares of the average values for dispersion, polar, and hydrogen
bonding components), in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic
centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (293.15-298.15
K). All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook,
2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.
(12) δD: Hansen dispersion solubility parameter,
in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x
(cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data
from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed.,
C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.
(13) δP: Hansen polar solubility parameter, in
MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2)
@ 20-25oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data from Hansen Solubility
Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca
Raton, FL, 2007.
(14) δH: Hansen hydrogen bonding solubility parameter,
in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x
(cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data
from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed.,
C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.
(15) Ro: Interaction radius. All data from Hansen
Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen,
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.