Below is a table with thermal conductivity values and the respective source information for the material data sheet. Here is an overview of the permissible temperatures for plastics. The table can contain several entries for a material type: for minimum and maximum values as well as for different temperature ranges.
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Maximum:
Material designations
Abbreviation | Material designation |
ABS | Acrylic butadiene styrene |
PA | Polyamides |
PAI | Polyamide imide |
PBI | Polybenzimidazole |
PBT | Polybutylenterephtalate |
PC | Polycarbonate |
PCTFE | Polychlortrifluorethylene |
PEEK | Polyetheretherketone |
PEI | Polyetherimide |
PET | Polyethylenterephtalate |
PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate (acrylic glass) |
POM | Polyacetal / polyoxymethylene |
PPE | Polyphenylene ether |
PPS | Polyphenylene sulfide |
PPSU | Polyphenylene sulfone |
PSU | Polysulfone |
PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
PVDF | Polyvinyldienfluoride |