Thermoplastic aromatic polymers

Cogswell, F.N. Thermoplastic Aromatic Polymer Composites (1992) Butterworth-Heinemann... 

The most widespread polymer currently in use for high-speed dynamic sealing applications in automotives is polyetheretherketone. These thermoplastic aromatic polymers are used in the aerospace, electronics, and nuclear industries [9], These materials have excellent mechanical- and chemical-resistance properties, which permit polyethere-therketones to be used in many engineering applications—often in harsh environments [10], These polyetheretherketones are the product of the reaction of 1,4-dihydroxyben-zene and 4,4 -di II non then /ophenonc [8]. Figure 6.5 shows this reaction. 

Cogswell, F. N. 1992. Thermoplastic aromatic polymer composites. Oxford, England Butterworth-Heinemann. 

Polyethersulfone Thermoplastic aromatic polymer has good heat and fire resistance, transparency, dielectric properties, dimensional stability, rigidity, and toughness, but poor solvent and stress cracking resistance, processibility, and weatherability. Processed by injection, blow, and compression molding and extrusion. Used in high temperature applications, electrical devices, medical devices, housings, and aircraft and auto parts. Also called PES. 

Cogswell FN, Microstructure and properties of thermoplastic aromatic polymer composites, 28 National SAMPE Symposium, 28, 528, 1983. 

The high technology thermoplastic aromatic polymers. In the mid-1980s ICI developed a new generation of thermoplastic aronratic polymers, in particnlar the amorphorrs polymer poly ether snlphone (PES) and the senri-crystalline polymer polyetheretherketone (PEEK) (Cogswell, 1989) they also developed the pre-impregnation of continnons fibres... 

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