17-11-2017, 11:51 AM
High performance plastics are plastics that meet higher requirements than standard or engineering plastics. They are more expensive and are used in smaller quantities. High performance plastics differ from standard plastics and engineering plastics mainly because of their temperature stability, but also because of their chemical resistance and mechanical properties, quantity of production and price.
There are many synonyms for the term high performance plastics, such as: high temperature plastics, high performance polymers, high performance thermoplastics or high technology plastics. The name of high temperature plastics is in use due to its continuous service temperature (CST), which is always higher than 150 ° C by definition (although this is not its only characteristic, as can be seen above).
We often talk about polymers instead of plastics, since both terms are synonymous in the use of engineering. If the term high-performance thermoplastic is used, it is because both standard and technical plastics and high performance plastics are always thermoplastic. Thermosets and elastomers are outside this classification and form their own classes.
However, the differentiation of less powerful plastics has varied over time; while nylon and poly (ethylene terephthalate) were initially considered potent plastics, they are now ordinary.
There are many synonyms for the term high performance plastics, such as: high temperature plastics, high performance polymers, high performance thermoplastics or high technology plastics. The name of high temperature plastics is in use due to its continuous service temperature (CST), which is always higher than 150 ° C by definition (although this is not its only characteristic, as can be seen above).
We often talk about polymers instead of plastics, since both terms are synonymous in the use of engineering. If the term high-performance thermoplastic is used, it is because both standard and technical plastics and high performance plastics are always thermoplastic. Thermosets and elastomers are outside this classification and form their own classes.
However, the differentiation of less powerful plastics has varied over time; while nylon and poly (ethylene terephthalate) were initially considered potent plastics, they are now ordinary.