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INTRODUCTION TO POLYMERS AND PLASTICS















                                    Upper temperature   limit, °C  182  182  193  182  204  166  371   382  182  166  232  302  182  327  154







                                    Normal forming   temperature, °C  149  149  177  146  191  149  316  343  146  154–166  204+  246  149  288  138–141




                                Thermoforming Process Temperatures for Selected Materials 55
                                    Lower processing   limit, °C  127  127  149  127  168  121  274  279  127  129  129  190  127  232  104








                                    Mold and set   temperature, °C  85  71  85  79  138  77  204  210  82  88  91  163  85  149  66









                                      Material                     Polyethersulfone-glass filled


                                TABLE 1.9  ABS  Acetate  Acrylic  Butyrate  Polycarbonate  Polyester (PETG)  Polyethersulfone  HDPE  PP  PP-glass filled  Polysulfone  Polystyrene  FEP  PVC -rigid















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