Handbook of Polymers for Electronics, 2nd Ed

Handbook of Polymers for Electronics, 2nd Ed

Author: George Wypych
ISBN 978-1-77467-086-6

 

Publication: January 2026
Pages: 506+viii

$425.00

Polymers used in electronics and electrical engineering are essential for the development of high-tech products, including applications in space, aviation, health, automotive, communication, energy harvesting, energy storage, light-emitting and sensing, flexible electronics, robotic systems, analytical sensors, consumer products, and many others.
Conductivity is the first feature that comes to mind with these polymers, but they are currently much more complex, having shape-memory, piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and many other properties. Some polymers used in electronics are modifications of commodity or engineering polymers, using many specially developed additives. Typical features of mainstream polymers, such as mechanical performance, optical behavior, and environmental stability, are required by polymers used in electronics, but frequently they must be enhanced to perform in these demanding applications. In many applications, the properties of typical polymers (usually included in popular handbooks) are not sufficient, creating the need to develop special grades or simply use completely new chemistry for their synthesis. Similarly, the typical set of properties included in the description of the mainstream polymer is not sufficient for polymer selection for these applications as they require different data.
The data included in the Handbook of Polymers for Electronics come from open literature (published articles, conference papers, and books), literature available from manufacturers of various grades of polymers, plastics, and finished products, and patent literature. The above sources were searched, including the most recent literature. This underscores one of the primary goals of this undertaking: to provide readers with the most up-to-date information, which will be frequently updated in the future.

The presentation of data for all polymers is based on a consistent pattern of data arrangement, although, depending on data availability, only data fields that contain actual values are included for each polymer. The entire scope of the data is divided into sections to make data comparison and search easy.  

The data are organized into the following sections:
• General (Common name, IUPAC name, ACS name, Acronym, CAS number, EC number, RTECS number, Linear formula)
• History (Person to discover, Date, Details)
• Synthesis (Monomer(s) structure, Monomer(s) CAS number(s), Monomer(s) molecular weight(s), Monomer(s) expected purity(ies), Monomer ratio, Degree of substitution, Formulation example, Method of synthesis, Temperature of polymerization, Time of polymerization, Pressure of polymerization, Catalyst, Yield, Activation energy of polymerization, Free enthalpy of formation, Heat of polymerization, Initiation rate constant, Propagation rate constant, Termination rate constant, Chain transfer rate constant, Inhibition rate constant, Polymerization rate constant, Method of polymer separation, Typical impurities, Typical concentration of residual monomer, Number average molecular weight, Mn, Mass average molecular weight, Mw, Polydispersity, Mw/Mn, Polymerization degree, Molar volume at 298K, Molar volume at melting point, Van der Waals volume, Radius of gyration, End-to-end distance of unperturbed polymer chain, Degree of branching, Type of branching, Chain-end groups, Doping, Conjugation, Ionic conductivity)
• Structure (Crystallinity, Crystalline structure, Cell type (lattice), Cell dimensions, Unit cell angles, Number of chains per unit cell, Crystallite size, Spacing between crystallites, Polymorphs, Tacticity, Cis content, Chain conformation, Entanglement molecular weight, Lamellae thickness, Heat of crystallization, Rapid crystallization temperature, Avrami constants, k/n)
• Commercial polymers (Selected manufacturers, Trade names, Composition information)
• Physical properties (Density, Bulk density, Color, Refractive index, Birefringence, Molar polarizability, Transmittance, Haze, Gloss, Odor, Melting temperature, Softening point, Decomposition temperature, Fusion temperature, Thermal expansion coefficient, Thermal conductivity, Glass transition temperature, Specific heat capacity, Heat of fusion, Calorific value, Maximum service temperature, Long term service temperature, Temperature index (50% tensile strength loss after 20,000 h/5000 h), Heat deflection temperature at 0.45 MPa, Heat deflection temperature at 1.8 MPa, Vicat temperature VST/A/50, Vicat temperature VST/B/50, Start of thermal degradation, Enthalpy, Acceptor number, Donor number, Hansen solubility parameters, dD, dP, dH, Molar volume, Hildebrand solubility parameter, Surface tension, Power factor, Coefficient of friction, Permeability to nitrogen, Permeability to oxygen, Permeability to water vapor, Diffusion coefficient of nitrogen, Diffusion coefficient of oxygen, Diffusion coefficient of water vapor, Contact angle of water, Surface free energy, Speed of sound, Acoustic impedance, Attenuation)
• Electrical properties (Conductivity, Current density, Optoelectrical properties, Dielectric loss factor, Relative permittivity, Dissipation factor, Volume resistivity, Surface resistivity, Dielectric strength, Comparative tracking index, CTI, test liquid A, Comparative tracking index, CTIM, test liquid B, Arc resistance, Loss tangent, Anisotropy of electrical properties, Impedance, Shielding effect, Ferroelectric properties, Piezoelectric properties, Charge carrier mobility, Bandgap, Actuation signal, Actuation bandwidth, Solderability)


• Mechanical properties (Tensile strength, Tensile modulus, Tensile stress at yield, Tensile creep modulus, 1000 h, elongation 0.5 max, Elongation, Tensile yield strain, Flexural strength, Flexural modulus, Elastic modulus, Compressive strength, Young's modulus, Tear strength, Charpy impact strength, Charpy impact strength, notched, Izod impact strength, Izod impact strength, notched, Shear strength, Tenacity, Abrasion resistance, Adhesive bond strength, Poisson's ratio, Compression set, Shore A hardness, Shore D hardness, Rockwell hardness, Ball indention hardness at 358 N/30 S, Shrinkage, Brittleness temperature, Viscosity number, Intrinsic viscosity, Mooney viscosity, Melt viscosity, shear rate=1000 s-1, Melt volume flow rate, Melt index, Water absorption, Moisture absorption)


• Chemical resistance (Acid dilute/concentrated, Alcohols, Alkalis, Aliphatic hydrocarbons, Aromatic hydrocarbons, Esters, Greases & oils, Halogenated hydrocarbons, Ketones, Theta solvent, Good solvent, Non-solvent)
• Flammability (Flammability according to UL-standard; thickness 1.6/0.8 mm, Ignition temperature, Autoignition temperature, Limiting oxygen index, Heat release, NBS smoke chamber, Burning rate (Flame spread rate), Char, Heat of combustion, Volatile products of combustion)


• Weather stability (Spectral sensitivity, Activation wavelengths, Excitation wavelengths, Emission wavelengths, Activation energy of photooxidation, Depth of UV penetration, Important initiators and accelerators, Products of degradation, Stabilizers)

• Thermal stability (Activation energy of thermal degradation, Decomposition rate, Important initiators and accelerators, Products of degradation, Stabilizers)


• Biodegradation (Typical biodegradants, Stabilizers)
• Toxicity (NFPA: Health, Flammability, Reactivity rating, Carcinogenic effect, Mutagenic effect, Teratogenic effect, Reproductive toxicity, TLV, ACGIH, NIOSH, MAK/TRK, OSHA, Acceptable daily intake, Oral rat, LD50, Skin rabbit, LD50)
• Environmental impact (Aquatic toxicity, Daphnia magna, LC50, 48 h, Aquatic toxicity, Bluegill sunfish, LC50, 48 h, Aquatic toxicity, Fathead minnow, LC50, 48 h, Aquatic toxicity, Rainbow trout, LC50, 48 h, Mean degradation half-life, Toxic products of degradation, Biological oxygen demand, BOD5, Chemical oxygen demand, Theoretical oxygen demand, Cradle to grave non-renewable energy use)


• Processing (Typical processing methods, Preprocess drying: temperature/time/residual moisture, Processing temperature, Processing pressure, Process time, Additives used in final products, Applications, Outstanding properties)
• Blends (Suitable polymers, Compatibilizers)
• Analysis (FTIR (wavenumber-assignment), Raman (wavenumber-assignment), NMR (chemical shifts), x-ray diffraction peaks)

 The contents, scope, treatment of the data (comparison of data from different sources and their qualification), and novelty of the data qualify the book for the desk of anyone working with polymeric materials used in modern applications.

1 Introduction
2 Generic polymers and their modifications for electronics
3 ABS Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene 
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene electronic grades
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS/MWCNTs) 
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS/PA6, PA66)
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS/PBT)
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene CF
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene GF
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene SSF
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (plating resin)
4 CA Cellulose acetate
Cellulose acetate CAc
Cellulose acetate butyrate
5 EP Epoxy resin
Epoxy resin - liquid
Epoxy resin-based inks
Epoxy resin filled (two-part and single-part)
Epoxy resin - single-part
Epoxy resin - two-parts
Epoxy resin for Casting, Embedding, and Encapsulation
Epoxy resin - Electrically Conductive Adhesives
6 EPDM
Ethylene-propylene diene terpolymer
Ethylene-propylene diene terpolymer
7 ETFE
Poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene)
Poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene)
Poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) Irradiation Crosslinked
8 EVAC
Ethylene-vinyl acetate 
Ethylene-vinyl acetate 
9 FEP
Fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer
Fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer
Fluorinated ethylene propylene
Fluorinated ethylene propylene, aqueous dispersion
Fluorinated ethylene propylene, P/P 
Fluoropolymers,  amorphous
Fluoropolymers,  amorphous  CTX-809A/CTL-809M
Fluoropolymers,  amorphous CTL-107M
Fluoropolymer (epitaxial co-crystallized)
10 LCP
Liquid crystalline polymer
Liquid crystalline polymer, unfilled
Liquid crystalline polymer, filled/carbon fiber (CF)
Liquid crystalline polymer, filled/glass fiber (GF)
Liquid crystalline polymer, filled/glass/mineral (G/M)
Liquid crystalline polymer, filled/graphite 
Liquid crystalline polymer, filled/mineral reinforced(MR)
11 PA6
Polyamide PA6
Polyamide PA6
12 PA1010
Polyamide PA1010
Polyamide PA1010
13 PA11
Polyamide PA11
Polyamide PA11
Polyamide PA11 Rilsan
14 PA12
Polyamide PA12
Polyamide PA12
Polyamide PA12/MACMI
15 PA46
Polyamide PA46
Polyamide PA46
Polyamide PA46/GF
16 PA66
Polyamide PA66
Polyamide PA66
17 PA410
Polyamide PA410
Polyamide PA410/Bio-based
Polyamide PA410/GR(Bio-based)
18 PA610
Polyamide PA610
Polyamide PA610
19 PAC
Polyacetylene
Polyacetylene in electronic and electrical applications
20 PAEK
Polyaryletherketone
Polyaryletherketone
21 PANI
Polyaniline
Polyaniline in electronic and electrical applications
22 PBT
Poly(butylene terephthalate)
Thermoplastic polyester alloy (PBT) unfilled
Thermoplastic polyester alloy (PBT) filled
Poly(butylene terephthalate) alloy with PC 
Thermoplastic polyester resins based on poly(butylene terephthalate) resin/unfilled
Thermoplastic polyester resins based on poly(butylene terephthalate) resin/filled
23 PC
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate PC
Polycarbonate/carbon nanotubes
Polycarbonate for electronics and electrical enclosures
24 PCTFE
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene for electronic and electric applications
25 PDMS
Polydimethylsiloxane
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
Polydimethylsiloxane, hydroxy-terminated
Polydimethylsiloxane, monovinyl-terminated
Polydimethylsiloxane, vinyl-modified silica Q resin
Polydimethyldiphenylsiloxane copolymer, vinyl-terminated
Polydimethylsiloxane, silicone oil,  trimethylsiloxy terminated 
Silicone resin general (SR)
Poly(dimethylsiloxane-co-diphenylsiloxane), silanol terminated 
N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane
Octamethyltrisiloxane (Dowsil 1-2577)
6,13-Bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene electronic grade
SR*conformal coatings/potting
SR*encapsulant
SR*gel encapsulants
26
PEBA
Polyether block amide
Polyether block amide e.g. Pebax® 
PEBA in electronics and electrical engineering 
27
PEDOT
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate) 
Poly(3-dodecylthiophene-2,5-diyl)
Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)
Poly(2,5-bis(3-hexadecylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene 
Poly(2,5-bis(4-fluoro3-hexadecyl-thiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b ]-
thiophene) 
Poly[2,5-bis(3-tetradecylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene]
28
PEEK
Polyetheretherketone
Polyetheretherketone 
Polyetheretherketone pseudo-amorphous
Polyetheretherketone semicrystalline
Polyetheretherketone semicrystalline
29
PEI
Polyetherimide
Polyetherimide PEI amorphous unfilled
Polyetherimide PEI amorphous filled/20%GF
Polyetherimide PEI amorphous filled/30%GF
Polyetherimide PEI amorphous filled/CF
Polyetherimide PEI stainless steel fiber reinforced
30
PET
Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) 
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) glycol modified
Poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene)
31
PF
Phenol-formaldehyde resin
Phenolharz
32
PFA
Polyfluoroalkoxy
Polyfluoroalkoxy
Polyfluoroalkoxy - aqueous dispersions
Perfluoroalkoxy
33
PHEMA
Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)
Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)
34
Pi
Polyimide
Polyimide in electronic and electrical applications
35
PMMA
Polymethylmethacrylate
Polymethylmethacrylate
Polymethylmethacrylate in electronic and electrical applications
36
PMP
Poly(methyl pentene)
Polymethylpentene TPX
37
POM
Polyoxymethylene
Polyoxymethylene 
Polyoxymethylene acetal copolymer 
38
PPA
Polyphthalamide
Polyamide PPA PA6T/66 
Polyamide PPA PA6T/6I 
Polyamide PPA/PA6T/66-GF
Polyamide PPA/PA6T/XT
Polyamide PPA/PA6T/XT-GF 
Polyamide  PPA/PA10T/X
Polyamide  PPA/PA10T/X/Reinforced
Polyamide PPA/PA4T
Polyamide PPA/PA4T-G
39
PPO
Poly(phenylene oxide)
Poly(phenylene ether) 5R4E PPE
Poly(phenylene ether) PPE
Poly(phenylene ether)PPE/PA
Poly(phenylene ether) PPE/PS 
Poly(phenylene ether) PPE/PS/reinforced
Poly(phenylene ether) PPE/TPE
Poly(phenylene ether) PPE/PS/non-reinforced
40
PPS
Poly(phenylene sulfide) 
Poly(phenylene sulfide) 
Poly(phenylene sulfide), glass fiber reinforced (GF)
Poly(phenylene sulfide), linear/branched, carbon fibers (CF)
Poly(phenylene sulfide) PPS/carbon nanotube
41
PPY
Polypyrrole
Polypyrrole in electronic and electrical applications
42
PS
Polystyrene
Polystyrene
Polystyrene in electronics and electrical applications
43
PTFE
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylene 
Polytetrafluoroethylene, modified TFM™ PTFE
Polytetrafluoroethylene - aqueous dispersions
Polytetrafluoroethylene - coagulated dispersions (CD)
Polytetrafluoroethylene - granular powders (GP)
44
PU
Polyurethane resin
Polyurethane resin - one part
Polyurethane resin - two part
45
PVDF
Poly(vinylidene fluoride)
PVDF and PVDF copolymers e.g Kynar Arkema
46
PVC
Polyvinylchloride
Polyvinylchloride rigid
Polyvinylchloride in electronic and electrical applications
47
PVP
Polyvinylpyrrolidone
Polyvinylpyrrolidone
48
PX
Poly(p-xylene) (Parylene)
49
SEBS
Styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene
Styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS)
50
TPC
Thermoplastic polyester elastomer
Thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPC-ET) unfilled
51
TPU
Polyurethane
Polyurethane TPU
Polyurethane, filled/composite

George Wypych has PhD Eng. The professional expertise includes university teaching (full professor) and research & development (university and corporate). He has published 56 books (PVC Plastisols, Wroclaw University Press; Polyvinylchloride Degradation, Elsevier; Polyvinylchloride Stabilization, Elsevier; Polymer Modified Textile Materials, Wiley & Sons; Handbook of Material Weathering, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Edition, ChemTec Publishing; Handbook of Fillers, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Edition, ChemTec Publishing; Recycling of PVC, ChemTec Publishing; Weathering of Plastics. Testing to Mirror Real Life Performance, Plastics Design Library, Handbook of Solvents, Vol. 1. Properties 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Edition, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Solvents, Vol. 2. Health & Environment 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Edition, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Plasticizers, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Edition, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Antistatics, 1st and 2nd Edition, ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Antistatics, 1st and 2nd Edition, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Antiblocking, Release and Slip Additives, 1st , 2nd and 3rd Edition, ChemTec Publishing, Industrial Solvents in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (two editions), John Wiley & Sons, PVC Degradation & Stabilization, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Editions, ChemTec Publishing, The PVC Formulary, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Material Biodegradation, Biodeterioration, and Biostabilization, 1st and 2nd Editions, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of UV Degradation and Stabilization, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Polymers, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions, ChemTec Publishing, Atlas of Material Damage, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Odors in Plastic Materials, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions, ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Solvents (two editions), ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Blowing and Auxiliary Agents, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Foaming and Blowing Agents (two editions), ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Green Solvents, ChemTec Publishing (two editions), Self-healing Products (two editions), ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Adhesion Promoters (two editions), ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Surface Modification Additives (two editions), ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Surface Improvement and Modification (two editions), ChemTec Publishing, Graphene – Important Results and Applications, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Curatives and Crosslinkers, ChemTec Publishing, Chain Mobility and Progress in Medicine, Pharmaceutical, Polymer Science and Technology, Impact of Award, ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Antioxidants, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Antioxidants, ChemTec Publishing, Databook of UV Stabilizers (two Editions), ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Flame Retardants, ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Nucleating Agents, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Flame Retardants, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Nucleating Agents, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Polymers in Electronics, ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Impact Modifiers, ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Rheological Additives, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Impact Modifiers, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Rheological Additives, ChemTec Publishing, Databook of Polymer Processing Additives, ChemTec Publishing, Handbook of Polymer Processing Additives, ChemTec Publishing, Functional Fillers (two editions), 2 databases (Solvents Database, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Edition and Database of Antistatics 1st and 2nd Edition, both by ChemTec Publishing), and 42 scientific papers and obtained 16 patents. He specializes in PVC, polymer additives, material durability, and the development of sealants and coatings. He was included in the Dictionary of International Biography, Who's Who in Plastics and Polymers, and Who's Who in Engineering, and was selected International Man of the Year 1996-1997 in recognition of services to education.