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1.1 Polymers
There are two types of thermoplastic polyester commonly used in injection moulding, whose abbreviations have been standardized by ISO 1043:
PBT: poly(1,4-butanediol terephthalate)
PET: poly(ethylene glycol terephthalate)
The general chemical structure of PBTs and PETs is as follows:
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- WAMBACH (A.D.), KRAMER (M.) - Thermoplastics polyesters exhibit stable electrical and mechanical properties in hot, moist environments (Les polyesters thermoplastiques présentent des propriétés électriques et mécaniques stables dans des atmosphères chaudes et humides). - 29 th Annual Technical Conference,...
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Association française de normalisation Afnor http://www.afnor.fr
- Plastiques. Détermination du taux de cendres. Polyalkylène téréphtalates - NF T 51-540 - 11-85
- Poly(éthylène téréphtalate) en granulés. Détermination de la teneur en eau - NF T 51-541 - 10-82
- Plastiques. Détermination du comportement à la fusion (température de fusion ou plage de températures de fusion) des polymères semi-cristallins...
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