GENERAL PROPERTIES OF PLASTIC MATERIALS 

Sr.

NAME OF MATERIAL

DENSITY

SPECIFIC

WATER

No.

( G/CC)

VOLUME ( CC/G)

ABSORPTION

1

ABS

1.080

0.926

0.25

2

ABS 20 % GR

1.200

0.833

0.12

3

ACETAL CO POLYMER

1.410

0.709

0.22

4

ACETAL 20 % GR

1.550

0.645

0.45

5

ACETAL HOMOPOLYMER

1.420

0.704

0.25

6

 ACRYLIC

1.200

0.833

0.20

7

MODIFIED ACRYLIC MMA

1.160

0.862

0.30

8

CELLULOSE ACETATE

1.223

0.820

2.60

9

CELL. ACET.BUTYRATE

1.150

0.870

0.9-2.2

10

CELLULOSE  PROPRIONATE

1.170

0.855

1.2-3.0

11

ETHYL CELLULOSE

1.13

0.885

1.30

12

CHLORINATED POLYETHER

1.400

0.714

0.01

13

CTFE

2.100

0.476

0.00

14

POLYVINYLIDENE FLORIDE

1.750

0.571

0.04

15

FEP

2.120

0.472

0.01

16

LONOMER

0.930

1.070

0.1-1.20

17

NYLON-6

1.160

0.862

1.60

18

NYLON-6 30 % GR

1.350

0.741

1.30

19

NYLON 6/6

1.140

0.877

1.50

20

NYLON 6/6 30 % GR

1.350

0.741

0.70

21

NYLON-11

1.400

0.962

0.40

22

POLYSTYRENE GP 30% GR

1.330

0.752

0.05-0.10

23

POLYSTYRE HI

1.070

0.935

0.05-0.60

24

PTMT

1.310

0.763

0.08

25

STYRENE ACRYLOMETILE ( SAN)

1.070

0.935

0.25

26

STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE 30 % GR

1.220

0.820

0.08

27

STYRENE BUTADIENE

0.93-1.10

1.07-0.909

0.20-0.40

28

RIGID PVC

1.400

0.714

0.07-0.04

29

CHLORINATED PVC

1.500

0.666

0.02-0.15

30

PVC/PP

1.400

0.714

0.07-0.04

31

VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE

1.700

0.588

0.10

32

URATHENE ELASTOMER

1.200

0.833

-

33

PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE ( NI FILTER )

1.300

0.769

1.60

34

NYLON 6/10

1.090

0.917

0.40

35

NYLON 6/10 30 % GR

1.350

0.741

0.20

36

POLYSULFONE

1.240

0.806

0.22

37

MODIFIED PHENELENE OXIDE POP

1.080

0.926

0.07

38

PPO 30 % GR

1.290

0.775

0.06

39

POLYARYLETHER

1.140

0.877

0.25

40

POLYARYLETHER 30 % GR

1.370

0.730

41

POLYARYLSULFONE

1.360

0.735

1.80

42

POLYCARBONATE

1.200

0.833

0.16

43

POLYCARBONATE 30 % GR

1.430

0.699

0.07

44

POLYETHELENE LD

0.910-0.925

1.10-1.08

<0.015

45

POLYETHELENE MD

0.926-0.940

1.08-1.06

<0.01

46

POLYETHELENE HD

0.941-0.970

1.06-1.03

<0.01

47

POLYETHYLENE 30 % GR

1.180

0.847

48

POLYETHYLENE HIGH MW

0.940

1.060

0.04

49

ETHYLENE VINYLACETATE (EVA)

0.935

1.070

0.09

50

POLYPROPYLENE

0.900

1.110

<0.01

51

POLYPROPYLENE 30 % GR

1.120

0.893

<0.01

52

POLYCOPOLYMER

0.900

1.110

<0.01

53

POLYLIOMER

0.900

1.110

<0.01

54

4-METHYLE PENTENE-1

0.830

1.200

0.01

55

POLYSTYRENE GP

1.070

0.935

0.03-0.10