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Polyimides

This chapter is on polyimide-based plastics. These plastics are high-performance, high-temperature-resistant materials. Chemical structures, manufacturers, and trade names along with typical end uses of the plastics are included besides extensive graphical physical, mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties as a function of temperature. Plastics included in this section are polyamide–imide, polyetherimide, and polyimides.

Keywords

Polyimide; polyamide–imide; polyetherimide; Ultem®; Torlon®; Kapton®; tensile properties; modulus; tensile; flexural; shear; impact; Charpy; Izod

This chapter covers a series of plastics of which the imide group is an important part of the molecule. The imide group is formed by a condensation ...

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