| Polyphenylene Oxide (PPO) Features & Uses |
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| Feature | Generic |
| Abrasion Resistance, Good | PPE+PS+PP |
| Acid Resistant | PPE |
| Adhesion, Good | PPE+PS |
| Alcohol Resistant | PPE |
| Alkali Resistant | PPE |
| Amorphous | SRP |
| Antistatic | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Appearance, Pleasing Surface | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Autoclavable | PPE+PS |
| Biocompatible | PPE+PS |
| Bromine Content, None | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Chemical Resistance, Good | PPE , PPE+Nylon 66 , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP , SRP |
| Chlorine Content, None | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Colorability, Good | PPE+PS |
| Conductive | PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PBT |
| Copolymer | PPE+PS |
| Creep Resistance, Good | PPE+PS |
| Crosslinkable | PPE |
| Cycle (Production), Fast | PPE+PS |
| Density, Low | PPE+Polyolefin , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+PP , PPE+TPE |
| Dimensional Stability, Good | PPE , PPE+Nylon 66 , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP |
| Ductile | PPE+Nylon 66 , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Electrical Properties, Good | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Electrically Conductive | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Electrically Insulating | PPE+PS |
| Electromagnetic Shielding (EMI) | PPE , PPE+PS |
| Elongation, High | PPE+PS+PP , PPE+TPE |
| ESCR, High (Stress Crack Resist.) | PPE+PS |
| ESD Protection | PPE+PS |
| Extinguishing, Self | PPE+PS |
| Fatigue Resistant | PPE+PS |
| Flame Retardant | PPE , PPE+Polyolefin , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP , PPE+TPE , SRP |
| Flexibility, Good | PPE+Polyolefin , PPE+PS+PP , PPE+TPE |
| Flow, Good | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Flow, High | PPE , PPE+Nylon 66 , PPE+PP , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Foamable | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Food Contact Acceptable | PPE , PPE+PS |
| Friction, Low | PPE+PS |
| General Purpose | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Gloss, High | PPE+PS |
| Gloss, Low | PPE+PS |
| Halogen Content, Low to None | PPE , PPE+Polyolefin , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP , PPE+TPE |
| Hardness, High | PPE+PS |
| Heat Aging Resistance, Good | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Heat Resistance, High | PPE , PPE+Nylon 66 , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP |
| Heat Resistance, Medium | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PBT , PPE+PS+PP |
| Hydrocarbon Resistant | PPE |
| Hydrolysis Resistant | PPE+PS |
| Hydrolytically Stable | PPE+PS |
| Impact Modified | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Impact Resistance, Good | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP |
| Impact Resistance, High | PPE , PPE+Nylon 66 , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP |
| Impact Resistance, Low Temp. | PPE+PS |
| Impact Resistance, Medium | PPE+PS+PBT |
| Ion Content, Low to None | PPE+PS |
| Lubricated | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Melt Strength, Good | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Migration, Low to None | PPE+TPE |
| Moisture Absorption, Low | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Moisture Resistant | PPE+PS |
| Mold Release, Good | PPE+PS |
| Moldability, Good | PPE , PPE+PS |
| Molecular Wt., Low | PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Odor, Low to None | PPE , PPE+PS |
| Oxidation Resistant | SRP |
| Paintable | PPE , PPE+Nylon 66 , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP |
| Phosphorus Content, Low to None | PPE+PS |
| Platable | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Processability, Good | PPE , PPE+Polyolefin , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+TPE |
| Purity, High | PPE |
| Rigidity, High | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Scratch Resistant | PPE+PS , SRP |
| Shrinkage, Low | PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Sloughing, Non | PPE+PS |
| Smoke Emission, Low | PPE+PS |
| Solvent Resistant | PPE , SRP |
| Sterilization, Autoclave | PPE+PS |
| Stiffness, Good | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP |
| Stiffness, High | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP |
| Strength, Good | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Strength, High | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Surface Finish, Good | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP |
| Thermal Stability, Good | PPE+Nylon 66 , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon , PPE+PS+PP , SRP |
| Thermally Conductive | PPE+PS |
| Toughness, Good | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+PP |
| Toxicity, Low | PPE+PS |
| Warp Resistant | PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Warpage, Low | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Water Absorption, Low to None | PPE , PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Wear Resistance, Good | PPE+PS , PPE+PS+Nylon |
| Weather Resistance, Good | PPE+PS |
| Weldable | PPE+PS |
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