| Polyester (Polyester) Features & Uses |
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| Feature | Generic |
| Abrasion Resistance, Good | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Acid Resistant | Polyester Alloy |
| Additive Free | PBT |
| Adhesion, Good | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Alcohol Resistant | PBT |
| Aliphatic | Polyester, TP |
| Amorphous | PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Antiblocking | PBT |
| Antimony Content, None | PBT , PET |
| Antioxidant | PBT |
| Antistatic | PBT , PET , PETG , PTT |
| Appearance, Pleasing Surface | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Arc Resistant | PBT , Polyester Alloy |
| Bacteria Resistant | PET |
| Barrier Resin | PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Barrier, Flavor & Aroma | PET |
| Barrier, Moisture | PET |
| Barrier, Oxygen | PET |
| Base Resistant | PBT |
| Biocompatible | PBT , Polyester, TP |
| Biodegradable | Polyester, TP |
| Blooming, Non | PBT , PBT+PET |
| Bondability | PET , Polyester Alloy |
| Chemical Resistance, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Chemically Coupled | PET |
| Clarity, High | PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Clarity, Medium | PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Clean/High Purity | PETG |
| Cleanable | PET , PETG |
| Color Stability, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Colorability, Good | PBT , PET , PETG , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Compostable | Polyester, TP |
| Conductive | PBT , PET , PETG |
| Conductive, Semi | PET |
| Copolymer | PET , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Corrosion Resistance, Good | PBT , PET , Polyester Alloy |
| Crack Resistance, Good | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Creep Resistance, Good | PBT , PET |
| Crosslinkable, Irradiation | PBT |
| Crystal | PET |
| Crystalline | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Crystalline, Semi | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Cycle (Production), Fast | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Density, High | PBT , PET |
| Density, Low | PBT , Polyester, TP |
| Dimensional Stability, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP , PTT |
| Dispersible | PET , PETG |
| Disposable | Polyester, TP |
| Ductile | PBT , PBT+PET , PET |
| Durable | PBT , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Electrical Properties, Good | PBT , PBT+PET , PCT , PET |
| Electrically Conductive | PBT , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Electrically Insulating | PBT , PET |
| Electromagnetic Shielding (EMI) | PBT |
| Elongation, High | PBT , Polyester, TP |
| Energy Absorption, High | PET |
| ESCR, High (Stress Crack Resist.) | PBT , PBT+ASA , PET |
| ESD Protection | PBT , PET , PETG , PTT |
| Extinguishing, Self | PBT , PET |
| Extractables, Low | PBT , Polyester, TP |
| Extraction Resistant | PET |
| Fatigue Resistant | PBT , PET |
| Filled | PBT |
| Flame Retardant | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PC+PET , PBT+PET , PCT , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP , PTT |
| Flexibility, Good | PBT , PET , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Flow, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Flow, High | PBT , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Flow, Low | PBT |
| Flow, Medium | PBT |
| Foamable | PBT |
| Food Contact Acceptable | PBT , PBT+PET , PET , PETG , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Friction, Low | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET |
| Fuel Resistant | PBT , PET |
| Gas Permeability, Low | PBT , PET |
| General Purpose | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Gloss, High | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Gloss, Low | Polyester, TP |
| Gloss, Medium | PBT , Polyester, TP |
| Grease Resistant | PBT , PBT Alloy , PET |
| Halogen Content, None | PBT , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Halogenated | PBT |
| Hardness, High | PBT , PBT+PET |
| Heat Aging Resistance, Good | PBT , PET |
| Heat Resistance, High | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP , PTT |
| Heat Resistance, Medium | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Heat Seal, Good | PET |
| Heat Sealable | Polyester, TP |
| Heat Stabilized | PBT , PBT+PET , PET |
| Homopolymer | PET , Polyester, TP |
| Humidity Resistant | PETG |
| Hydrocarbon Resistant | PBT |
| Hydrolysis Resistant | PBT |
| Hydrolytically Stable | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Ignition Resistant | PBT |
| Impact Modified | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PC+PET , PBT+PET , PET |
| Impact Resistance, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PET , PETG , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Impact Resistance, High | PBT , PBT Alloy , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Impact Resistance, Low Temp. | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Impact Resistance, Medium | PBT |
| Impact Resistance, Ultra High | PBT |
| Ion Content, Low to None | PBT , PETG |
| Isophthalic | PET , Polyester Alloy |
| Laser Markable | PBT , PBT+PET |
| Lubricated | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PET , PTT |
| Lubricating, Self | PBT |
| Melt Stability, High | PET |
| Melt Strength, Good | PBT , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Migration, Low to None | PBT , PET |
| Moisture Absorption, Low | PBT , PBT Alloy , PET |
| Moisture Resistant | PET , PETG |
| Mold Release, Good | PBT , PBT+PC+PET , PBT+PET , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Moldability, Good | PBT , PET |
| Molecular Wt., High | PBT , PET , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Molecular Wt., Low | PET |
| Molecular Wt., Medium | PET |
| Molecular Wt., Ultra High | PBT |
| Noise Damping | PBT |
| Nucleated | PBT , PET |
| Odor, Low to None | Polyester, TP |
| Oil Resistant | PBT , PBT Alloy , PET |
| Opticals | PBT , PET , PETG |
| Organoleptic Properties, Good | Polyester, TP |
| Outgassing, Low to None | PBT , PET , PETG |
| Oxidation Resistant | Polyester Alloy |
| Paintable | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Phosphorus Content, Low to None | PBT |
| Plasticized | Polyester, TP |
| Platable | PBT , PET |
| Printability, Excellent | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Processability, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Processing Stability, Good | PET |
| Puncture Resistant | PET |
| Purity, High | PETG |
| Radiation Resistant | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Radio Frequency Shielding (RFI) | PBT |
| Radiopaque | PBT |
| Recyclable Material | PBT , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Renewable Resource Derived | PBT+PET , Polyester, TP , PTT |
| Resilient | Polyester, TP |
| Rigid, Semi | PET , PETG |
| Rigidity, High | PBT , PBT+PET , PET |
| Rigidity, Medium | PBT , PBT+ASA , PET |
| Shock Absorbent | PBT |
| Shrinkage, High | Polyester, TP |
| Shrinkage, Low | PBT , PBT+ASA , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Slip | Polyester, TP |
| Slip, High | PET , Polyester, TP |
| Slip, Medium | PET |
| Sloughing, Non | PET |
| Smoke Emission, Low | PET |
| Soft | Polyester Alloy |
| Solvent Resistant | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Specific Gravity, High | PBT , PBT+PET |
| Stability, Good | PBT , PET |
| Stain Resistant | PBT |
| Statically Conductive | PBT |
| Sterilizability, Good | PBT |
| Sterilization, E-beam | PCTG , Polyester, TP |
| Sterilization, Ethylene Oxide | PBT , PCTG , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Sterilization, Radiation | PCTG , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Sterilization, Steam | PBT |
| Stiffness, Good | PBT , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Stiffness, High | PBT , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Stiffness, Ultra High | PBT |
| Strength, Good | PBT , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Strength, High | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester Alloy , Polyester, TP |
| Strength, High Temperature | PET |
| Surface Finish, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester Alloy |
| Surface Finish, Non-Smooth | PET |
| Taste Transfer, Low | PET |
| Taste, Low to None | PET |
| Tear Strength, Good | PETG |
| Tensile Strength, High | PBT , PET |
| Terephthalic | Polyester Alloy |
| Thermal Aging Resistance, Good | PBT , PBT+PET , PET |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, Good | PBT |
| Thermal Stability, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Thermally Conductive | PBT |
| Thermally Insulating | PBT , PBT+PET , Polyester Alloy |
| Toughness, Good | PBT , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PCT , PCTG , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP , PTT |
| Toughness, Low Temperature | PBT |
| Toughness, Ultra High | PBT , PBT+ASA , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Toxicity, None | PCTG , PET , PETG |
| Tracking Resistant | PBT |
| UV Resistance, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Viscosity, High | PBT , PET |
| Viscosity, Low | PBT , PET , PETG , Polyester, TP |
| Viscosity, Medium | PBT , PET |
| Viscosity, Very high | PBT , PET |
| Warp Resistant | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PET |
| Warpage, Low | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+ASA , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester Alloy |
| Water Absorption, Low to None | PBT , PBT+PET , PET |
| Wear Resistance, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET |
| Weather Resistance, Good | PBT , PBT Alloy , PBT+PET , PET , Polyester, TP |
| Weldable | PBT , Polyester, TP |
| Weldable, Ultrasonic | PBT , PBT Alloy , PET |
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