PE Problem #38

7/26/2019

Which of the following plastics has the lowest decomposition temperature?
a. PBT (polybutylene terephthalate)
b. PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
c. PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate)
d. PTFE (polytetrafluoro ethylene)

Solution | Posted 07/29/19

7 Comments

7/26/2019 08:56:46 am

SPPE Table 7.1
c.

Amr

7/26/2019 11:30:52 am

c. PMMA

Jimmy

7/27/2019 02:00:38 pm

Gents,
Thank you for stating where you found this!!! I have used the 4th Ed. of the SFPE for years now, and I LOVE the index. I bought a copy of the 5th Ed. and I am starting to really despise it... WTH is the index, and in the heat of battle, how am I really expected to look up similar data in a three volume set of books with no dang index? What Am I missing? Grrrrrrrrrrrrr....

MDS link

7/27/2019 03:20:08 pm

There is an index available for free now from SFPE that you can print and use.

Jimmy

7/27/2019 04:05:14 pm

OMG, thanks a MILLION! That was THE pet peeve among many pet peeves with the 5th Ed. In fact I will still probably bring the 4th AND the 5th editions to the test venue on October... but now that I might actually be able to USE the 5th, so...?

Richard Koenig

7/29/2019 08:20:44 am

send me an email and i'll email you the index.
rkoenig@otie.com

Frank Bonghi

7/29/2019 07:57:03 pm

Hello all

Has anyone found the answer to this on the FPH?

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