Calculated and experimental values of surface tension of polymers
| Compound |
Calc. γs (mN/m) |
Exper. γs (mN/m) |
| Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) |
23.9 |
21.1 |
| Poly(dimethyl siloxane) |
22.8 |
21.7 |
| Poly(1,1-difluoroethylene) (PVDF) |
29.2 |
29.1 |
| Poly(2-chloro-1,3-butadiene) (Neoprene) |
41.4 |
41.9 |
| Poly(1,3-butadiene) (PBD) |
33.2 |
30.4 |
| Poly(acrylamide) |
50.8 |
46.2 |
| Poly(acrylonitrile) |
52.4 |
50.0 |
| Poly(isobutylene) (PIB) |
31.2 |
32.6 |
| Polychloroethylene (PVC) |
40.0 |
41.1 |
| Polychloroethylene (PVC) |
40.0 |
41.1 |
| Poly(ethyl acrylate) |
39.9 |
35.2 |
| Poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) |
42.5 |
41.6 |
| Poly(ethylene) (PE) |
33.2 |
34.9 |
| Poly(isobutene) (PIB) |
31.8 |
33.8 |
| Poly(propylene) (PP) |
30.9 |
30.7 |
| Poly(caprolactam), Nylon 6-6 |
48.3 |
47.0 |
| Poly(hexamethylene adipamide), Nylon 6 |
48.3 |
45.2 |
| Poly(ω-dodecanamide), Nylon 12 |
41.0 |
35.8 |
| Poly(ω-undecanamide), Nylon 11 |
41.7 |
43.0 |
| Poly(Bisphenol A carbonate) |
42.3 |
44.0 |
| Poly(1,3-butadiene) (PBD) |
33.2 |
30.4 |
| Polyisoprene |
34.3 |
32.0 |
| Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) |
45.7 |
44.0 |
| Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG, PEO) |
37.9 |
42.8 |
| Poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) |
34.4 |
31.6 |
| Poly(tetrahydrofuran) (PTMO, PTMEG) |
35.9 |
35.1 |
| Polyacetal, Poly(methylene oxide) (POM) |
41.0 |
41.3 |
| Poly(ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA) |
39.7 |
34.5 |
| Poly(methyl methacrylate) PMMA) |
41.0 |
41.1 |
| Poly(acrylonitrile) |
52.4 |
50.0 |
| Polystyrene (PS) |
39.7 |
40.1 |
| Polysulfone (PSU) |
46.6 |
46.6 |
| Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH, PVA) |
37.2 |
37.0 |
| Poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc, PVA) |
41.4 |
36.5 |
| Poly(methyl vinyl ether) (PVME) |
32.2 |
30.4 |
| Poly(α-methylstyrene) (PαMS) |
39.1 |
36.0 |