cellulose nylon 6 polycarbonate (PC) polycaprolactone (PCL) polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polyester (PET) polyethersulfone (PES) polysulfone (PSU) polyethylene (LDPE) polyethylene (PE) polyimide (PI) polypropylene (PP) polystyrene (PS) poltetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) polyurethane (PU) polyvinyl fluoride (PVF)
  1. Cellulose
  2. Density, g/cm3 1.44
    Young's Modulus, GPa 58
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 220
    Refractive Index 1.48
    chemical structure of cellulose

    The vibration lines in 1800 - 1600 cm-1 region are usually asigned to C=O, C=N or C=C bonds. Chemical structure of "ideal" cellulose does not contain any of these groups and, in literature, 1650 cm-1 peak is interpreted as adsorbed water [1], which is possible as cellulose is hydrophilic. C=O bonds formed as defects during cellulose synthesis can also provide some contribution to the intensity of 1650 cm-1 peak.

    [1] X. Guo, L. Liu, J. Wu, J. Fan, Y. Wu. Qualitatively and quantitatively characterizing water adsorption of a cellulose nanofiber film using micro-FTIR spectroscopy. RSC Adv, 8(2018)4214-4220.

  3. Nylon 6
  4. Density, g/cm3 1.13
    Young's Modulus, GPa 72.4
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 47
    Refractive Index 1.53
    chemical structure of nylon
  5. Polycarbonate (PC)
  6. Density, g/cm3 1.20-1.22
    Young's Modulus, GPa 2.0-2.4
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 147
    Refractive Index 1.58
    chemical structure of polycarbonate
  7. Polycaprolactone (PCL)
  8. Density, g/cm3 1.15
    Young's Modulus, GPa 1.2
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC - 60
    Refractive Index 1.48
    chemical structure of polycaprolactone
  9. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
  10. Density, g/cm3 0.97
    Young's Modulus, GPa 0.4-0.9
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC - 125
    Refractive Index 1.40
    chemical structure of polydimethylsiloxane
  11. Polyester (PET)
  12. Density, g/cm3 1.38
    Young's Modulus, GPa 2.8-3.1
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 67-81
    Refractive Index 1.58
    chemical structure of polyester
  13. Polyethersulfone (PES)
  14. Density, g/cm3 1.37
    Young's Modulus, GPa 2.4-2.9
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 203-225
    Refractive Index 1.65
    chemical structure of polyethersulfone
  15. Polysulfone (PSU)
  16. Density, g/cm3 1.24
    Young's Modulus, GPa 0.4
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 190-230
    Refractive Index 1.63
    chemical structure of polysulfone
  17. Polyethylene (LDPE)
  18. Density, g/cm3 0.91-0.96
    Young's Modulus, GPa 0.1-0.5
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 100
    Refractive Index 1.51-1.54
    chemical structure of polyethylene

    Although chemical structure of "ideal" polyethylene does not contain C=O bonds, weak vibration lines corresponding to these bonds can be observed in FTIR-ATR spectrum at 1735 cm-1 due to photooxidation or synthesis defects [2].

    The vibration lines in 3000 - 2800 cm -1 region correspond to assymetrical/symmetrical stretch, while the vibration lines in 1490 - 1300 cm -1 and 760 - 700 cm -1 regions are assigned to bend and rocking, respectively.

    [2] L. Chen, T.D. Huan, R. Ramprasad. Electronic Structure of Polyethylene: Role of Chemical, Morphological and Interfacial Complexity. Sci Rep, 7(2017)6128.

  19. Polyimide (PI)
  20. Density, g/cm3 1.45
    Young's Modulus, GPa 2.5
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 350
    Refractive Index 1.70
    chemical structure of polyimide
  21. Polypropylene (PP)
  22. Density, g/cm3 0.86-0.95
    Young's Modulus, GPa 1.3-1.8
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 100
    Refractive Index 1.49-1.52
    chemical structure of polypropylene
  23. Polystyrene (PS)
  24. Density, g/cm3 0.96-1.05
    Young's Modulus, GPa 3.0-3.6
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 100
    Refractive Index 1.60
    chemical structure of polystyrene
  25. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
  26. Density, g/cm3 2.2
    Young's Modulus, GPa 0.5
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 115
    Refractive Index 1.38
    chemical structure of polytetrafluoroethylene
  27. Polyurethane (PU)
  28. Density, g/cm3 1.01-1.26
    Young's Modulus, GPa (0.9-4.5)x10-3
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC -65
    Refractive Index 1.65
    chemical structure of polyurethane
  29. Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF)
  30. Density, g/cm3 1.45
    Young's Modulus, GPa 2.1
    Glass Transition Temperature, oC 53
    Refractive Index 1.46
    chemical structure of polyvinyl fluoride