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The Gmelin rare earths handbook lists 1522 °C and 1550 °C as two melting points given in the literature, the most recent reference [Handbook on the chemistry and physics of rare earths, vol.12 (1989)] is given with 1529 °C.
The melting point of α-crystalline regions is given as 185 [15] [16] to 220 °C, [15] [17] the density as 0.936 to 0.946 g·cm −3. [18] [19] The β-modification is in comparison somewhat less ordered, as a result of which it forms faster [20] [21] and has a lower melting point of 170 to 200 °C.
General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and brittle. It is an inexpensive resin per unit weight. It is a poor barrier to air and water vapor and has a relatively low melting point. [6] Polystyrene is one of the most widely used plastics, with the scale of its production being several million tonnes per year. [7]
The melting point (or, rarely, liquefaction point) of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. At the melting point the solid and liquid phase exist in equilibrium. The melting point of a substance depends on pressure and is usually specified at a standard pressure such as 1 atmosphere or 100 kPa.
ABS is amorphous and therefore has no true melting point. ABS is a terpolymer made by polymerizing styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of polybutadiene. The proportions can vary from 15% to 35% acrylonitrile, 5% to 30% butadiene and 40% to 60% styrene. The result is a long chain of polybutadiene crisscrossed with shorter chains of poly ...
The plastic is useful as a sample holder material in microscopy applications as its refractive index is close to that of water at visible wavelengths, [9] [10] (FEP: 1.344, water: 1.335). This minimizes the blur due to optical aberrations when the light traverses the sample container.
Polymethylpentene melts at ≈ 235 °C. It has a relatively low density (0.84 g/cm 3) among plastics and is transparent. It has low moisture absorption, and exceptional acoustical and electrical properties. [citation needed] Its properties are reasonably similar to those of other polyolefins, although it is more brittle and more gas permeable.
A thermoplastic, or thermosoftening plastic, is any plastic polymer material that becomes pliable or moldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies upon cooling. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Most thermoplastics have a high molecular weight .