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Material Property Table
Polymer
Polyolefins:
Polyethylene
Polypropylene
Polyacrylics:
polyacrylonitrile
(Sail cloths, ABS
constituent)
Polyamide polymers:
wool
polyurethane
nylon
Polydienes and rubbers
Polyisoprene (Synthetic
rubber)
Polybutadiene
(component of ABS)
Polychloroprene
(Neoprene)
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Chemical
Bonds
C-H
C-H
N-H
O=C-N-H, S-S
N=C=O
C–N, CO–CH2
Isoprene, potentially
other catalysts,
crosslinking agents
butadiene
Chlorine
Breakdown Products
propane, propene,
ethane, ethene, butene,
hexene, and
butene-1
pentane, pentene,
heptene
ammonia, hydrogen
cyanide, ketones
carbon disulphide,
carbon dioxide,
hydrogen cyanide,
benzene,
toluene, and carbon
monoxide
nitrogen oxides, nitriles,
isocyanate monomers,
liquid polyols
Potential for water,
carbon oxides, benzene,
hydrogen
cyanide (HCN), toluene,
and benzonitrile,
hydrogen and ammonia
Isoprene monomers,
polymers, thermal
cracking products,
sulfides if vulcanised
Butadiene monomers,
cyclic compounds
hydrogen
chloride, polyene
Effects
Flammable
Flammable
Potent airway
irritants, toxic at high
concentrations
Toxic, irritant
Isocyanate pharyngitis,
hypersensitivity and
severe asthma in
predisposed individuals
Toxic, irritant
Irritants, toxic
toxic
Potent, acidic irritant
of mucous membranes,
corrosive, toxic
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