Articles tagged: dimensional stability

History German chemist Hermann Staudinger discovered polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) in 1888 during his groundbreaking studies on macromolecules, which subsequently earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistr … Read more

History The advancements of the late 20th century in developing alternative materials to replace metals for manufacturing lightweight yet durable parts led to the discovery of RENY (also known as MXD … Read more

History Polycarbonates were discovered by German scientist Alfred Einhorn in the late 1890s. However, despite more than 30 years of research into this class of polymers, the project was abandoned, as … Read more

History Despite being discovered in 1859, polyoxymethylene (POM) remained confined to laboratory research due to the lack of knowledge regarding its potential uses. Extensive studies into POM, spanni … Read more

History Polyetherimide (PEI) is a high-performance thermoplastic polymer developed in the early 1980s by General Electric Plastics (now part of SABIC) and introduced to the market under the tradename … Read more