High Performance Thermoplastic Aramid Elastomers: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Handbook of Condensation Thermoplastic Elastomers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 141-166

  Yamakawa, H ^a   Miyata, H ^a  

^a TOSOH CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Applications; Condensation thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs); High performance thermoplastic aramid elastomers; Poly(aramid b polyester) elastomers; Polyester based thermoplastic elastomers; Properties; Synthesis; Type I poly(aramid b polyether) elastomers; Type II poly(aramid b polyether) elastomers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890636715     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/3527606610.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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