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  • Abbreviations – Temperature resistance of plastics
Abbreviation
Chemical designation
Resistant to temperatures (°C) ranging from
to (°C)
Maximum temperature (°C)
(only for a short time)
ABS
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
 -40
85
 100°C
E-CTFE
 Ethylene-chloritrifluoroethylene
-76
150
170°C
ETFE
 Ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene
-100
150
180°C
FEP
 Tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoropropylene
-200
205

HDPE
 High Density polyethylene
-50
80
120°C
LDPE
 Low Density polyethylene
-50
75
90°C
MF
Melamine

80
120°C
PAPolyamide-3080140°C
PCPolycarbonate-100135140°C
PFAPerfluoroalkoxy-200260
PMP (TPX)
Polymethylpentene0120180°C
PMMAPolymethylmethacrylate-408590°C
POMPolyoxymethylene-4090110°C
PP / PLP
Polypropylene-10110140°C
PSPolystyrene-107080°C
PTFEPolytetrafluoroethylene-200260
PVCPolyvinylchloride-2080
SANStyrene-acrylonitrile-208595°C
SISilicone rubber-50180250°C

  • Sterilisation of products in synthetic material

Before you sterilize a product, the product has to be free of contamination or waste reminders. You also have to delete all stoppers or lids during the sterilization process.
Synthetic material
Autoclavable at 121°C
Gas sterilization (ethylene oxid)
Dry sterilization at 160°C
Chemical sterilization (in formalin)
Gammasterilization
ABS
no
yes
no
yes
yes
ETFE/E-CTFE
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
HDPE
no
yes
no
yes
yes
LDPE
no
yes
no
yes
yes
PC
yes (20 min)
yes
no
yes
yes
PFA/FEP
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
PMP (TPX)
yes
yes
no
yes
no
PP / PLP
yes
yes
no
yes
no
PS
no
yes
no
yes
yes
PTFEyesyesyesyesno
PVCnoyesnoyesno
SIyesyesyesyes
no
  • Chemical resistance of groups in synthetic material
+ Excellent resistance: no corrosion.
~ Good resistance: minimal corrosion after long-term contact.
– No resistance.
Afkorting
LDPE
HDPE
PP
PMP
PTFE
FEP/PFA
E-CTFE
ETFE
PC
PA
Acids, diluted, weak
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
~
Acids, conc., strong
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
Alcohols, aliphatic
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
Aldehydes
+
+
+
+
+
+
~
~
Alkalis
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
~
Esters++++++-+
Hydrocarbons, aliphatic~ ++~ ++~ +
Hydrocarbons, aromatic~
+~~++-+
Hydrocarbons, halogenated-~~-++-+
Ketones+++~++-+
Oxidants (oxidizing acids), strong~~~~+~--