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Shrinkage Values for Miscellaneous Resins
Material	Shrink in/in
ABS High Impact	0.005 – 0.007
ABS Heat Resistant	0.004 – 0.005
ABS Medium Impact	0.005
Acetal	0.020 – 0.035
Acrylic General Purpose	0.002 – 0.009
Acrylic Heat Resistant	0.003 – 0.010
Acrylic High Impact	0.004 – 0.008
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate	0.010 – 0.030
Ionomer	0.003 – 0.020
Nylon 6/6	0.010 – 0.025
Nylon 6/6	0.007 – 0.015
Nylon 6/10	0.010 – 0.025
Nylon 11	0.010 – 0.025
Nylon 12	0.008 – 0.020
Nylon Glass Filled	0.005 – 0.010
Polybutylene	0.020 (molded)
Polybutylene	0.040 (aged)
Polycarbonate	0.005 – 0.007
PET (Amorphous, petg, pctg)	0.003 – 0.005
Polyster .025 – .050 THICK	0.006 – 0.012
Polyster .050 – .100 THICK	0.012 – 0.017
Polyster .100 – .180 THICK	0.016 – 0.022
Polyster PBT	0.010 – 0.020
Polyster PET 30% GF	0.001 – 0.002
Polyster PBT 30% GF	0.003 – 0.005
POLYETHERIMIDE	0.005 – 0.007
Polyethylene Low Density	0.015 – 0.035
Polyethylene High Density	0.015 – 0.030
PPO/Styrene CO (NORYL)	0.005 – 0.007
Polypropylene	0.010 – 0.030
PPO/Styrene G.P.	0.002 – 0.008
PPO/Styrene Heat Resistant	0.002 – 0.008
PPO/Styrene Impact Mod	0.003 – 0.006
Polysulfone	0.008
Polyurethane	0.010 – 0.020
PVC Rigid	0.002 – 0.004
PVC Semi-Rigid	0.005 – 0.025
PVC Flexible	0.015 – 0.030
SAN	0.002 – 0.006

Density Values

Density Values – Selected Resins
Material	70°F DENSITY gr/cc	MELT DENSITY gr/cc
ABS (Injection Grade)	1.05	0.97
ABS 30% GR	1.28
Acetal	1.42	1.17
Acetal 20% GF	1.55
Acrylic General Purpose)	1.16	1.04
Cellulose Acetate	1.26	1.13
Cellulose Butyrate	1.20	1.07
Cellulose Propionate	1.22	1.10
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate	0.95
Ionomer	0.95	0.73
Nylon 6/6	1.14	0.97
Nylon 6	1.13	0.97
Nylon 6/10	1.08	0.97
Nylon 6/12	1.07	0.97
Nylon 11	1.04	0.97
Nylon 12	1.02	0.97
Nylon 30% GF	1.36
Polybutylene	0.92
Polycarb/Ester Alloy	1.20
Polycarbonate	1.20	1.02
Polycarbonate 30% GF	1.42
Co-Polyster PETG	1.27	1.12
Co-Polyster PCTG	1.24	1.08
Polyster PBT	1.34	1.11
Polyest PBT/PET 30% GF	1.58
Polyster PET (Bottle)	1.40	1.20
Polytherimide	1.27
Polyethylene Low Density	0.92	0.76
Polyethylene Medium Density	0.92-0.94	0.74
Polyethylene High Density	0.94-0.97	0.72
Polythyl 30% GF HDPE	1.18
PPO/Styrene (NORYL)	1.07	0.90
PolyphenYlene Sulfide	1.35-1.80
Polyphen Sulfide 40% GF	1.65
Polypropylene	0.90	0.70
Polypropylene 30% GF	1.13
POLYStyrene GP	1.05	0.97
POLYStyrene Impact Mod	1.04	0.96
Polysulfone	1.25	1.16
Polyurethane	1.20	1.13
PVC – Rigid	1.39	1.30
PVC – Pipe	1.44	1.32
PVC – Flexible	1.29	1.20
SAN	1.08	1.00
T/P Ruber (Santoprene)	1.08	1.00
T/P Elastomer (Urethane)	0.97	0.93
	0.83	0.82

Common Abbreviations

Common Abbreviations for Misc Resins
Resin Generic Name	Common ABBR
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene	ABS
Cellulose Acetate	CA
Cellulose Acetate Butyrate	CAB
Cellulose Acetate Propionate	CAP
Chlorinated Polyethylene	CPE
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride	CPVC
Ethylene-Propylene Diene Rubber	EPDM
Expandable Polystyrene	EPS
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate	EVA
Fiber Reinforced Plastic	FRP
High Density Polyethylene	HDPE
High Impact Polystyrene	HIPS
Low Density Polyethylene	LDPE
Linear Low Density Polyethylene	LLDPE
Maleic Anhydride	MA
Medium Density Polyethylene	MDPE
Polyamide (Nylon)	PA
Polyacrylonitrile	PAN
Polybutylene	PB
Polybutylene Terephalicate	PBT
Polycarbonate	PC
Polyethylene	PE
Polyetheretherketone	PEEK
Polyetherimide	PEI
Polyetherketone	PEK
Polyethylene Terephalicate	PET
Polyethylene Terephalic Clycol	PETG
Polyimide	PI
Polymethyl Methacrylate	PMMA
Polyoxymethylene	POM
Polypropylene	PP
Chlorinated Polypropylene	PPC
Polyphenylene Oxide	PPO
Polyphenylene Sulfide	PPS
Polyphenylene Sulfone	PPSU
Polystyrene	PS
Polysulfone	PSU
Polyurethane	PU
Polyurethane	PUR
Polyvinyl Chloride	PVC
Reinforce Polybutylene Terephthalateic	RPBT
Reinfor Polyethylene Terephalic	RPET
Reaction Injection Molding	RIM
Styrene Acrylonitrile	SAN
Styrene Butadiene Rubber	SBR
Styrene Maleic Anhydride	SMA
Sheet Molding Compound	SMC
Thermoplastic Elastomer	TPE

Shrinkage Values Density Values

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