Russell,

(Continuing my habit of saying the right thing when the right time to say it has long passed...)

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:10:09 +1300, Apptech wrote:

>...
> PET (Polyethyleneterephthalate) (used in softdrink bottles) 
> is a very nice engineering plastic.
> Also hides under the name (surprise!) Dacron.
> Also POSSIBLY Arnite, Hostaphan, Impet, Melinar, Melinex, 
> Rynite, Terylene, Trevira according to
> 
>         http://www.goodfellow.com/csp/active/STATIC/E/Polyethylene_terephthalate.HTML
> 
> 
> BUT as they also say it is called Mylar, which it isn't, and 
> fail to distinguish it from Polyester (which it is related 
> to), the page is suspect.

And isn't Melinex a brand name of Melamine (used for "unbreakable" crockery)?  Which if I remember rightly is a thermosetting plastic, not a thermoplastic one?

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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