Selection of Polymeric Materials: How to Select Design Properties from Different Standards

Appendix B: Nomenclature

Symbol

Definition

English Unit

Metric Unit

General

A

Cross sectional area

[in. 2]

[mm 2], [m 2]

V

Volume

[in. 3]

[mm 3], [m 3]

D

Diameter

[in.], [ft]

[mm], [cm], [m]

f

Frequency

[1/sec], [1/s], [Hz]

[1/sec], [1/s], [Hz]

k

Thermal conductivity

[BTU/hr/ft 2/ F/in.]

[W/(m- K)]

l

Length

[in.], [ft]

[mm], [cm], [m]

m

Mass

[lb], [oz]

[g], [kg]

P

Pressure

[lb/in. 2], [psi]

[MPa], [N/mm 2]

r

Radius

[in.], [ft]

[mm], [cm], [m]

t

Time

[sec], [s], [min], [hr]

[sec], [s], [min], [hr]

v

Velocity

[in./sec], [ft/min]

[m/sec], [mm/min]

?

Coefficient thermal expansion

[in./in./ F 10 -6]

[m/m/ C 10 -6]

?

Specific volume

[in. 3/lb]

[cm 3/g]

?

Density specific weight

[lb/in. 3]

[g/cm 3]

? e

Electrical volume resistivity

[ ?.cm]

[ ?.cm]

Thermal

T

Temperature

[ F]

[ C], [K]

T O

Reference temperature

[ F]

[ C], [K]

T M

Melt temperature

[ F]

[ C], [K]

T E

Environmental temperature

[ F]

[ C], [K]

?T

Differential temperature

[ F]

[ C], [K]

T G

Glass transition temperature

[ F]

[ C], [K]

T m

Melting temperature

[ F]

[ C], [K]

T C

Crystallization temperature

[ F]

[ C], [K]

K

Degree of crystallinity

[%], [ ]

[%], [ ]

L k

Crystalline region of folding

[nm]

[nm]

L a

Amorphous regions of folding

[nm]

[nm]

M n

No. average molecular weight

[g/mol]

[g/mol]

M w

Mass average molecular weight

[g/mol]

[g/mol]

E R

Crack energy (rupture)

[BTU], [ft/lb], [W- sec]

[J],...

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