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High-temperature organic polymers have been described [1] as polymers that retain useful properties after thousands of hours of exposure at 200°C in air under static conditions. However, as Hergenrother [1] pointed out this definition is misleading and varies considerably depending upon the supplier and user of the material. In many instances, temperature is reported without regard to other important factors that influence the performance of the polymer, such as thermal cycling, stress and environmental factors like moisture, or chemical and electrical action. In addition, polymers that can survive high-temperature processing cycles, but are otherwise not exposed to high temperatures, are also referred to as high-temperature polymers.
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Hamerton, I. (1994). Introduction to cyanate ester resins. In: Hamerton, I. (eds) Chemistry and Technology of Cyanate Ester Resins. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1326-7_1
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