Table of Polar and Dispersive Components of Solid Surface Tension

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Polar and Dispersive Components of Solid Surface Tension

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Solid

Chemical formula

γdS (mN/m) Dispersive

γpS (mN/m) Polar

γS (mN/m) Surface Tension

Reference

Molybdenum disulfide

MoS2

27.6

12.4

40

[ 1 ]

Tungsten disulfide

WS2

25.59

14.41

40

[ 1 ]

graphene

 

—

42.83

20.17

63

[ 1 ]

dimethylformamide

C3H7NO

25.21

11.29

36.5

[ 1 ]

polyethylene

(C2H4)n

33.9

0.6

34.5

[ 2 ]

35.3-35.7

0

35.3-35.7

[ 3 ]

31.3

1.1

32.4

[ 4 ]

polystyrene

(C8H8)n

39.7

0.9

40.6

[ 2 ]

polylactic acid

(C3H4O2)n

30.8

10.8

41.6

[ 3 ]

37.01

7.64

44.65

[ 5 ]

thermoplastic starch

TPS

28.36

32.09

60.45

[ 5 ]

polyhydroxybutyrate

PHB

22.8

11.5

34.3

[ 3 ]

polybutylene

(C4H8)n

33.6

0

33.6

[ 3 ]

nylon 66

(C12H22O2N2)n

40.8

6.2

47

[ 3 ]

polypropylene

(C3H6)n

30.1

0

30.1

[ 3 ]

polycaprolactone

(C6H10O2)n

26.1

4.7

30.8

[ 3 ]

46.73

4.72

51.45

[ 5 ]

polybutylene succinate

(C8H12O4)n

34.33

14.21

48.54

[ 5 ]

polyetheretherketone

(CH2O)n

43.4

1.4

44.8

[ 3 ]

polytetrafluoroethylene

(C2F4)n

14.5

1

15.5

[ 4 ]

polyvinylidene fluoride

(C2H2F2)n

26.2

6.1

32.3

[ 4 ]

polyimide

(CNOH)n

29.7

8.5

38.2

[ 4 ]

polyvinyl fluoride

(C2H3F)n

31.1

5.5

36.6

[ 4 ]

polyethylene terephthalate

(C10H8O4)n

36.6

2.9

39.5

[ 4 ]

References:

[ 1 ] Mohiuddin, M., Pillai, N., Zavabeti, A., Mahmood, N., Syed, N., Datta, R. S., Jampaiah, D., Daeneke, T., Ou, J. Z., & Kalantar-Zadeh, K. (2018), Exploring electric field assisted van der Waals weakening of stratified crystals, Applied Materials Today, 12, 359–365

[ 2 ] Saito, M., & Yabe, A. (1983), Dispersion and Polar Force Components of Surface Tension of Some Polymer Films, Textile Research Journal, 53(1), 54–59

[ 3 ] Teraube, O., Agopian, J. C., Petit, E., Metz, F., Batisse, N., Charlet, K., & Dubois, M. (2020), Surface modification of sized vegetal fibers through direct fluorination for eco-composites, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 238

[ 4 ] Sacher, E. (1981), An attempt to evaluate the dispersive and polar components of the surface tensions of multicomponent solutions, using kaelble’s method, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 83(2), 649-651

[ 5 ] Koh, J. J., Zhang, X., Kong, J., & He, C. (2018), Compatibilization of multicomponent composites through a transitioning phase: Interfacial tensions considerations, Composites Science and Technology, 164, 34–43

Table of Polar and Dispersive Components of Solid Surface Tension