Electronic Applications of Polyamide Elastomers and Its Composites

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to promote the usage of polyamide (PA) thermoplastic elastomers and its composites in the electronic sector. General knowledge about this group of materials and their applications will be presented in Sect. 1. The structure and synthesis methods will be briefly described in Sect. 2 as there are few books focusing on these issues. Properties of PA thermoplastic elastomers—especially from the perspective of electronic applications—are discussed in Sect. 3. The small market for PA elastomers including manufacturers, commercial products, and the properties of some of the grades of PA elastomers is described in Sect. 4. Finally, the application of PA elastomers in general sectors and in the electronic industry is included in Sect. 5, which is divided into 5 subsections. Such topic as cable insulating, antistatic blends, conductive composites and nanocomposites, sensors, and textile composites will be described as thermoplastic PA elastomers which are commonly used there.