Polyamide thiab Polyester yog ob qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws ntawm cov polymer tsim los, ob yam zoo li muaj txiaj ntsim loj hauv kev lag luam tab sis muaj kev sib txawv hauv khoom siv thiab cov leej hnub uas tsim. Qhov sib txawv tseem ceeb tshaj plaws yog hauv qab chaw functional ntawm qhov polymer: Polyamides (Nylon) muaj cov nhawv amide (-NH-CO-), thaum Polyester (xws li PET, PBT) muaj cov nhawv ester (-O-CO-). Qhov sib txawv no cuam tshuam mus rau ob peb qhov sib txawv tshaj tawm hauv kev ua haujlwm. Txog kev tshuaj xwm, polyamides feem ntau muaj kev nyab xeeb, kev tiv thaiv tawm dabpli, thiab kev tiv thaiv tawm kabmob zoo dua. Polyesters, tshooj tshooj yog tias muaj kev pab, feem ntau muaj kev nyab xeeb thiab kev nyab xeeb siab dua. Ib qhov sib txawv tseem ceeb yog kev nyob rau hauv dej: polyamides muaj kev nyob rau hauv dej ntau, dhau dej ntau uas tsim kev plasticize rau khoom, ntxiv kev nyab xeeb tab sis hloov pauv kev nyab xeeb thiab kev nyab xeeb hauv qhov loj. Polyester, npawg kawg, muaj kev nyob rau hauv dej tsawg dua, muaj kev nyob rau hauv dej tsawg heev, yog li muaj kev nyab xeeb zoo hauv qhov chaw muaj dej. Hauv cheeb kawm, polyamides xws li PA66 muaj qhov kub siab dua li PBT, tab sis polyester feem ntau muaj qhov kub siab dua (HDT) hauv daim ntawv muaj phiaj. Hauv cheeb kawm, polyester feem ntau muaj kev tiv thaiv zoo dua rau ob peb hom khoom siv, xws li dej nkag siab, thaum polyamides muaj kev tiv thaiv zoo rau neeb thiab hydrocarbons. Hauv cheeb kawm ntawm nqi, cov polyester xws li PET feem ntau tsawg dua li cov polyamides tseem ceeb, tab sis cov ntaub ntawv kev lag luam tuaj yeem sib npaug. Qhov xaum ntawm lawv yog xaum los ntawm kev siv: Polyamide yog xaum rau cov khoom nyab xeeb, tiv thaiv kabmob uas tuaj yeem tiv thaiv qhov sib txawv hauv qhov loj (gears, bearings), thaum Polyester yog xaum rau cov khoom nyab xeeb, nyab xeeb hauv qhov chaw muaj dej lossis muaj khoom siv tsis zoo (electrical connectors, automotive housings).