Machined Plastics Resources
As new industries develop, new uses for plastics and composite materials are continually coming to light. High-technology materials continue to combine versatile properties for specialized applications. Often new plastics materials are developed to replace metals, glasses, ceramics, and natural materials. At the rapid pace of today's world, only plastics can keep up with the demand for low-cost and high-tech materials solutions. °
METRIC
| Material Name | SpG |
Tens |
TEB |
Flex |
CTE |
HDT |
Tmax |
Tcon |
UL94 |
SiSt |
| ABS | 1.04 |
45 |
25 |
76 |
2.9 |
102°C |
60°C |
-- |
H-B |
-- |
| Acetal (copolymer) | 1.41 |
66 |
30 |
83 |
3 |
104°C |
82°C |
0.23 |
H-B |
420 |
| Acrylic | 1.18 |
62 |
2 |
97 |
3.9 |
71°C |
82°C |
0.56 |
-- |
400 |
| CIP Composite | 1.25 |
69 |
-- |
-- |
varies |
-- |
121°C |
-- |
-- |
210 |
| CPVC | 1.52 |
57 |
27 |
103 |
2.1 |
103°C |
93°C |
0.14 |
V-0 |
1250 |
| Celazole PBI | 1.3 |
159 |
3 |
221 |
0.7 |
427°C |
343°C |
0.4 |
V-0 |
550 |
| Delrin (acetal homopolymer) | 1.41 |
76 |
30 |
90 |
2.6 |
121°C |
82°C |
0.36 |
H-B |
450 |
| Duratron XP | 1.4 |
110 |
4 |
138 |
1.5 |
360°C |
304°C |
0.22 |
V-0 |
700 |
| Ertalyte PET-P | 1.41 |
85 |
20 |
124 |
1.8 |
116°C |
99°C |
0.29 |
H-B |
385 |
| Ertalyte TX PET-P | 1.44 |
76 |
5 |
110 |
2.5 |
82°C |
99°C |
0.27 |
H-B |
-- |
| Fluorosint 500 PTFE | 2.32 |
8 |
10 |
15 |
1.3 |
132°C |
260°C |
0.76 |
V-0 |
275 |
| Halar ECTFE | 1.68 |
48 |
200 |
-- |
3.1 |
116°C |
149°C |
0.16 |
V-0 |
500 |
| Hydex 4101 PBT-P | 1.31 |
65 |
50 |
80 |
2.5 |
93°C |
105°C |
-- |
H-B |
410 |
| Hydex 4101L PBT-P | 1.36 |
50 |
40 |
73 |
2.8 |
91°C |
105°C |
-- |
H-B |
-- |
| Hydlar Z | 1.16 |
110 |
4 |
159 |
0.9 |
243°C |
149°C |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Ketron HPV (bearing PEEK) | 1.44 |
76 |
2 |
190 |
0.9 |
195°C |
250°C |
0.24 |
V-0 |
-- |
| Kynar PVDF | 1.77 |
43 |
50 |
67 |
3.7 |
110°C |
149°C |
0.17 |
V-0 |
1700 |
| MC901 Nylon 6 (cast) | 1.15 |
83 |
20 |
110 |
1.9 |
93°C |
127°C |
0.24 |
H-B |
500 |
| Macor MG Ceramic | 2.52 |
-- |
-- |
94 |
2.9 |
116°C |
1000°C |
1.45 |
-- |
1000 |
| Noryl PPO (30% gf) | 1.36 |
123 |
-- |
138 |
0.8 |
104°C |
104°C |
-- |
V-0 |
530 |
| Noryl PPO (unfilled) | 1.08 |
66 |
30 |
93 |
1.8 |
129°C |
135°C |
-- |
V-0 |
500 |
| Nylatron GS (moly-lube) | 1.16 |
86 |
25 |
117 |
2.2 |
93°C |
104°C |
0.24 |
V-2 |
350 |
| Nylatron GSM (moly-lube) | 1.16 |
72 |
30 |
110 |
1.9 |
93°C |
93°C |
-- |
H-B |
400 |
| Nylatron GSM Blue (oil,moly) | 1.16 |
69 |
35 |
103 |
3.3 |
-- |
93°C |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Nylatron NSM (solid-lube) | 1.15 |
76 |
20 |
110 |
2.8 |
93°C |
93°C |
-- |
H-B |
400 |
| Nyloil (oil-filled cast) | 1.14 |
72 |
50 |
103 |
1.9 |
191°C |
110°C |
0.24 |
-- |
550 |
| Nylon (30% gf) | 1.35 |
186 |
3 |
269 |
0.7 |
93°C |
99°C |
0.24 |
H-B |
530 |
| Nylon 6 (cast) | 1.15 |
83 |
20 |
110 |
1.9 |
93°C |
127°C |
0.24 |
H-B |
500 |
| Nylon 6/6 (extruded) | 1.15 |
79 |
50 |
103 |
3.1 |
93°C |
99°C |
0.24 |
V-2 |
400 |
| PCTFE (Kel-F) | 2.1 |
39 |
150 |
59 |
3.9 |
75°C |
177°C |
0.14 |
-- |
500 |
| PEEK (30% cf) | 1.41 |
179 |
1 |
262 |
0.6 |
288°C |
260°C |
0.92 |
V-0 |
32 |
| PEEK (30% gf) | 1.54 |
157 |
1.6 |
233 |
0.7 |
316°C |
249°C |
0.43 |
V-0 |
175 |
| PEEK (bearing) | 1.44 |
76 |
3 |
190 |
0.9 |
196°C |
252°C |
0.24 |
V-0 |
-- |
| PEEK (unfilled) | 1.31 |
110 |
20 |
172 |
1.4 |
160°C |
249°C |
0.26 |
V-0 |
480 |
| PVC | 1.41 |
48 |
29 |
83 |
3.4 |
80°C |
60°C |
0.13 |
V-0 |
544 |
| Phenolic CE Canvas | 1.37 |
83 |
-- |
131 |
0.6 |
-- |
125°C |
0.29 |
H-B |
550 |
| Phenolic G-10 | 1.8 |
310 |
-- |
517 |
0.3 |
-- |
141°C |
0.29 |
H-B |
800 |
| Phenolic G-11 | 1.8 |
296 |
-- |
552 |
0.4 |
-- |
166°C |
0.29 |
H-B |
900 |
| Phenolic G-5/G-9 | 1.85 |
303 |
-- |
345 |
0.4 |
-- |
141°C |
0.29 |
V-0 |
300 |
| Phenolic G-7 | 1.8 |
138 |
-- |
207 |
0.4 |
-- |
221°C |
0.29 |
H-B |
350 |
| Phenolic LE Linen | 1.34 |
90 |
-- |
152 |
0.6 |
-- |
141°C |
0.29 |
H-B |
625 |
| Phenolic XX Paper | 1.35 |
138 |
-- |
138 |
0.4 |
-- |
125°C |
0.29 |
H-B |
750 |
| Polycarbonate (30% gf) | 1.43 |
131 |
10 |
159 |
0.7 |
146°C |
132°C |
0.19 |
V-0 |
470 |
| Polycarbonate | 1.2 |
66 |
60 |
103 |
2.2 |
132°C |
121°C |
0.19 |
V-0 |
390 |
| Polyethylene - HDPE | 0.95 |
32 |
900 |
-- |
6.3 |
71°C |
82°C |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Polyethylene - LDPE | 0.92 |
14 |
600 |
-- |
6.4 |
43°C |
71°C |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Polyethylene - UHMW | 0.93 |
21 |
1200 |
-- |
6.2 |
96°C |
82°C |
0.42 |
H-B |
900 |
| Polypropylene (copolymer) | 0.9 |
33 |
12 |
48 |
3.4 |
99°C |
82°C |
0.12 |
H-B |
575 |
| Polypropylene (homopolymer) | 0.89 |
33 |
23 |
37 |
3.7 |
78°C |
77°C |
0.12 |
-- |
475 |
| Polystyrene (gen purp) | 1.05 |
52 |
47 |
42 |
2.2 |
93°C |
66°C |
-- |
H-B |
60 |
| Polystyrene (hi impact) | 1.04 |
28 |
55 |
60 |
2.3 |
91°C |
60°C |
-- |
H-B |
45 |
| Radel A PES | 1.37 |
84 |
15 |
111 |
1.5 |
204°C |
160°C |
0.16 |
V-0 |
380 |
| Radel R PAES | 1.3 |
76 |
30 |
107 |
1.7 |
207°C |
149°C |
0.35 |
V-0 |
360 |
| Rexolite 1422 (unfilled) | 1.05 |
62 |
-- |
79 |
2.1 |
-- |
100°C |
0.14 |
-- |
500 |
| Rulon J (gold) | 1.95 |
14 |
200 |
-- |
varies |
-- |
260°C |
0.24 |
-- |
200 |
| Rulon LR (maroon) | 2.27 |
10 |
200 |
-- |
varies |
-- |
260°C |
0.33 |
-- |
450 |
| Ryton PPS (40% gf) | 1.7 |
90 |
2 |
159 |
1.4 |
254°C |
232°C |
0.3 |
V-0 |
385 |
| Ryton PPS (bearing) | 1.55 |
69 |
1 |
103 |
0.7 |
254°C |
232°C |
0.32 |
V-0 |
-- |
| Semitron 225 (acetal) | 1.33 |
42 |
10 |
41 |
5.2 |
107°C |
82°C |
-- |
H-B |
275 |
| Semitron 410C (PEI) | 1.41 |
62 |
2 |
83 |
1 |
210°C |
170°C |
-- |
V-0 |
-- |
| Semitron 420 (PEI) | 1.45 |
66 |
2 |
100 |
1.8 |
216°C |
177°C |
0.22 |
V-0 |
-- |
| Semitron 480 (PEEK) | 1.49 |
100 |
2.5 |
152 |
1.6 |
249°C |
246°C |
-- |
V-0 |
-- |
| Semitron 490HR (PEEK) | 1.5 |
97 |
2.3 |
145 |
1.6 |
260°C |
246°C |
-- |
V-0 |
-- |
| Semitron 500HR (PTFE) | 2.3 |
8 |
10 |
15 |
3.2 |
132°C |
260°C |
0.76 |
V-0 |
390 |
| Semitron 520HR (PAI) | 1.58 |
83 |
3 |
138 |
0.8 |
271°C |
260°C |
-- |
V-0 |
-- |
| TPX Polymethylpentene | 0.83 |
28 |
10 |
42 |
0.9 |
100°C |
93°C |
0.17 |
H-B |
20 |
| TecaMax SRP | 1.22 |
207 |
4 |
310 |
1.3 |
150°C |
149°C |
-- |
V-0 |
6440 |
| Techtron HPV (bearing PPS) | 1.43 |
75 |
5 |
72 |
1.8 |
116°C |
221°C |
0.3 |
V-0 |
500 |
| Techtron PPS (unfilled) | 1.35 |
93 |
15 |
14 |
1.6 |
121°C |
218°C |
0.29 |
V-0 |
540 |
| Teflon PTFE (25% cf) | 2.08 |
13 |
75 |
16 |
3.3 |
66°C |
260°C |
0.65 |
V-0 |
-- |
| Teflon PTFE (25% gf) | 2.25 |
14 |
270 |
13 |
3.6 |
66°C |
260°C |
0.45 |
V-0 |
-- |
| Teflon PTFE (unfilled) | 2.16 |
27 |
300 |
-- |
4.2 |
56°C |
260°C |
0.24 |
V-0 |
285 |
| Tefzel ETFE | 1.7 |
42 |
300 |
-- |
4.1 |
-- |
155°C |
-- |
V-0 |
1800 |
| Topas 6015S-04 COC | 1.02 |
60 |
2.5 |
-- |
-- |
150°C |
143°C |
-- |
H-B |
-- |
| Torlon 4203 (unfilled) | 1.41 |
124 |
10 |
165 |
0.9 |
278°C |
260°C |
0.26 |
V-0 |
580 |
| Torlon 4301 (bearing) | 1.45 |
83 |
3 |
159 |
0.8 |
279°C |
260°C |
0.53 |
V-0 |
-- |
| Torlon 5530 (30% gf) | 1.61 |
103 |
3 |
138 |
1.4 |
271°C |
260°C |
0.36 |
V-0 |
700 |
| Turcite TA (acetal) | 1.49 |
52 |
15 |
76 |
2.9 |
96°C |
82°C |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Turcite TX (acetal) | 1.46 |
41 |
19 |
55 |
2.9 |
96°C |
82°C |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Udel PSU | 1.24 |
70 |
80 |
103 |
1.7 |
171°C |
149°C |
-- |
H-B |
425 |
| Ultem 1000 (unfilled) | 1.28 |
114 |
80 |
138 |
1.7 |
200°C |
171°C |
0.13 |
V-0 |
830 |
| Ultem 2300 (30% gf) | 1.51 |
117 |
3 |
207 |
0.6 |
210°C |
171°C |
0.13 |
V-0 |
770 |
| Vespel SP-1 (unfilled) | 1.43 |
86 |
7.5 |
110 |
1.7 |
360°C |
260°C |
0.29 |
V-0 |
560 |
| Vespel SP-21 (graphite) | 1.51 |
66 |
4.5 |
110 |
1.5 |
360°C |
260°C |
0.86 |
V-0 |
230 |
| Vespel SP-211 (ptfe,graphite) | 1.55 |
45 |
3.5 |
69 |
1.7 |
360°C |
260°C |
0.76 |
V-0 |
-- |
| Vespel SP-22 (graphite) | 1.65 |
52 |
3 |
90 |
1.2 |
360°C |
260°C |
1.73 |
V-0 |
-- |
| Vespel SP-3 (moly) | 1.6 |
57 |
4 |
76 |
1.6 |
360°C |
260°C |
0.46 |
V-0 |
-- |
| Victrex T-Series (PEEK-PBI) | 1.3 |
90 |
2 |
159 |
1.1 |
305°C |
316°C |
-- |
-- |
433 |