RFQ Products Catalog All Categories > Shapes Listed By Material Shapes Listed By Material Request Information ABS - Engineering Grade ABS is an amorphous terpolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene. Usual compositions are about half styrene with the balance divided between butadiene and acrylonitrile. Using different combinations of these monomers, wide-ranging different ABS types can be manufactured offering a wide spectrum of different properties by means of branching or copolymerization. Stock shapes made from ABS resin are inexpensive and easy to fabricate. ABS is an excellent choice for more FR-ABS Flame-retardant Machine Grade ABS Cycolac® FR-ABS resin grades offer an excellent balance of impact and flame resistance to help designers meet increasingly stringent regulatory and safety standards. Cycolac® FR15 flame retardant ABS shapes offer good property/toughness and excellent machinability. Cycolac® FR15 is UL94 V-0/5VA rated. Acetal POM/Polyoxymethylene Acetal polymers, referred to chemically as PolyOxyMethylene, are semi-crystalline engineering themoplastics made by the polymerization of formaldehyde. They have physical properties that are not available with metals or most other plastics; high mechanical strength and rigidity, low coefficients of friction, low moisture absorption, excellent dimensional stability, fatigue endurance, and resistance to abrasion and creep. These materials are also resistant to a wide more Acrylic - PMMA Acrylic (PMMA) materials have an unusual combination of properties, outstanding weather resistance, brilliant clarity, "light-piping" and "edge-lighting" qualities, chemical resistance, and ease of forming and machining. Compared to all other types of transparent thermoplastics, acrylic has outstanding resistance to the damaging effects of sunlight and outdoor weathering. Acrylic is often recognized under brand names such as Acrylite®, Plexiglas®, Lucite®, more DuPont Delrin® POM DuPont Delrin® brand POM / Homopolymer Acetal provides high strength and stiffness coupled with enhanced dimensional stability and ease of machining. As a semi-crystalline material, Acetal is also characterized by a low coefficient of friction and good wear properties, especially in wet environments. Because Acetal absorbs minimal amounts of moisture, its physical properties remain constant in a variety of environments. Low moisture absorption results in more Halar® ECTFE Halar® ECTFE is a partially fluorinated semi-crystalline polymer offering a unique combination of mechanical properties, thermal and chemical resistance with an outstanding ease of processability. Halar ECTFE, a copolymer of ethylene and chlorotrifluoroethylene, can bring advantages to the end user when compared to other fluoropolymers. It is a very versatile polymer, available in all forms to meet processing needs. Halar offers excellent resistance to abrasion, more NORYL® PPO Typical characteristics of NORYL® include excellent dimensional stability, low mold shrinkage, low water absorption and very low creep behavior at elevated temperatures. These properties combined with an outstanding hydrolytic stability in hot and cold water, make NORYL® an excellent potential candidate for fluid engineering applications. Another outstanding feature of NORYL® is its retention of tensile and flexural strength, even at elevated temperatures. The gradual more Nylon - Cast Cast Nylons are a range of polyamides produced by a casting process involving the anionic polymerisation of caprolactum. This process allows the production of semi-finished plate, rod, tube and custom castings that are largely free of internal stresses. Natural Cast Nylon is the basic grade from which all other grades of Cast Nylons stem. Generally accepted as the primary engineering polymer, Natural Cast Nylon is suitable for virtually any plain bearing application not more Nylon - Extruded NYLON’s toughness, low coefficient of friction and good abrasion resistance make it an ideal replacement for a wide variety of materials from metal to rubber. It weighs on 1/7 as much as bronze. Using nylon reduces lubrication requirements, eliminates galling, corrosion and pilferage problems, and improves wear resistance and sound dampening characteristics. NYLON has a proven record of outstanding service in a multitude of parts for such diverse fields as paper, more PCTFE PCTFE (KEL-F®)/Poly-Chloro-Tri-Fluoro-Ethylene is a fluorocarbon based polymer and is commonly abbreviated PCTFE. The KEL-F® brand is a registered trademark of the 3M Corporation, but was discontinued in 1995. The only remaining brand, NEOFLON® is made by Daikin Industries of Japan. This PCTFE has the same chemical structure and properties as the original KEL-F® brand PCTFE. PCTFE offers the unique combination of physical and mechanical properties, non- more PEEK PEEK is a unique semi-crystalline, high temperature engineering thermoplastic, is an excellent material for a wide spectrum of applications where thermal, chemical, and combustion properties are critical to performance. Especially significant, in this regard, is PEEK's ability to retain its flexural and tensile properties at very high temperatures–in excess of 482°F. PET / Ertalyte® PET is an unreinforced, semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyester based on polyethylene terephthalate (PET). It is characterized as having the best dimensional stability coupled with excellent wear resistance, a low coefficient of friction, high strength, and resistance to moderately acidic solutions. PET's properties make it especially suitable for the manufacture of precision mechanical parts which are capable of sustaining high loads and enduring wear conditions. PET' more PETG / Vivak® PETG is a transparent, thermoplastic sheet used widely in the point of purchase industry. PETG products offer superior impact strength over acrylic and cost effectiveness compared to polycarbonate, and offers deep draws, complex die-cuts, and precise molded-in details without sacrificing structural integrity. It die-cuts and punches easily, and can be bonded or fastened with adhesives, ultrasonic welding, or rivets. In addition, PETG is easily decorated by painting, more Phenolic - Industrial Laminates Industrial Phenolic Laminates are made by applying heat and pressure to layers of paper, canvas, linen or glass cloth impregnated with synthetic themosetting resins. When heat and pressure are applied to the layers, a chemical reaction (polymerization) transforms the separate layers into a single laminated material with a "set" shape that cannot be softened again - therefore, these materials are called "thermosets". A variety of resin types and cloth materials can be more Polycarbonate Polycarbonate is an amorphous engineering thermoplastic, which is charactarized by high levels of mechanical, optical, electrical and thermal properties. Polycarbonate is one of the most widely used engineering materials in the world and has contributed to product revolutions in virtually every industry. Polycarbonate shapes have outstanding impact strength, superior dimensional stability, high temperature resistance and high clarity. Polyethylene Polyethylene or polyethene is a thermoplastic commodity heavily used in consumer products (over 60M tons are produced worldwide every year). Its name originates from the monomer ethene, also known as ethylene, used to create the polymer. Polyethylene stock shapes are classified into three categories [LDPE, HDPE & UHMW-PE] based mostly on its density and branching. The mechanical properties of PE depend significantly on variables such as the extent and type of more Polypropylene Polypropylene is an economical material that offers a combination of outstanding physical, chemical, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties not found in any other thermoplastic. Compared to low or high density polyethylene, it has a lower impact strength, but superior working temperature and tensile strength. Polypropylene provides excellent resistance to organic solvents, degreasing agents and electrolytic attack. It is lightweight, resistant to staining, and more PPS - PolyphenyleneSulfide PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) products offer the broadest resistance to chemicals of any advanced engineering plastic. They have no known solvents below 392°F and offer inertness to steam, strong bases, fuels and acids. Minimal moisture absorption and a very low coefficient of linear thermal expansion, combined with a proprietary stress relieving processes, make PPS shapes ideally suited for precise tolerance machined components. In addition, PPS products exhibit more PSU Polysulfone UDEL® P-1700 Natural Polysulfone (PSU) is a semi-transparent (Amber color), heat resistant, high performance engineering thermoplastic. It offers excellent mechanical, electrical and improved chemical resistance properties relative to polycarbonate. Polysulfone’s properties remain relatively consistent over a broad temperature range, from –150°F (–100°C) to 300°F (100°C). UDEL® Polysulfone is hydrolysis resistant for continuous use in hot water more PTFE / Teflon® TEFLON® PTFE / Polytetrafluoroethylene is a completely fluorinated polymer manufactured by free radical polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene. PTFE is a crystalline polymer with a melting point of about 621°F. Density is 2.13 to 2.19 g. PTFE has exceptional resistance to chemicals. Its dielectric constant (2.1) and loss factor are low and stable across wide temperature and frequency range. PTFE has useful mechanical properties from cryogenic temperatures, up to 500°F. more Radel® PPSU Polyphenylsulfone Radel®R is a Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) suited primarily to applications in the medical industry. Radel®R is similar to Polysulfone (PSU) but has improved performance in terms of temperature, impact strength and chemical resistance. Radel®R also has exceptional resistance to repeated steam autoclaving without loss of dimensional stability or physical properties. PVC Polyvinyl Chloride / PVC or Vinyl is usually an amorphous thermoplastic material with excellent chemical resistance and dielectric properties, good tensile, flexural and mechanical strength, low moisture absorption, exceptional dimensional stability and good flammability characteristics. The maximum service temperature for PVC is 140°F. The physical properties of PVC can be readily altered by the addition of plasticizers, impact modifiers and other ingredients to more PVDF - Kynar® KYNAR® PVDF / Poly-Vinyl-Dene-Fluoride offers excellent corrosion and chemical resistance at both ambient and elevated temperatures (up to 280°F). PVDF is also inherently UV stable, mechanically tough, abrasion and flame resistant. KYNAR® 740 and KYNAR® 1000HD are highly chemically resistant fluoropolymers used in piping, tubing, vessel fabrication, machined valves and fittings, nozzles and other items for corrosive fluid handling. Their inherent chemical resistance and more Torlon® PAI - Polyamide-imide Torlon is the one of the highest performing, melt processable plastics available. It has superior resistance to elevated temperatures. It is capable of performing under severe stress conditions at continuous temperatures to 500°F (260°C). Parts machined from Torlon stock shapes provide greater compressive strength and higher impact resistance than most advanced engineering plastics. Torlon PAI’s extremely low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and more ULTEM® PEI - Polyetherimide ULTEM® 1000 PEI/Polyetherimide is a high performance amorphous thermoplastic material. Stock shapes made from ULTEM® PEI resins possess a combination of useful characteristics, including high strength at elevated temperatures, high modulus and broad chemical resistance. ULTEM® PEI stock shapes are inherently flame resistant with low smoke emission. 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