Selecting the right Plastic material for your product or application can be complicated to say the least.
Here at WKH GROUP we have decades of experience of industrial plastics and their uses , and with our sister company ATEX MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL we now have stocks of the most specialised of ranges of plastics.
The following may go some way to get you started:
| Requirement | Consider |
|---|---|
| Low Friction | |
| Sliding, slipping components | Nylons, Acetal, PTFE, UHMWE PE, PET (P) |
| Self- lubricating bearings | Nylons, pet (P) |
| Dimensional stability | Acetal, PET (P) and Glass Filled Grades |
| Wear resistance | UHMW PE, Cast Nylon 6 |
| Environment | |
| Chemical resistance | PVC, PP PVDF, HDPE, PEEK, PTFE |
| Electrical insulation | Thermoset Laminates, PVC, PTFE, PPE |
| Contact with foodstuff | Acetal, UHMW PE, PET (P), PP, PSU & PE |
| UV, Age hardening & radiation | High Performance, PEEK, PVDF, PCTFE |
| Model or prototype work | Acrylic. ABS, PVC |
| Loading | |
| Impact loads | Nylon 6, PC, Epoxy Laminates, HMW PE |
| Cyclical loading | Nylons, Acetal |
| Better resistance to creep | Glass Filled Grades, Thermoset Laminates |
| High continuous loading | PET(P), High Performance Plastic, PEEK |
| Temperature | |
| Low temperature impact strength | Nylons, UHMW PE, PVDF |
| Working temperatures >100°C | High Performance Plastics, PTFE, PEEK |
| Atex legislation/Directive | |
| Approved materials | Conductive plastic include- Carbon Filled PTFE, HDPE, Static Dissipative Acetal, Acrylic |
| FDA (Food and Drug Administration) | |
| and or Metal detectable. | UHMWPE, PTFE, Polypropylene, Metal Detectable Acetal |
For additional advice and enquires please Contact us
You can now purchase materials online in sheet and rod stock sizes from atexmaterials.com