Machinable Plastic Sheet
High performance plastic shapes.
Machinable plastic sheet. Materials usage properties reference info. Incorporated in 1995 advanced industrial has established itself nationally as the premier supplier of high performance plastic machinable shapes. Material data sheets and technical guidelines. A good all around choice garolite g 10 fr4 is strong machinable and electrically insulating.
Over 80 plastic materials in sheet and rod in stock here is a list of our materials. Highly engineered high performance products to low cost low performance. Plastic raw material includes a wide variety of plastics that range in chemical and physical properties. Ul94 v 0 v 1 heat resistant high operating temperature for continuous service.
Abs machinable plastic is a tough rigid thermoplastic material with high impact strength. We have a large inventory of acetal nylon peek ultem torlon vespel and teflon. Machining of plastics can be advantageous for applications requiring low volume production close tolerance dimensions and or difficult to mold configurations. Acetal peek and pvc plastic materials have superior machining characteristics plus they resist melting and chipping while offering good dimensional stability.
Machinable plastics exhibit a large variety of physical and chemical properties so it is important to test which one will work the best for you. Basics of plastic selection for machining. It can be shaped into different forms such as plastic angles wire cubes and sheets. Yet certain plastics remain tricky to machine.
Material data sheet includes. They may melt chip or go out of tolerance as you remove material. Choose the type you want and view the data sheet. Economical garolite ce sheets.
We stock these materials in sheet plate rod and tubular bar. There is an array of plastics to choose from. 6x6 sample of abs pdf spec sheet product page 6x6 sample of acetal. Abs plastic abs acrylonitrile butadiene styrene is a widely used thermoplastic polymer found in everything from the popular lego toys to automotive parts.
It meets ul 94v0 for flame retardance. The heat at which abs plastic is molded affects its final properties with low temperatures yielding more impact resistance and high temperatures yielding more ultimate heat resistance. Machinability relates to the relative ease of machining a plastic using various tools available to the general public. High temperature plastics and ceramics from professional plastics.