Material Selection
Plastic molding material selection can affect the performance of the plastic part in terms of tensile strength, temperature resistance, appearance, life-span, reliability and production cost.
With the use of plastics for precision optics increasingly prevalent in today’s optical markets, customers are also opting for lighter and tougher materials for their optical components. Apart from optical properties such as clarity and refractive index, other properties such as abrasion resistance, impact strength and flexural modulus are equally important factors for consideration.
Here at Unisteel, we support a wide range of materials and can help customers in selecting the ideal materials to get the most out of your products.
| Material | ABS (Acrylanitrile Butadiene Styrene) |
PMMA (Polymethylmethacrylate) | POM (Polyoxymethylene) |
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Features & Benefits |
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Physical Properties Tensile strength (PSI) |
5,000 - 7,500 |
6,000 - 11,000 |
6,000 - 22,000 |
| Material | LCP (Liquid Crystal Polymer) |
PC (Polycarbonate) | PPS (Polyphenylene Sulphide) |
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Features & Benefits |
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Physical Properties Tensile strength (PSI) |
12,000 - 32,000 |
9,000 - 23,000 |
14,000 - 28,000 |
| Material | PA (Polyamide) | PBT (Polybutylene Terepthalate) |
Polysulfone |
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Features & Benefits |
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Physical Properties Tensile strength (PSI) |
8,000 - 17,000 |
6,000 - 13,000 |
9,500 - 18,000 |
The information presented above is of a general nature and shall not be relied upon other than for preliminary material identification purposes only. Other materials are available upon request.
