UPVC
(Rigid PVC extrusions) |
1.4 – 1.6 |
65 – 75 |
- Extremely versatile
- Wide range of colours and grades (including clear grades)
- Indoor and outdoor use
- Food grades available
- Low cost
|
Windows, tubes, trunking, shrouds, glazing, cladding, trims, packaging, inserts, ticketing strips, toys, point of sale, tile edge trims, crack inducers |
Cellular PVC
extrusion |
0.6 – 0.9 |
65 – 75 |
- Extremely light in weight
- Can be produced with or without skin
- Indoor or outdoor use
- Low cost
- Can be nailed
|
Building and window products (i.e. cladding, skirting, architraves etc), finishing trims, wood replacement applications |
PVC
(flexible PVC
extrusion) |
1.2 – 1.6 |
– |
- Various softness up to semi-rigid
- Wide range of colours and grades plus clear
- Used mainly indoors, some external use
- Filled or unfilled grades available
- Low cost
|
Hosing, gaskets, seals, fenders, pelmets, bumpers, handrails, sleeves, straps, trims, ‘T’ barbed edging strips, water stops, medical tubing |
| ABS |
1.0 – 1.2 |
85 – 105 |
- Clear grades
- Good high and low temperature performance
- Good adhesive properties
- Mainly internal use
- Most grades are food approved
- Good rigidity and chemical resistance
- High impact, medium cost
- Fire resistant grades available
|
- Water transfer tubing
- Cold rooms
- Freezer cabinets
- Toys
|
| ASA |
1.0 – 1.2 |
85 – 105 |
- Good high and low temperature performance
- Good UV resistance
- Good adhesive properties
- Good
rigidity and chemical resistance
- Good weather resistance
- High
impact, medium cost
|
- Panels
- Ventilation components
- Automotive components
- Marine
- Signage
|
H.I.P
(Polystyrene)
Styrosun
(Outdoor grade) |
1.0 |
70 – 75 |
- Mostly used indoors
- Some external use
- Good adhesive properties
- Range of colours also clear grades available
- Medium cost
- Fire resistant grades available
- Outdoor grades
|
- Toys
- Light diffusers
- Point of sale
- Film cores
|
POLYETHYLENE
High and low density |
0.97 (HD)
0.91 (LD) |
65 |
- Good resistance to chemical environments
- Used indoors and outdoors
- Good low temperature performance
- Low toxicity levels, low cost, tough
- Low smoke, zero halogen grades available
|
Toys, water and gas pipe, tubes, packaging, protective trims |
POLYPROPYLENE
Homo-polymer and co-polymer |
0.90 |
90 |
- Good resistance to chemical environments
- Extremely tough but the co-polymer hinges well
- Good high temperature performance
- Mainly indoor but some external use
- Low toxicity levels, LSOH grades available
- Bio-degradable, low cost
- Homo-polymer is clearer and stiffer
|
Non load bearing hinges, toys, tubing,
protective plant and tree sleeves, oil pump tubes |
| PETG |
1.27 |
75 |
- Food approved
- High clarity
- High impact
- Medium cost
- UV stable grades available
|
Packaging tubes, point of sale, card shelves, menu holders, electronic component carrier tubes |
IMPACT ACRYLIC
STANDARD ACRYLIC |
1.20 |
80 |
- High clarity
- Good impact resistance
- Medium cost
- Good light transmission
|
Point of sale, card shelves, menu holders, lighting applications |
| POLYCARBONATE |
1.20 |
120 |
- Good high temperature performance
- Extremely strong
- Wide range of grades available including U.V. stabilised and superior flame
retardant grades
- Clear and opaque grades availableHigher cost
- Limited chemical resistance
|
- Light diffusers, low voltage light tubes for marking and directing applications
- Roof trims
- Light box
|
| PC/ABS ALLOYS |
1.2 |
110 |
- Good high temperature performance
- Superior flame retardant properties
- Reasonable chemical resistance
|
- Electrical shrouds
- Profiles that call for superior flame retardance
|
| NYLON 6 |
1.2 |
85 |
- Many grades available
- Cheapest nylon
- Good fatigue resistance
- Some moisture pick-up
- Low friction and wear properties
|
- Automotive applications
- Pump immersion tubes for Barrels
- Pneumatic airline tubing for machinery, Rods, Tubing
|
| Nylon 66 |
1.14 |
110 |
- Very good chemical resistance
- Very stiff and tough
- Good for irradiation
- Engineering grades
- Low coefficient of friction
- Low wear
|
- Machined parts and articles
- Some Profiles
- Rods
|
| Nylon 11 |
1.03 |
125 |
- Very good chemical resistance
- Very good high and low temperature performance
- Very good ageing resistance
- Good dimensional resistance
- Good fatigue resistance
- Very low coefficient of friction
- Very low permeability
- Very low moisture pick–up
- Degree of clarity
|
- Fuel, oil and gas lines
- Air brake hosing
- Catheters
- Hydraulic hoses
- Automotive
- Textiles
|
| Nylon 12 |
1.01 |
100 |
- Huge range of grades
- Low moisture pick-up
- Low co-efficient of friction
- Good dimensional stability
- Good ageing resistance
- Good oil resistance
- Low specific gravity
- Fire resistant grades
|
- Cable sheathing
- Pneumatic tubing
- Air brake hosing
|
PPO/PS Blends
(Noryl and Lurynal) |
1.1 |
100 |
- Good high temp performance
- Good dielectric strength
- Wide range of grades
- Limited colours
- Fire resistant grades
- Good chemical resistance
- Low smoke zero halogen grades
|
- Electrical shrouds
- Busbar covers
- Automotive profiles
|
TPE
(SBS & SEBS) |
0.9 – 1.2 |
– |
- Wide range of grades and hardness
- Including clear grades
- Co-extrudes to HIPS & polypropylene
- Replaces flexible PVC
- Medical uses
- Good recovery
- Good cold set
|
- Tubing, straps
- Labels
- Door seals
|
TPV
(EPDM Rubber & Polypropylene) |
1.0 |
125 |
- Good temperature performance
- Good range of grades & hardness
- Goods recovery
- Good cold set
- Drinking water grades
|
- Peristaltic pumps
- Drinking water tubing
|
TPU
(Polyurethane) |
1.1 |
– |
- Polyether & polyester type
- Co-extrudes to rigid PVC
- Mainly harder grades
- Good recovery
- Good wear & tear properties
- Dynamic applications
- Good clarity
- Fire resistant grades
- Good tube bend grades
- Drinking water grades
|
- Pneumatic tubing
- Medical tubing
- Marine and underwater applications
|
| EVA |
– |
– |
- Good recovery
- Range of hardness
- Good clarity
|
- Crane and Railway pads
- Gaskets, Labels, Tubing
- Medical Tubing
- Anti-vibration pads
|
MPR
(Alcryn) |
– |
– |
- Melt processable rubber
- Co-extrudes to UPVC & ABS
- Good cold set and recovery
- Available in black and white
|
- Door seals
- Tubing
- Co-extrusions
|
| Acetal |
1.4 |
105 |
- Low Friction
- High Stiffness
- Excellent Dimensional Stability
- Resistance to Fuels
- Good Chemical resistance
|
- Bindings
- Rods
- Fasteners
- Bra Bones
- Hood Stiffeners
- Tubes
|
| PBT |
1.45 |
125 |
- Good Chemical Resistance
- Electrical Insulator
- Low Moisture Absorption
- Good Dimensional Stability
|
- Electrical Covers
- Motor Covers
- Tubes
- Automotive Parts
- Engineering Parts
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