Acetal Products
Acetal products are available in rod and sheet from Pacific West Corporation. Acetal is an engineering plastic widely used for machined parts, has high hardness and stiffness and also very good mechanical properties. It lends itself to turning, milling and most other plastic machining processes. Acetal is available in Copolymer (C) and Homopolymer (H).
If you require an engineering plastic product with excellent machining properties and dimensional stability for critical tolerances, acetal is an excellent choice. Acetal is ideal for the machining of precision parts as it has a low co-efficient of friction and excellent dielectric properties. Pacific West can supply acetal in black and natural (white) and also custom made machined acetal parts.
Features and Benefits of Acetal:
- High hardness and stiffness
- Very high mechanical properties
- Excellent creep resistance & dimensional stability
- Excellent dialectical properties
- Low co-efficient of friction
- High mechanical strength
- Dimensional stability
- Excellent machinability
- Good creep resistance
- Very low stick-slip
- Physiologically inert for food and medical applications
- Low moisture absorption
- Continuous use at temperature 115°
Uses of Acetal:
- Precision gears
- Bearings with close tolerances
- Electrical engineering insulators
- Snap fit assemblies
- Parts which operate in water between 60° to 90°C
- Wear parts
- Thrust washers
- Slideways
Acetal is available in the following sizes at Pacific West:
Acetal Sheet
Thickness: 1 - 50 mm
Sizes: 2000 x 1000 mm, 3000 x 610mm
Acetal Rod
Outside Diameter: 5 - 250 mm
Acetal Rolls
Thickness: 0.5 - 0.8 mm x 1000mm wide
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