Plastic Rod and Round Rods

by sitemanager | Apr 15, 2022 | Choosing A Plastic Material, High Performance Plastics, Machinable Plastic

Huge in stock inventory of Performance Plastic Rod

Plastic Rod and Round Rods

Specializing in plastic round rod and rods (aka: plastic dowel, plastic pin and plastic round bar); Industrial Plastic carries a huge variety of materials in round rod. Most materials are available in 96″ or 120″ lengths, however we normally cut these rods for shipment via UPS. Our plastic manufacturers are some of the best and largest in the industry and make the finest plastic rod and round rods available. We source only the best materials from American sources without any imports from China. Our plastic rods have the least amount of residual stress in the industry – providing the most consistent plastic rod, and thus the best finished parts.

Why chose Industrial Plastic Supply for your Plastic Rod and Round Rods

Huge selection of plastic rod materials
Most plastic round rod materials and sizes are sold by the foot (above 1.0″ diameter) and are in stock
Cut to length plastic rod, round rods, dowel, pin and round bar
Most variety of plastics available in round rod stock
Many materials available in up to 10″ diameter in stock (some materials available over 20″ diameter)
Plastic round rod generally starts at .250″ diameter (some materials available smaller)

Here’s a listing of the most popular plastic rod and round rods available:

ABS
Acetal/Delrin
Acrylic
Delrin/Acetal
Hi-Impact Styrene Wide variety of performance plastic materials in round rod
Laminates (Paper, Canvas, Linen, G-10, FR-4)
Noryl – PPO
Nylon – Polyamide
PEEK
Polycarbonate (Makrolon – Lexan)
Polyester (PET – PBT)
Polyethylene (HDPE and LDPE)
Polypropylene
PVC
PVDF (Kynar)
PTFE- TFE
UHMW
Ultem – PEI

Still not sure which product is the proper material for your application, consult our free Plastic Materials Selection Guide. We stock a large inventory of most major high performance plastic materials, mechanical plastics and engineering plastics. Stop by or call us to see if we have the materials you need in our inventory.

If there is a material not listed, please call. It might be in stock, but not on the website. While this is a large list of materials, we do stock dozens of additional materials in plastic round rod. Contact us today for your plastic rod requirements.

Plastic Trade Names

by sitemanager | Apr 11, 2022 | Choosing A Plastic Material, Educational Post

Over 80 Plastic Materials
in Sheet and Rod In Stock

Plastic Trade Names

Here is a listing of trade names, equivalent materials and manufacturers names. This is a reference page only, Industrial Plastic Supply is not a supplier of all these brands, and is not affiliated with all these manufacturers.

Also links to pages that reference this plastic material if available. Click on – Material Name – this is a Link to material associated to the trade name, and will go to the Product and Data Sheet page.

Trade Names	Material	Company
Absylux	ABS	Westlake
Acculam	Phenolic Laminate	Accurate Laminate
Acetron	Acetal	Quadrant
Acrylite	Acrylic	Cyro
Acrysteel	Acrylic	Aristech
Akulon	PA – Nylon	Akzo/Wilson
Alathon	HDPE	Occidental
Anwidur	PVC	Anwil
Apex	PVC	Teknor
Ardel	Polyarylate	Amoco
Aristech	Acrylic	Aristech
Astavin	PVC	Marplex
Bakelite	Phenolic Laminate	Union Carbide
Calibre	Polycarbonate	Dow
Capron	PA – Nylon	Allied Signal
Celanese	PA – Nylon 6/6	Ticona
Celanex	Polyester – PET/PBT	Ticona
Celcon	Acetal	Ticona
Corzan	CPVC	Quadrant
Cryolite	Acrylic	Cyro
Cycolac	ABS	SABIC (former GE)
Cytop	Acetal	Dupont
Densetec	HDPE	Polymer Ind.
Diakon	Acrylic	ICI
Dowlex	LDPE	Dow
Duracon	Acetal	Ticona
Duranex	Polyester – PBT	Ticona
Duratron PEI	PEI	Quadrant
DurethanPA	PA – Nylon 6	Bayer
Dyflor	PVDF	Evonik Ind.
Dylene	Polystyrene	Arco
Dyneon	PTFE	3M
Ektar	PETG	Eastman Chemical
Ensicar	Polycarbonate	Ensinger
Ensifide	PPS	Ensinger
Ensifone	Polysulfone	Ensinger
Ensikem	PVDF	Ensinger
Ensilon	PA- Nylon	Ensinger
Ensital	Acetal	Ensinger
Ensitep	Polyester – PET	Ensinger
Ertacetal	Acetal	Quadrant
Ertalon	PA – Nylon	Quadrant
Fluon	PTFE	ICI
Foraflon	PVDF	Atochem
Forar	HDPE	Amoco
Fortiflex	HDPE	Solvay
Fortilene	Polypropylene	Solvay
Fortron	PPS	Hoechst Celanese
Geon	PVC	Geon
Grilamid	PA – Nylon	Emser
Grilon	PA – Nylon	Emser
Hostaform	Acetal	Ticona
Hostalen	HDPE	Ticona
Hostalen	UHMW	Ticona
Hydex 4101	Polyester – PBT	Ensinger
Hydlar ZF	Kevlar Filled Nylon	Ensinger
Hyzod	Polycarbonate	Bayer
Impet	Polyester	Hoechst Celanese
Kamax	Acrylic	Rohm & Haas
Kel-F	PCTFE	3M
Ketron 1000	PEEK	Quadrant
King Cutting Board	Polyethylene	King Plastics
Korad	Acrylic	PEP
Kynar	PVDF	Arkema
Lubital	Acetal	Mitsubishi
Lucite	Acrylic	Dupont
Lustran	ABS	Monsanto
Lustrex	Polystyrene	Novacor
Magnum	ABS	Dow
Makrolon	Polycarbonate	Bayer
Maranyl	PA – Nylon	LNP Engineering
Marlex	HDPE	Phillips
Merlon	Polycarbonate	Bayer
Micarta	Phenolic Laminate	Norplex
Mindel	Modified Polysulfone	Amoco
Neoflon	PTFE	Daikin
Noryl	PPO	SABIC (former GE)
Norylux	PPO	Westlake
Novodur	ABS	Bayer
Nydur	PA – Nylon	Mobay
Oleplate	Polypropylene	Amoco
Olevac	Polypropylene	Amoco
Palvinyl	PVC	Pal Plastics
Paxon	HDPE	Paxon Polymer
Petrothene	Polyethylene	Quantum
Plexiglas	Acrylic	AtoHaas
Polystone	Polyethylene	Rochling
Polystrol	Polystyrene	BASF
Pomalux	Acetal	Westlake
Propylux	Polypropylene	Westlake
Proteus	Polypropylene	Quadrant
Radel	Polyethersulfone	Solvay
Rilsan	PA – Nylon	Atochem
Royalite	ABS	Spartech Uniroyal
Rynite	Polyester – PET	Dupont
Sanalite (cutting board)	Polyethylene	Quadrant
Sintimid	Polyimide	Ensinger
Solef	PVDF	Soltex
Spauldite	Phenolic Laminate	Spaulding
Sustamid	PA – Nylon	Sustaplast
Sustarin	Acetal	Sustaplast
Sustatec PEEK	PEEK	Sustaplast
Sustatec PEI	PEI	Sustaplast
Sustatec PVDF	PVDF	Sustaplast
Symalit PVDF	PVDF	Quadrant
Tecavinyl	PVC	Ensinger
Techtron PPS	PPS	Quadrant
Tempalux	PEI	Westlake
Terluran	ABS	BASF
Thermalux	Polysulfone	Westlake
Thermocomp D	Polycarbonate	LNP Engineering
Tivar & Tivar Hot	UHMW	Quadrant
Toyolac	ABS	Toray
Trovidur	PVC	Roechling
Udel	Polysulfone	Solvay
Ultem 1000	PEI	SABIC (former GE)
Ultem 2300	PEI	SABIC (former GE)
Ultradur	Polyester – PBT	BASF
Ultraform	Acetal	BASF
Ultramid	PA – Nylon	BASF
Unicar	Polycarbonate	Nytef
Unifone	Polysulfone	Nytef
Unilate	Polyester – PBT	Nytef
Uninar	PVDF	Nytef
Uninor	PPO	Nytef
Unipa	PA – Nylon	Nytef
Unital	Acetal	Nytef
Unitem	PEI	Nytef
Unitep	Polyester – PET	Nytef
Unitrex	PEEK	Nytef
Unitron	Polyphenylene Sulfide	Nytef
Valox	Polyester – PBT	SABIC (former GE)
Vecton	PA – Cast Nylon	Ensinger
Versadur Polyethylene	Polyethylene	Simona Plastics
Versadur Polypro H & C	Polypropylene	Simona Plastics
Versadur PVC	PVC	Simona Plastics
Victrex 450G	PEEK	Victrex
Vydyne	PA – Nylon	Monsanto
Zelux	Polycarbonate	Westlake
ZL-1000	PEI	Z/L Plastics
ZL-1100	PA – Nylon – Cast	Z/L Plastics
ZL-1400	Polyester – PET	Z/L Plastics
ZL-1500	PEEK	Z/L Plastics
ZL-1600	Polycarbonate	Z/L Plastics
ZL-1700	PVDF	Z/L Plastics
ZL-250	PA – Nylon – Extruded	Z/L Plastics
ZL-900	Acetal	Z/L Plastics
Zytel	PA – Nylon	Dupont

If you have additional Trade Names you would like to see or to add to our list of common Trade Names, please let us know. If you have a Trade Name that is not on our list, and want us to identify it for you, please let us know, contact us here. Need help choosing the proper plastic material for your application, check out our free Plastic Material Selector Guide.

Please contact us with questions:

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Nylon – Polyamide

by sitemanager | Mar 31, 2022 | Choosing A Plastic Material, High Performance Plastics, Machinable Plastic, Performance Plastic

Nylon (Polyamide)

PA6, PA6/6, PA6/10, PA6/12

Type 6, Type 6/6, Type 6/10, and Type 6/12

Commonly known as PA6 (Cast) and PA66 (Extruded)
Available As Sheet, Rod, Tubular Bar, Tube and Cast Blocks and Shapes

Nylon material is used frequently in a self lubricating bearing surface or slide type applications. Resistant to most common chemicals.

One of the most popular work horse materials of the mechanical plastics family. The number designations that follow each type of nylon refers to the number of carbon atoms contained in the material’s prior polymerization process.

Used in Food Processing, Automotive, Fluid Handling, Electronics and Mining applications.

Other brand or trade names for Type 6/6 and Type 6: Vekton®, Unipa®, Tecast®, Nyoil®, Tecamid®, Sustamid®, Capron®, Nylatron®, Ensilon®, and Zytel®. This wear resistant plastic is one of the best known superior mechanical plastic materials.

Various colors are available depending on the type of nylon need for your application.

Nylon is a High Tech Performance Plastic.

A wide range of thicknesses are available in Natural and Black Nylon 66 sheet

Huge Cast Nylon type 6 looks like massive hockey puck

Nylon material is a durable material generally used for wear applications. Large cross sections and custom shapes can be made with the Type 6 Cast Nylon, as well as additives to increase desired properties. In the Cast Nylon Type 6, colors, lubricants, Food Grade Oil filled, stiffeners (glass), Molybdenum Disulfide or MD Filled, and other custom blends.

Why you should use Nylon/Polyamide:

Very Stiff Material – Great Wear Properties
Good Mechanical and Impact Properties
Self Lubricating & Abrasion Resistant
Many Varieties and formulations Available
Extremely Durable – High End Home Carpet and Tough Household Rope are Great Examples
Huge range of rod and sheet sizes – available as standard, also massive capacity on special order.
Nylon is ITAR compliant, and Nylon is RoHS compliant

Cast Nylon molded onto metal core as Gear

Common Specifications for Nylon 66 include: L-P-410 (LP410) with some exceptions, ASTM-D-4066 and ASTM-D-6779. Contact us for additional information on specifications.

This materials is…excellent wearing and very abrasion resistant. Introduced in 1938, and now one of the world’s most recognized plastic materials. Inherently dimensionally stable makes for consistent finished parts. An extremely tough material used in numerous demanding applications (like Carpet fiber and common Rope).

Door latches
Windshield wiper parts
Wire connectors
Fishing lines
Oil pans
Speedometer gears
Cooling fans
Bearings
Wear pads
Rollers
Sprockets

Large shapes can be produced in Cast Nylon Type 6

Materials Available As:

Nylon Sheet and Sheets:

.062″ (1/16″) – 6.0″ in Natural (Tan – Beige), Black and MD in 24″ X 48″ and up to 48″ X 96″
Nylon sheet thickness normally in stock: .125″, .187″, .250″, .375″, .500″, .625″, .750″, .875″, 1.0″, 1.250″, 1.500″, 1.750″, 2.0″, 2.250″, 2.500″, 2.750″, 3.0″, 3.50″, 3.750″, 4.0″ and thicker

Film:

.005″ – .062″ in 12″ wide in Natural (Tan – Beige), Black and MD (minimums may apply)
Nylon Rod and Rods:

.125″ – 10″ diameter in Natural (Tan – Beige), Black and MD Filled – up to 120″ lengths

Nylon rod diameters normally in stock:
.125″, .187″, .250″, .312″, .375″, .437″, .500″, .562″, .625″, .750″, .875″, 1.0″, 1.125″, 1.250″, 1.375″, 1.500″, 1.625″, 1.750″, 2.0″, 2.250″, 2.500″, 2.750″, 3.0″, 3.250″, 3.50″, 3.750″, 4.0″, 4.50″, 5.0″ and much larger depending on length

Cast Nylon Type 6 Rod and Rods:

2.0″ – 26″ diameter in Natural (Tan – Beige), Blue, Oil Filled, MD Filled, FDA grade, Black and other specialty formulations. Various lengths and sizes including 120″ lengths in some sizes.

Cast Nylon Type 6 Blocks and Near Net Shapes:

This is hard to quantify, as we can produce from small to massive blocks and ‘near net shapes’ in a limitless range of sizes. Simply let us know the size and shape you are looking for, and we will do our best to produce a Cast Nylon Part that size. Cast Nylon is available in Natural (Tan – Beige), Blue, Oil Filled, MD Filled, FDA grade, Black and other specialty formulations.

Large Cast Blocks and Discs:

Use your imagination! Discs – 2.0″ x 72″ diameter in Natural (Tan – Beige), Blue, Oil Filled, MD Filled, FDA grade, Black and other specialty formulations. Many shapes are available in thicknesses up to 14″. Please give us a call, we have supplied huge blocks and large chunks.
Cast Tube (Tubular Bar):

You read that right – tube. 2.0″ – 36″ OD with a huge variety of wall thicknesses. The lengths depend on the wall thickness, but generally up to 48″ long. These Cast Nylon Tubes are available in Natural (Tan – Beige), Blue, Oil Filled, MD Filled, FDA grade, Black and other specialty formulations.

Special Formulations:

Nylon Massive Blocks, Huge Sheave, Near Net Shapes – Nylon – Polyamide Glass Reinforced in various percentages of glass, Oil Filled, FDA approved Oil Filled, MD Filled, Blue, Type 6, Type 6/12. Custom sizes, formulations and colors. Massive and Near-Net Shapes on special request. Rod and Rods are available up to 120″ long in huge diameters. Sheet sizes up to 48″ X 96″ in most varieties. Give us a try, we can probably do what you need.
These Properties are for evaluation purposes only. This information is not to be construed as a warranty, guarantee or assurance that you may achieve the same results. Materials made from different resin types, manufacturing techniques and manufacturers will react differently. The information should be used to compare against other materials only, and each user should make his own tests to determine suitability. No warranty as to this materials suitability are either expressed or implied.

Red Cast Nylon Plaste

Cast Natural Nylon Block

Extruded Nylon 6/6, 6/12 Data

Glass Filled Nylon Data Sheet

Nylon MD Data Sheet

Extruded Nylon 6/6, 6/12 SDS

Glass Filled Nylon SDS

Nylon MD SDS

These properties are for evaluation purposes only. This information is not to be construed as a warranty, guarantee or assurance that you may achieve the same results. Materials made from different resin types, manufacturing techniques and manufacturers will react differently. The information should be used to compare against other materials only, and each user should make his own tests to determine suitability. No warranty as to this materials suitability are either expressed nor implied.

Conductive – ESD Products

by sitemanager | Mar 31, 2022 | Choosing A Plastic Material, High Performance Plastics, Machinable Plastic, Performance Plastic

Anti- static, Conductive, E.S.D. (Electro Static Discharge)

Please specify Anti-static, Conductive or E.S.D material

Various plastics with additives or fillers to add levels of conductivity.These materials are frequently in sensitive electronic and spark sensitive applications such as hard drive and memory fixtures, computer work surfaces, part moving systems, and chemical storage areas. This material has an excellent range of machinable materials offering various levels of conductivity. From Anti-Static to fully conductive, they can eliminate the need for using metals in sensitive applications where any static is unacceptable.

Good to Excellent Machining
Low co-efficient of Friction with various levels of conductivity
Dimensionally stable and anti-slough properties yield excellent performance
Static – The curse of the electronics industry
Wide range of materials and fillers (additives) produce limitless choices of end use properties

A wide variety of ESD, Conductive, and Static Dissipating materials are available. Due to the range of materials and conductivity levels, we request you contact us for your specific requirements. Here are some common trade names for the ESD, Conductive and Static Control materials:

Tecaform SD, Hydel PE17, Hydel PC-P ESD, Hydel PC7, Tecapeek PVX, Sintimid ESD 23, Krefine ESD PEEK, Tempalux CN, PES CN, Pomalux CN, Pomalux SD, Semitron ESD 225, Semitron, Absylux SD, Absylux CN, Lennite CN, Tivar 1000 Antistatic, Zelux SD, Zelux CN, Kynar SD, Kynar CN, and many more.

Please contact us for more details.

Why you should use Conductive Materials:

Static Removed from wearing areas
ESD and/or Conductive Fixtures For Electronic Applications
Static Discharge or Conductive Without Using Metals
Fills of Carbon Fiber,Carbon Powder, Stainless Steel, and Non-Carbon based Homogeneous Materials
Light Weight, Machinable and ESD In One Material
ESD products are ITAR compliant, and ESD products are RoHS compliant

Applications – Frequently used in:

Fixtures around sensitive electronic components
Tooling for working on electric materials
Protection and shipping of sensitive electronic components

Three common terms used to subdivide ESD with materials based on their surface resistance are:

Anti-Static–pertaining to a material or procedure that disperses, or inhibits the accumulation of, static charges
Conductive– surface resistance of less than 1 x 10 ⁵ ohms/square
Dissipative– surface resistance of more than 1 x 10 ⁵ ohms/square but less than 1 x10 ¹¹ ohms/square.

Material Available As:

Sheet, Rod and Film:

Call for details on specific Materials or Applications Common Materials Available (many others available, please call)

Material	Material
ABS- Carbon Fiber Filled	Polycarbonate- Stainless Steel Filled
ABS- Carbon Powder Filled	Polypropylene- Carbon Fiber Filled
ABS- Non-Carbon Fiber Filled	Polypropylene- Carbon Powder Filled
Acetal- Carbon Fiber Filled	Polypropylene- Non-Carbon Powder Filled
Acetal- Non-Carbon Fiber Filled	PVDF(Kynar)Carbon Fiber Filled
Acetal- Stainless Steel Filled	PVDF(Kynar)-Carbon Powder Filled
PES (Polyethersulfone)- Carbon Fiber Filled	UHMW- Carbon Powder Filled Polycarbonate
—	Ultem -Carbon Fiber Filled

Typical Resin Properties:

Materials	Specific GravityD792	Izod Impact – NotchedD256	Tensile Elongation – %D256	Surface Resistivity (ohms/sq)D257
ABS – Carbon Fiber	1.09	1.0	3.0	10² –10⁶
ABS – Carbon Powder	1.13	1.6	10.0	10² –10⁶
ABS – Non – Carbon Alloy	1.03	6.0	13.0	10⁹ –10¹¹
Acetal – Carbon Fiber	1.44	0.9	3.0	10² –10⁶
Acetal – Non – Carbon Alloy	1.33	1.3	3.5	10⁹ –10¹¹
Acetal – Stainless Steel	1.50	0.7	N/A	10² –10⁶
PES – Carbon Fiber	1.40	0.94	5.0	10² –10⁶
Polycarbonate – Carbon Fiber	1.29	1.5	5.0	10⁷ –10¹²
Polycarbonate – Carbon Fiber (conductive)	1.32	1.4	5.0	10³ –10⁶
Polycarbonate – Stainless Steel (conductive)	1.26	1.8	7.0	10¹ –10⁵
Polypropylene – Carbon Fiber	.95	1.0	5.0	10² –10⁶
Polypropylene – Carbon Powder	1.00	No Break	25.0	10² –10⁶
Polypropylene – Non-Carbon Alloy	.94	1.4	200	10⁹ –10¹¹

industrial performance plastic sheets and rods

Properties are for evaluation purposes only. This information is not to be construed as a warranty, guarantee or assurance that you may achieve the same results. Materials made from different resin types, manufacturing techniques and manufacturers will react differently. The information should be used to compare against other materials only, and each user should make his own tests to determine suitability. No warranty as to this materials suitability are either expressed nor implied.

Acetal Copolymer

by sitemanager | Mar 30, 2022 | Choosing A Plastic Material, High Performance Plastics

Acetal Materials

Acetal Copolymer / Dupont Delrin® 150SA Homopolymer

Which Acetal material should you use? (POM)

Both Acetal Copolymer and Delrin® 150SA Homopolymer are FDA Compliant
Both are very stiff and have excellent dimensional stability
Are Self Lubricating, Abrasion Resistance, and Excellent Wear properties
Available in Natural, Black and Blue. Custom colors also available.
Cuts extremely well with standard cutting tools
Delrin® AF (PTFE Filled), Glass Filled, and Specialty Grades Available
Delrin® 150SA Homopolymer have similar properties and frequently replace: Noryl®, Nylon®, and PET or PBT materials
Acetal and Delrin® are High Tech Performance Plastics

Some reasons to choose Homopolymer vs. Copolymer

Both Acetal (POM) grades have very similar properties. Our clients seem to prefer the Dupont brand name Homopolymer materials because of the superior physical properties. The issues that lead clients to the Copolymer is a slightly lower cost, and the minor inherent center-line porosity in the Delrin® 150SA Homopolymer grade.

Dupont™ Delrin ® is a popular acetal homopolymer brand name and the most commonly used acetal homopolymer.

The Delrin® 150SA is a brand name of Dupont, and it is often referred to as POM-H or Acetal Homopolymer. Common brand or trade names for extruded Acetal sheet and rod materials include: Tecaform® AH, SUSTARIN^® C, ZL® 900-C, Pomalux®, Unital®, Mechatec Acetal®, Acetron® and many more. This excellent mechanical plastic material is also referred to as: Acetal Copolymer rod, Copolymer Acetal rod, Copolymer Plastic Rod, Acetal Copolymer vs Acetal Homopolymer, Homopolymer Acetal rod, Acetal Homopolymer rod, and many others.

Specializing in Wholesale Acetal and Delrin Engineering Plastics, Mechanical Plastics and High Performance Plastics

**Note: Delrin® is a registered Trademark of Dupont

Why you should use Acetal/ Delrin®

Both the Dupont Delrin® and Acetal Copolymer are FDA Compliant
They are very stiff and have excellent dimensional stability
Are self-lubricating, abrasion-resistant, and have excellent wear properties
Cuts extremely well with standard cutting tools
Delrin® AF (PTFE Filled), Glass Filled and Specialty Grades Available
Delrin® Rod and Plate have similar properties and frequently replace: Noryl®, Nylon and PET materials

Some reasons to choose Homopolymer vs. Copolymer

Both POM grades have very similar properties. Our clients seem to prefer the Acetal over the Homopolymer materials due to the inherent center-line porosity in the Delrin® Homo-polymer version. This means, that along the center of a rod, or the middle of a sheet, there is a band of area with tiny porous holes. This can weaken or cause problems with a finished part, and in extreme cases, you may see blow by or leakage at this center line. While Delrin® is a brand name, it is a POM Homo-polymer.

The most requested and popular item we supply is the Acetal; the POM Copolymer resin made by one of the other big resin manufacturers – like BASF or Celanese/Tacona.

Both Delrin and Acetal are ITAR compliant, and Delrin and Acetal are RoHS compliant.

The most requested and popular item we supply is the Acetal; the POM Co-polymer resin made by one of the other big resin manufacturers – like BASF or Celanese/Tacona.

Both of these premium performance plastic resins are readily available. If you would prefer the Delrin® brand Sheet or Rod, drop us a line, send us an email – we will be happy to ship the requested material for you. We don’t make judgments on the suitability of material for your application, we just supply what you, our clients ask for. Please, just let us know ahead of time if you have a preference. There are a few other names we hear when people are looking for Delrin®, like Delron, Delran, Delrun, Delren, and many more. Just let us know, and we will be happy to supply a high quality Delrin® brand or Copolymer Acetal product.

Want more information on the differences? Acetal Compared With Delrin® and Use The Best Wholesale Acetal Rod and Delrin® Rod Supplier. Natural Acetal Copolymer Rod Now Available up to 24″ in Diameter

Still not sure Delrin® or Acetal is the proper material for your application, consult our free Plastic Materials Selection Guide.

Industrial Plastic Supply proudly stocks Acetal and Dupont Delrin 150SA from these premium manufacturers:

Ensinger® Plastics for Dupont Delrin 150SA and Tecaform AH Copolymer Acetal

Rochling® Plastics for Dupont Delrin 150SA and Sustarin C Copolymer Acetal

Z/L Plastics® for Dupont Delrin 150SA and ZL® 900 series Copolymer Acetal

And many more ‘American Made’ quality plastic manufacturers.

Both Delrin and Acetal are ITAR compliant, and Delrin and Acetal are RoHS compliant.

Acetal materials are excellent machining materials – a favorite of machinists. Works like a soft brass, and has exceptional dimensional stability. It comes as a stress relieved material, however if you plan to do extensive machining, you may need to stress relieve the parts prior to final pass. Rods are machined well in lathe and mill, sheets are machined or cut in most common machine tools.

Excellent Machining
Low co-efficient of Friction
Very low moisture resistance

The work horse of the mechanical plastics family, it is one of the most popular grades of material we supply. Other brand or trade names: Pomalux®, Acetron®, Ensital®, Unital®, Tecaform®, Ultraform®, Celcon®, BASF®, Hostaform®, Ticona®, and Dupont Delrin®. Occasionally we are asked for the difference between Acetal and HDPE – here is an explanation. Applications – Frequently used in:

Wear and Slide machined parts from Rod and Plate
FDA, NSF, 3-A, and USDA Compliant Machined Parts
Easily machined parts for water / moisture environments
Critical tolerance and dimensionally stable parts
185 degrees F Continuous Temperature Environments
Rod and Rods, Sheet and Sheets for numerous applications

Acetal Sheet and Rod Specifications:

In stock we normally carry one of these resins: BASF Ultraform® H4320, Kepital® F10-02, or Hostaform® M25. Current Certifications and Specifications used for Acetal – Delrin®: FDA, USDA, NSF, ASTM D6778 Superseded or out dated Specifications for Acetal – Delrin®: L-P-392, ASTM D4181

Materials Available As

Delrin® Sheet – Delrin®Plate or Acetal Sheet – Acetal Plate: .062″ – 6.0″ up to 48″ X 120″ in Natural (White) and Black.

Acetal sheet and Acetal Plate thickness normally in stock: .125″, .187″, .250″, .312″, .375″, .500″, .625″, .750″, .875″, 1.0″, 1.250″, 1.500″, 1.750″, 2.0″, 2.250″, 2.500″, 2.750″, 3.0″, 3.250″, 3.50″, 3.750″, 4.0″, 4.50″, 5.0″ and larger

Delrin® AF Sheet and Plate: .062″ – 3.0″ thick in 24″ X 48″, brown in color

Delrin® AF Rod: .250″ – 10″ diameter rod in up to 120″ lengths, brown in color

Film: .005″ – .062″ up to 24″ wide in Natural (White) and Black (minimums may apply)

Acetal Rod and Rods: .125″ – 10″ diameter in Natural (White) and Black up to 120″ lengths For Colored Acetal – Delrin Rod® Read Here.

Acetal Rod diameters normally in stock: .125″, .187″, .250″, .312″, .375″, .437″, .500″, .562″, .625″, .750″, .875″, 1.0″, 1.125″, 1.250″, 1.375″, 1.500″, 1.625″, 1.750″, 2.0″, 2.250″, 2.500″, 2.750″, 3.0″, 3.250″, 3.50″, 3.750″, 4.0″, 4.50″, 5.0″ and many more – up to 20.0″ diameter rod is available!

Special Formulations: Conductive, Static Dissipative, PTFE-TFE Filled, Glass Reinforced, Custom Sizes, Formulations, or Colors Occasionally we are asked for the difference between Acetal and HDPE – here is an explanation.

Typical Resin Properties:

General Property	ASTM Test	Typical Value Unfilled Delrin® Homo-Polymer	Typical Value Unfilled Co-Polymer	Typical Value Delrin® AF
Specific Gravity	D792	1.42	1.40	1.50
Tensile Strength Yield	D638	9,600 – 11,000	9,000 – 10,200	7,600
Tensile Modulus	D638	450,000	400,000	400,000
Izod Impact – Notched	D256	1.2	1.0	0.9
Hardness – Rockwell	D785	M94	M90	M89
Deflection Temp @ 264psi	D648	257	220	260
Deflection Temp @ 66 psi	D648	347	335	347
Water Absorption @ 24 hrs	%	0.24	0.25	0.20
Co. Thermal Expansion	D696	6.83X10^-5	5.4X10^-5	5.0X10^-5

Acetal Data Sheet

Delrin® Data Sheet

Delrin® AF Data Sheet

Acetal SDS

Delrin® Material SDS

Delrin® AF MSDS

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