Victrex PEEK & Polyetheretherketone Sheet & Rod Materials
PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) is a highly crystalline thermoplastic renowned for its exceptional mechanical properties and high performance across various demanding applications. This material offers excellent chemical resistance and can withstand continuous temperatures up to 480 degrees F while maintaining dimensional stability. PEEK carries a UL 94-V-0 flammability rating and is FDA approved for food contact, making it suitable for industries like medical, electrical, and aerospace. Victrex 450G is a leading grade of this specialty resin, often used in high-performance sheet and rod forms.
Victrex ® 450G Sheet and Rod
Premium Material with Maximum Performance
Stock Shapes Quality Brand Names:Sustapeek®, Tecapeek®, and ZL® 1500
What other materials are similar to PEEK, such as PAEK and PEKK?
PEEK is a highly crystalline thermoplastic with excellent properties, making it an ideal material for medical, electrical, and electronic industries, as well as for pump bodies, compressor components, valve seats, and housing applications. While PEEK is a leading material, PAEK and PEKK are also available and offer similar high-performance characteristics, often used in demanding applications.
What are the key properties and ratings of PEEK plastic materials?
Rated as “Best” or nearly the best in all mechanical properties of plastic materials. It carries UL 94-V-0 flammability rating and is FDA approved for food contact. PEEK has excellent dimensional stability, even under elevated temperatures.
PEEK is rated as “Best” or nearly the best in all mechanical properties of plastic materials. It carries a UL 94-V-0 flammability rating and is FDA approved for food contact. PEEK also has excellent dimensional stability, even under elevated temperatures. VICTREX® is the leading supplier of this specialty resin with their Victrex® 450G material, although the name PEEK is generic for the resin. This range of materials also includes Avaspire®, PAEK, and PEKK grades which offer similar property ranges; but have slightly different properties in either impact, heat, or stress applications. The industry generally calls these materials PEEK 450g Plate or PEEK 450g rod, indicating that the Victrex 450g resin is used to produce the PEEK plate or PEEK rod. While this has become standard practice, we would encourage you to use the complete call out of Victrex 450g PEEK plate or similar. Industrial Plastic Supply is one of the leaders in the High-Performance Plastic marketplace, and will only supply high-quality PEEK materials per our client’s specifications. Our leading premium suppliers of these materials include: Rochling Plastics – Sustapeek®; Ensinger Plastics – Tecapeek®; and ZL Plastics – ZL® 1500. These and other factories we partner with supply only high-quality, name brand resins. No counterfeit materials here! PEEK is a High Tech Performance Plastic.
VICTREX® is the leading supplier of this specialty resin with their Victrex® 450G material, although the name PEEK is generic for the resin. This range of materials also includes Avaspire®, PAEK, and PEKK grades which offer similar property ranges; but have slightly different properties in either impact, heat, or stress applications.
The industry generally calls these materials PEEK 450g Plate or PEEK 450g rod, indicating that the Victrex 450g resin is used to produce the PEEK plate or PEEK rod. While this has become standard practice, we would encourage you to use the complete call out of Victrex 450g PEEK plate or similar. Industrial Plastic Supply is one of the leaders in the High-Performance Plastic marketplace, and will only supply high-quality PEEK materials per our client’s specifications.
Our leading premium suppliers of these materials include: Rochling Plastics – Sustapeek®; Ensinger Plastics – Tecapeek®; and ZL Plastics – ZL® 1500. These and other factories we partner with supply only high-quality, name brand resins. No counterfeit materials here! PEEK is a High Tech Performance Plastic.
Medical Grade PEEK is USP Class VI certifiable, contact us for more information.
Victrex PEEK 450g sheet
Why you should use PEEK:Why you should use PEEK:
- Excellent chemical resistance
- Extremely high continuous temperature to 480 degrees F
- Good dimensional stability
- Excellent Machining
- Low co-efficient of friction
- Dimensionally stable
- Very low moisture absorption
- Outstanding Wear resistance
- Is USP Class VI approved for medical applications
- PEEK is ITAR compliant, and PEEK is RoHS compliant
This material is an excellent machining material – a favorite of machinists. It works like soft brass and has exceptional dimensional stability.
- Used in demanding applications in industries like electrical, medical, automotive, and aerospace
- Other uses: bearings, compressor plate valves, pumps, and cable and wire insulation
- Constantly wet environments
- Electrical environments
Contact us for more information on all the other grades in the Ketone family. While it solves many demanding engineering requirements, it is also rather expensive. Most clients choose these resins as a last resort, but if your design calls for high heat, high chemical resistance, excellent dimensional stability, excellent wear resistance and/or USP certification, these are an excellent solution.
VICTREX has been at the forefront of high performance plastic materials, with PEEK being their flag-ship product line. Mil-P-46183 is most common specification associated with PEEK, call for additional information.
Materials Available As:
Sheet, Rod, Tube and Film:
Round Rod:
PEEK materials are available as Sheet, Rod, Tube, and Film. Specific dimensions include Round Rod from .250″ – 6.0″ Diameter, Sheet from .250″ – 4.0″ Thickness, and Tubular Bar up to 36″ OD (call with your requirements). We also offer Special Formulations such as Non-Standard sizes, colors, glass filled, and bearing grades. For detailed General Properties, refer to the following data: ASTM Test Typical Value Specific Gravity D792 1.32, Tensile Strength Yield D638 14,500, Tensile Modulus D638 522,000, Izod Impact – Notched D256 1.57, Hardness – Rockwell D785 M-99 /R-126, Continuous Use Temp UL 480, Deflection Temp @ 264psi D648 320, Co. Thermal Expansion D696 2.6 X 10-5. Additional information can be found in the Mechetec PEEK - Unitrex LF20 parts PEEK Data Sheet.
Sheet:
.250″ – 4.0″ Thickness
Tubular Bar:
Up to 36″ OD – call with your requirements.
Special Formulations: Non-Standard sizes, colors, glass filled and bearing grades
| General Property | ASTM Test | Typical Value |
| Specific Gravity | D792 | 1.32 |
| Tensile Strength Yield | D638 | 14,500 |
| Tensile Modulus | D638 | 522,000 |
| Izod Impact – Notched | D256 | 1.57 |
| Hardness – Rockwell | D785 | M-99 /R-126 |
| Continuous Use Temp | UL | 480 |
| Deflection Temp @ 264psi | D648 | 320 |
| Co. Thermal Expansion | D696 | 2.6 X 10-5 |
