What is Delrin rod used for?
What is Delrin rod used for?
Delrin rod is commonly used for gear wheels, cams, bearings, and rollers. Good electrical insulating and dielectric properties of Delrin makes it a good choice for electrically insulating components.
How strong is Delrin Rod?
Delrin Plastic is Ideal for Industrial Applications
Material | Tensile Strength | Impact Strength |
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Delrin | 6,000 – 22,000 psi | 0.75-2ft-lb/in |
Is acetal the same as Delrin?
Delrin is a type of acetal homopolymer and therefore generally interchangeable with others of the same class. This means that Delrin still offers the same core benefits of general acetal plastics, such as: Excellent dimensional stability. Friction, fatigue, and abrasion resistance.
Does Delrin break easily?
As a machined item, Delrin is particularly easy to work with. With PTFE, we need to consider the softness of the material and also its sensitivity to temperatures, with nylons and UHMWPE, we need to be careful of the part melting during machining, with PEEK, the tool itself can break, if we do not control the RPM.
How long does Delrin last?
Delrin has outstanding fatigue resistance, almost indefinitely withstanding cyclic compressive/tensile stressing 5,000 psi. Delrin does not permanently deform or retain dents, and has good impact toughness.
Can you bend Delrin?
Yes, Delrin can be heated and bent but you should be careful not to heat it too close to its melting point where it will turn into a liquid.
Can you tap holes in Delrin?
Use a new/sharp tap and you will be fine. Just a bit dull may make screws ‘tighter’ to keep them in place. Gun tap is fine for through holes. May want to use spiral tap for bottoming holes.
Is HDPE same as Delrin?
While HDPE Sheet and Acetal Sheet look similar, they perform quite a bit differently. Acetal is commonly known as: Delrin Homopolymer Acetal, Tecaform AH,Ensital, Unital, Pomalux, Ultraform and many more. HDPE is also known as: Ultraethylux, Densetec, Polystone G, Fortiflex, Versadur, Hostalen, and many more.
Is Delrin stronger than ABS?
Delrin is referred to as an “engineering” plastic because it is stronger and more resistant to distortion under load. ABS is “commodity” plastic because it is cheaper and easier to mold, however because of it’s flexibility, is relatively hard to break.