Industrial & Engineering Plastics
Acetal copolymer
(Tecaform™, Ultraform®, Acetron®, Pomulux®, Celcon®) (POM, Polyoxymethylene)
Standard Colors:
Natural (solid white), black
Key Features:
Excellent machinability, Low moisture absorption, Good combination of mechanical properties, Chemical resistance to fuels and solvents, Good wear and abrasion properties, Good dimensional stability
Applications:
Gears, cams, bushings, slides, valves, pumps, electrical insulators.
Fabricating:
Machines excellent and laser cuts good, vacuum formable.
Special Grades:
Delrin® – acetal homopolymer – about 10% higher mechanical properties, stiffness and temperature resistance. See Delrin material index.
Tecaform® HPV-13 AD brown color, high-wear acetal copolymer with PTFE
Tecaform® AH – static dissipative acetal
Tecaform® AD UD Blue – blue acetal copolymer that is ultra-detectable and used in the food industry. X-ray opaque and metal-detectable.
Specifications Met:
Copolymer resin – ASTM D6778-06 POM0211 old spec. ASTM D-4181 POM211, stock shape – ASTMD-6100-03-S-POM0211.
Natural resin meets FDA, USDA, Dairy 3A, NSF.
Black resin meets FDA/NSF, Derlrin®
Acetal copolymer Sheet Sizes:
- 12″ x 24″
- 24″ x 24″
- 24″ x 48″
- 24″ x 96″
- 48″ x 96″
- 48″ x 120″
Acetal copolymer Sheet Thickness Available:
- 1/32″ – 4.00″ thick
Acetal copolymer Sheet Thickness Tolerances:
- 1/32″ – 1/16″ → ±.005″
- 3/32″ – 3/16″ → ±.010″
- 1/4″ – 1″ → +0.025″/-0.00″
- 1-1/8″ – 3″ → +0.050″/-0.00″
- 3-1/4″ – 6″ → Supplied as extruded.
Acetal copolymer Rod Diameters:
- 3/16″ diameter – 12″
Acetal copolymers Rod Lengths:
- 5 ft.
- 10 ft.
Acetal copolymer Rod Tolerances:
- 3/16″ – 2.5″ → +.005/-.000
- 2-5/8″ – 8″ → +.250/-.000
- 8-1/2″ – 12″ → oversize enough to finish
Delrin® is a registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
Ultraform® is a registered trademark of BASF.
Celcon® is a registered trademark of Ticona Engineering Polymers.
Acetron® is a registered trademark of Quadrant.
Pomulux® is a registered trademark of Westlake Plastics Co.
Tecaform™ is a trademark of Ensinger.