Is Tecaform a Delrin?
Delrin® 150 is a homopolymer acetal that is manufactured by Ensinger (using DuPont™ Delrin® resin) and sold under the trade name TECAFORM AD natural. This homopolymer acetal has exceptional sliding characteristics and good wear resistance properties.
What is Tecaform?
TECAFORM® AH is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic copolymer acetal offering high strength, stiffness, and toughness. TECAFORM is resistant to hot water, hydrocarbons and solvents, and it possesses good bearing and wear properties.
Is Delrin considered a plastic?
Polyoxymethylene (POM), more commonly known as acetal or its branded name Delrin®, is an engineering plastic offering low friction, high stiffness, and excellent dimensional stability. Polyoxymethylene is a category of thermoplastics and includes many different formulations of the material, all of which vary slightly.
Is acetal plastic 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.
Is Celcon the same as Delrin?
Other trade names for Acetal include: Celcon®, Delrin®, Ensital®, Pomalux®, Polyacetal®, POM (PolyOxyMethylene) Sustarin®, Tecaform®, Ultraform®, Unital®, and ZL 900.
Who makes Delrin?
DuPont
Authentic Delrin® acetal homopolymer is available exclusively from DuPont, authorized DuPont distributors, and from stock shape suppliers in a variety of forms (sheets, rods, tubes).
What is the difference between POM-C and POM H?
These two types of POM differ in many ways, but the key difference between POM-H and POM-C is their melting point. The melting point of POM-C is between 160-175 °C whereas, that of POM-H is between 172-184 °C. Their applications are determined based on the properties of POM-H and POM-C.
Can POM plastic be welded?
POM has a high strength and hardness, wear-resistant and has a good glide. The welding rods offered by us can be processed very well with hot air blower and welding iron.
What is another name for Delrin?
Acetal
Acetal is the common name for a family of thermoplastics with the chemical name “PolyOxyMethylene”, or POM. Acetal is available in two general types of resins: Copolymer acetal (POM-C), and homopolymer acetal (POM-H); commonly called Delrin®.
What kind of plastic is Delrin?
acetal resins
Delrin is a trademarked name for acetal resins that are semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymers. This type of material is also known by the abbreviation POM or polyoxymethylene. It has gained popularity since first being introduced to the commercial marketplace in 1960.
What is tecaform?
TECAFORM® is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic offering high strength, stiffness and toughness. TECAFORM® is resistant to hot water, hydrocarbons and solvents, and it possesses good bearing and wear properties. It is available in natural and black grades.
Is Delrin the same as acetal plastic?
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: Low moisture absorbance, leading to strong performance in wet conditions
What are the disadvantages of Delrin plastic?
One negative characteristic specific to Delrin over other acetal plastics is its increased centerline porosity—an inconsistency in the center of the plastic caused by gas escape in the cooling process.
Is Delrin stronger than copolymers?
This leads to better properties in select areas—such as higher stiffness, flex fatigue resistance, and creep resistance—when compared to copolymers. Overall, Delrin offers slight but measurable benefits in terms of mechanical strength.