Material Selection
- Commercial-grade plastic, elastomers and metals
- Various injection molding and CNC machining materials
- Multiple additives to improve molding product property
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Manufacturing Material Types
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ABS | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) is a thermoplastic polymer. Good strength structural stability and excellent thermal, corrosion, and abrasion resistance. A common low-cost plastic injection molding material. | Learn More |
Nylon | Nylon polyamide (PA) is a high-performance thermoplastic. PA6 and PA66 are the most common types of Nylon. They have excellent mechanical properties, thermal, chemical, and abrasion resistant. | Learn More |
POM | Polyoxymethylene (POM) is a semi-crystalline engineering thermoplastic. High mechanical strength, and rigidity, low friction, excellent wear resistance, and low moisture absorption. | Learn More |
PP | Polypropylene (PP) is a commodity plastic with low density and high heat resistance. Excellent chemical resistance and food-safe grades. | Learn More |
PE | Polyethylene (PE) is the most commonly plastic injection molding material. Excellent strength-to-weight ratio, impact, and weather resistance. | Learn More |
LDPE | Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) is a soft flexible and lightweight injection molding plastic material with low-temperature flexibility, toughness, and corrosion resistance. | Learn More |
HDPE | High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is a thermoplastic polymer. It has an excellent strength-to-weight ratio. impact and weather-resistant. | Learn More |
UHMW | Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW) is highly resistant to corrosive chemicals except for oxidizing acids and highly resistant to abrasion. It is a popular plastic in chemical applications. | Learn More |
PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a soft and low-friction Teflon plastic. It has high strength, toughness, and self-lubrication at low temperatures and good flexibility at higher temperatures. | Learn More |
PU | Polyurethane (PU) is a technical thermoplastic. It has excellent mechanical properties, high elasticity, and moldability. | Learn More |
PC | Polycarbonate (PC) is a naturally transparent thermoplastic. It is strong, stiff, hard, and tough. | Learn More |
PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is a transparent material and is also known as acrylic or acrylic glass. It is UV-resistant plastic with good abrasion resistance. stiffness and hardness. | Learn More |
PS | Polystyrene (PS) is a naturally transparent thermoplastic. PS is Non-toxic, odorless, and lightweight. | Learn More |
PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is the most widely used polymers in the world. It has excellent chemical and weather resistance and good toughness. | Learn More |
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NR | Natural Rubber has good elasticity, high strength, and good insulation, but it is not resistant to oil, has poor temperature resistance, and is easy to age. | Learn More |
NBR | Nitrile rubber, has excellent aging resistance, electrical insulation, impact elasticity, and oil resistance. However, It has poor self-adhesive and hot tear properties. | Learn More |
SBR | SBR(Styrene-butadiene rubber) Good heat resistance, aging resistance, and abrasion resistance. However, it has poor cold resistance, elasticity, and tear resistance. | Learn More |
CR | Chloroprene Rubber has good heat resistance, aging resistance, cold resistance, and water resistance. However, it has poor electrical insulation. | Learn More |
Silicone | Silicone also named VMQ, is currently the best cold and high-temperature-resistant rubber. It has excellent electrical insulation and high stability to thermal oxidation and ozone. inertia. The mechanical strength is low. | Learn More |
FVMQ | FVMQ is fluorosilicone. Good heat resistance, cold resistance, high voltage resistance, and good oil resistance, acid, and alkali resistance. It can work for a long time at -55~+200C. | Learn More |
FKM | FKM is fluorine rubber. High abrasion resistance, good light aging resistance, ozone aging resistance, radiation resistance, gasoline resistance, weak acid resistance, operating temperature range: -20-+200℃. | Learn More |
FFKM | FFKM is a fluoroelastomer. The long-term working temperature range is -3g°C-+288C, and it can reach 315℃ in the short term. It is hard but not brittle and can be bent. | Learn More |
EPDM | Ethylene propylene diene monomer(EPDM) has excellent aging resistance, good electrical insulation, good impact elasticity, and oil resistance. However the vulcanization speed is slow, the self-adhesiveness and hot tearing performance is poor, and the processing performance is not good. | Learn More |
IR | Polyisoprene rubber (IR) has excellent elasticity, compression set, creep, and abrasion resistance. | Learn More |
IIR | Butyl rubber (IIR) has good air tightness, excellent light aging resistance, chemical resistance, and good electrical insulation. The effect of absorbing shock or vibration is good. | Learn More |
TPR | TPR is Thermoplastic Rubber. Good resilience and abrasion resistance. excellent slip resistance and shock absorption performance. It has good bonding performance with glue, ink, etc. Good oil jet screen printing processability. | Learn More |
TPV | TPV is thermoplastic vulcanizates. Good elasticity and compression deformation resistance, environmental resistance, and aging resistance. Wide application temperature range (-60-150″C). | Learn More |
TPE | Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) have relatively stable properties, and good temperature resistance (temperature range -50-100’C), aging resistance, chemical resistance, and solvent resistance. | Learn More |
TPU | Thermoplastic Polyurethane(TPU). High wear resistance, a wide range of hardness, high mechanical strength, impact resistance, bearing capacity, cold resistance, and shock absorption performance. | Learn More |
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Aluminum | Light metal, the density is only about one-third of iron. Pure aluminum is softer, and its tensile strength in urban areas is around 300·C. Aluminum alloy is tougher and easy to stretch. | Learn More |
Brass | Good mechanical properties, good plasticity in a hot state, plasticity in a cold state, good machine ability, easy to weld, corrosion resistance, but easy to produce corrosion cracking. | Learn More |
Copper | Pure copper is a soft metal with good ductility and high thermal and electrical conductivity. The copper alloy has excellent mechanical properties and low resistivity. | Learn More |
Carbon Steel | Excellent process performance, good processing technology, low price, low strength level, and poor heat resistance. | Learn More |
Stainless Steel | The brightness of stainless steel is close to the mirror surface. and it has excellent corrosion resistance form ability. compatibility and toughness. | Learn More |
Steel Alloy | High strength and toughness, fatigue resistant. Steel alloy contains other alloying elements in addition to carbon, resulting in improved hardness. toughness, fatigue, and wear resistance. | Learn More |
Material Modification
Materials modifications can provide the desired properties of new materials, such as higher thermal stability, better impact strength, stiffness, flexibility, etc properties, and most of the time, it will lower the cost for customers.
Zhongde with experience in material modification. The engineer depends on the material properties, the customer's desired effect, and processing conditions to choose the appropriate plastic additive for unique project requirements.
Molding Material Additives
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UV absorbers | Absorb UV radiation, slowing down the degradation of the material when used outdoors. |
Flame retardants | Prevent ignition and inhibits the spread of fire. |
Plasticizers | Increase flexibility and promotes plasticity, reducing the brittleness of the material. |
Colorants | Used to color plastics. |
Carbon fibers | Increase strength, toughness, and rigidity of the material at the expense of making the material more brittle. |
Glass Fibers | Increase strength, toughness, and rigidity of the material at the expense of making the material more brittle. It is more flexible than carbon fibers. |
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FAQs of Material Selection
If you are not sure about the specific material, you can tell us the using condition, our engineer will recommend the most suitable material for you.
If the production process is consistent, it is possible, but the product will be deformed to different degrees due to different material characteristics
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