Manufacturing Material Selection

Over 100+ Commercial-grade plastic, elastomers and metals
Various injection molding and CNC machining materials
Multiple additives to improve molding product properties

Manufacturing Material Types

Zhongde, as an on-demand manufacturer, offers a wide range of manufacturing materials to meet your specific needs, including hundreds of plastics, metals, and elastomers. Check our selection of materials for CNC machining, injection molding and 3D printing, supporting both prototyping and production.

Plastic Material

Plastic material are lightweight, durable, and highly versatile, making them essential in a wide range of industries.

Rubber Material

Rubber elastomers derived from natural or synthetic, which possess excellent properties such as flexibility, abrasion resistance.

Metal Material

Metal materials are essential components in manufacturing due to their strength, durability, and versatility.

Material Modification

Material modifications can provide desired properties in new materials, such as higher thermal stability, better impact strength, stiffness, and flexibility, and often help reduce costs for customers.

Zhongde has extensive experience in material modification. Our engineers select the appropriate plastic and rubber additives based on material properties, the customer’s desired effects, and processing conditions to meet the unique requirements of each project.

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Molding Material Additives

To enhance material performance and meet customer's requirements, we offer a range of injection molding material additives selection. We will recommend the right additives to optimize the material for different molding processes and applications, ensuring better performance and functionality. The common additives and properties are listed below.

Name	Description
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.

Material Selection Guides

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Zhongde not only have a wide range of materials and additives but also have various manufacturing process for your custom molded parts. Check out our on-demand manufacturing services.

Plastic Injection Molding

Custom plastic manufacturers, providing plastic parts that meet global standards, helping you improve production efficiency.

Rubber Injection Molding

Advanced rubber injection molding solutions, offering custom rubber products that meet industrial standards and ensure durability.

Overmolding & Insert Molding

Our overmolding and insert molding service seamlessly bonds plastic with metal, rubber, or TPE—enhancing durability and ergonomics.

CNC Turning Service

Precision CNC turning for custom plastic and metal parts, offering high accuracy, smooth finishes, and durability.

CNC Milling Service

High-precision CNC milling to produce intricate, durable parts with exceptional quality and speed.

Compression Molding Service

Custom rubber compression molding delivers high-integrity parts with excellent dimensional stability and supports complex shapes with reliable material performance.

Urethane Casting Service

Custom cast urethane for strong, flexible parts ideal for various industrial applications—great for low-volume production with excellent surface finish.

Metal Stamping Service

Achieve precision and speed with metal stamping service—perfect for complex, high-volume metal parts with tight tolerances and consistent quality.

FAQs of Material Selection Guide

View our FAQ center for more question.

How should I choose the most suitable material for my project?

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.

Can one set of mold produce products in different materials?

If the production process is consistent, it is possible, but the product will be deformed to different degrees due to different material characteristics

How do you charge for material modification service?

We won't charge extra fee on material modification service.