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Basic Resin Guide
Plastic Design Guide

Basic Resin Guide

Although Dynamic Plastics does not recommend the type of resins to be used by our customers, we are happy to provide you with a basic resin guide to outline some of the more popular resins and some of their characteristics. Click on the resin type below to get additional information.


ABS

Brand Names: Cycolac, Lustran, Terluran

Strength: Medium/Low
Impact Resistance: High
High Temperature Strength: Low
Dimensional Stability & Warpage: Good
Difficult to Fill Areas: Fair
Resists Voids in Thick Areas: Good
Resists Sink in Thick Areas: Fair
Resist Flash: Good
Tooling Longevity: Good
Cost: Medium/Low
 

Acetal

Brand Names: Celcon, Delrin

Strength:   Medium
Impact Resistance:   Medium
High Temperature Strength:   Medium/Low
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Fair
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Fair
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   Poor
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   Good
Resist Flash:   Good
Tooling Longevity:   Fair
Cost:   Medium
 

Acrylic

Brand Names: Acrylite, Plexiglass

Strength:   Medium
Impact Resistance:   Low
High Temperature Strength:   Low
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Good
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Fair
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   Excellent
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   Good
Resist Flash:   Good
Tooling Longevity:   Good
Cost:   Medium
 

HDPE

Brand Names: Chevron, Dow

Strength:   Low
Impact Resistance:   High
High Temperature Strength:   Low
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Fair
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Excellent
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   N/A
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   Poor
Resist Flash:   Poor
Tooling Longevity:   Good
Cost:   Low
 

Nylon 6/6

Brand Names: Capron, Celanese, Zytel

Strength:   Medium
Impact Resistance:   High
High Temperature Strength:   Low
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Fair
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Excellent
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   Good
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   Fair
Resist Flash:   Poor
Tooling Longevity:   Fair
Cost:   Medium
 

Nylon 6/6 (Glass Filled)

Brand Names: Capron, Celanese, Zytel

Strength: High
Impact Resistance: Medium
High Temperature Strength: High
Dimensional Stability & Warpage: Poor
Difficult to Fill Areas: Good
Resists Voids in Thick Areas: Excellent
Resists Sink in Thick Areas: Good
Resist Flash: Fair
Tooling Longevity: Fair
Cost: Medium
 

PBT

Brand Names: Crastin, Celanex, Valox

Strength:   Medium
Impact Resistance:   High
High Temperature Strength:   Low
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Fair
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Fair
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   N/A
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   Fair
Resist Flash:   Fair
Tooling Longevity:   Good
Cost:   Medium/High
 

PBT, PET (Glass Filled)

Brand Names: Crastin, Rynite, Valox

Strength: High
Impact Resistance: Medium
High Temperature Strength: Medium
Dimensional Stability & Warpage: Poor
Difficult to Fill Areas: Fair
Resists Voids in Thick Areas: Good
Resists Sink in Thick Areas: Good
Resist Flash: Fair
Tooling Longevity: Fair
Cost: Medium/High
 

PC/ABS

Brand Names: Bay Blend, Cycoloy

Strength:   Medium
Impact Resistance:   High
High Temperature Strength:   Medium
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Good/Excellent
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Fair
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   Good
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   fair
Resist Flash:   Good
Tooling Longevity:   Good
Cost:   Medium
 

Polycarbonate

Brand Names: Entec, Lexan, Makrolon

Strength:   Medium
Impact Resistance:   High
High Temperature Strength:   Medium/High
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Good
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Fair
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   Fair
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   Fair
Resist Flash:   Good
Tooling Longevity:   Good
Cost:   Medium/High
 

Polypropylene

Brand Names: Hival, ProFax

Strength:   Low
Impact Resistance:   High
High Temperature Strength:   Low
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Fair
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Excellent
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   Poor
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   Poor
Resist Flash:   Poor
Tooling Longevity:   Good
Cost:   Low
 

Polystyrene

Brand Names: Huntsman, Styron

Strength:   Medium/Low
Impact Resistance:   Low
High Temperature Strength:   Low
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Good
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Good
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   N/A
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   Fair
Resist Flash:   Fair
Tooling Longevity:   Good
Cost:   Low
 

TPE

Brand Names: Santoprene

Strength:   Low
Impact Resistance:   High
High Temperature Strength:   Low
Dimensional Stability & Warpage:   Poor
Difficult to Fill Areas:   Excellent
Resists Voids in Thick Areas:   Excellent
Resists Sink in Thick Areas:   Good
Resist Flash:   Poor
Tooling Longevity:   Excellent
Cost:   Medium/Low
 

Resin Suppliers

If you'd like to get more information about specific resins, we have provided links to resin suppliers for your convenience.

Advanced Elastomers:

www.santoprene.com

Bayer Plastics:

www.plastics.bayer.com

Chase Plastics:

www.chaseplastics.com/tech-info.html

Dupont Plastics:

www.dupont.com/Plastics/en_US/index.html

Entec Plastics:

www.entecresins.com

Polyone Distribution:

www.polyone.com

RTP Plastics (Compounder of Custom Blends):

www.rtpcompany.com
 
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