Well the best material ended up simply being PC. Even the regular blend of PC does have a limited number of times you can autoclave it, not sure how many. There is a higher temp / water resistant blend, but it's not worth the increased cost for us. The other plastics I looked at were either...
Thanks for the info, both of you. I'm following up on it and waiting for replies. I'll let you know what we (my customer and I) decide to go with.
Thanks again!
Hi, I'm looking for an injection moldable plastic that is clear and can be autoclaved, yet something cheaper than polycarbonate. It must withstand an autoclave process, which is 250F(120C) steam for about 30 min, without visibly deforming, say maybe 5% max. I saw that nylon has some heat...
