UHMW

[mjh368]

I am currently machining UHMW sheet into bushings at a high cost. I make the same bushings out of PVDF, PP , PE in a injection mold. I have recently heard of a injection moldable UHMW from Ticona (GUR 5113 & hostaloy). Does anyone know anything about quality/processing of these materials?

 

[patprimmer]

Ticona should have a clue about that.

You can also injection mould X-linkable PE. It can be easier to mould, depending on the part design. UHMW can be very (even extremely) difficult to push in the mould.


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[mjh368]

thanks
so far ticona has been hard to reach, but i keep trying.
The crosslink PE you spoke of, do you know any suppliers/trade names??

 

[patprimmer]

Not from memory.

Maybe Solvay.

Google should help. Try Cross linked PE also try Xlinked PE and XLDPE

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