Delrin Natural Plastic Rod - 10mm To 110mm Dia.

Description
Polyoxymethylene Homopolymer:

Extruded Acetal H has higher mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness and creep resistance as well as a lower thermal expansion rate compared to Acetal C.
Properties:

10% better properties than Copolymer, Mechanically
Low absorption and dimensional stability
Better to machine than all Nylons
Applications:

Food Industry
Construction
Automotive
Bearings
Gears
WHAT IS DELRIN PLASTIC ROD?

This is the "Homo-Polymer" grade of Acetal and Delrin®(Delrin Plastic Rod) is DuPont’s trade name for it. It has excellent load-bearing qualities in both tension and compression. It will absorb minimal amount of moisture and are resistant to a wide range of solvents.
The service temperature range is -29º to 85º C, intermittent at 93.3º C. It has high yield strength at elevated temperatures. Properties include low friction (very slippy), high wear resistance and ease of fabrication.
HOW DOES DELRIN PLASTIC ROD PERFORM?

Susceptible to being attacked by both strong acids and oxidizing agents
Is not readily available in a flame-retardant grade
Typically very difficult to bond
WHAT IS DELRIN PLASTIC ROD USED FOR?

Delrin® offers high tensile strength, stiffness, and creep resistance, and significantly outperforms many other polymers on impact resistance, allowing for thinner and lighter part design.
In addition it offers outstanding low and high temperature performance, good colour ability, and good mating with metal and other polymers. It provides dimensional stability in high precision moulding and flexibility of design.
WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF DELRIN PLASTIC ROD?

Good abrasion resistance
Good mechanical strength
Low coefficient of friction
Pretty good heat resistance
Good electrical and dielectric properties
Low water absorption
CAN DELRIN PLASTIC ROD BE GLUED AND BONDED?

Delrin® Plastic Rod is excellent for machining using traditional methods such as turning, milling, drilling etc. The material is free-cutting, but does require sharp tools with a high clearance angle.
It usually leaves little or no burrs. The use of soluble cutting lubricant is not necessary, but is recommended. Because the material lacks the rigidity of most metals, care should be taken to use light clamping forces and sufficient support for the work piece.
Machined Delrin® can be dimensionally unstable in comparison with metals, especially with parts that have large variations in wall thicknesses. It is recommended that such features are ‘designed-out’ e.g. by adding fillets or strengthening ribs.
Annealing of pre-machined parts before final finishing is an alternative. A rule-of-thumb is that in general, small components machined in Delrin ® suffer from less warping.
WHAT ARE DELRIN PLASTIC ROD APPLICATIONS?

Typical applications include high performance engineering components (e.g. gear wheels, ski bindings, fasteners, crash pegs on motorcycles). It is also widely used in the automotive and consumer electronics industry.
WHAT IS DELRIN PLASTIC ROD NOT SUITABLE FOR?

Mechanical gears, slide-ways and guiding elements, housing parts, screws, nuts, fan wheels, pump parts, valve bodies.
Electrical Engineering :insulators, bobbins, connectors, parts for electronic devices etc.
Vehicle: Fuel sender unit, Light stock (including shifter for light, turn signal), power windows, door lock systems, articulated shells.
Medical: insulin pen, Metered dose inhalers (MDI)
Furniture: hardware, locks, handles, hinges.
Construction: Structural Glass - pod holder for point
Packaging: aerosol cans, vehicle tanks.
WHAT ARE DELRIN PLASTIC ROD'S MACHINING CHARACTERISTICS?

In areas where very high wear is needed, it has very good resistance but there are better materials such as Nylon and UHMWPE. Areas where strong chemicals are around, this may be the job of its close relative The Co-Polymer Acetal.
IS DELRIN PLASTIC ROD SUITABLE FOR FOOD APPLICATIONS?

Delrin® can be used to replace metal in automated food processing equipment, with the potential to produce lighter, lower-cost and corrosion-resistant components. Its low-friction properties make it an ideal material for improving the speed at which high-adhesion foods can be fed through a processor. It meets the U.S. FDA standards, is USDA approved, and is not UV stabilized.
WHAT IS DELRIN PLASTIC ROD'S WEAR RESISTANCE?

Delrin ® combines lubricity and wear resistance with the stiffness and strength needed in parts designed to replace most metal parts. .
WHAT IS DELRIN PLASTIC ROD'S CHEMICAL RESISTANCE?

Acetal resins are sensitive to acid hydrolysis and oxidation by agents such as mineral acids and chlorine. Delrin ® is also susceptible to alkaline attack and is more susceptible to degradation in hot water.
Thus low levels of chlorine in potable water supplies (1–3 ppm) can be sufficient to cause stress corrosion cracking to develop, a problem which has been experienced in both the USA and Europe in domestic and commercial water supply systems.
DOES DELRIN PLASTIC ROD HAVE OTHER TRADE NAMES?

Ticona Hostaform, Celcon ®
Pom H
BASF Ultraform®
WHAT ARE DELRIN PLASTIC ROD'S SIZE RANGE, COLOURS, AND AVAILABILITY?

Delrin ® is naturally opaque white, due to its high crystalline composition, but it is also available in black. Rods are available in diameters ranging from 10mm to 200mm.
WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE DELRIN PLASTIC ROD?

Its a high performance, easily machine-able engineering plastic. Because of its high strength, slippery-ness and resistance to impact and fatigue, it is much more economical and easier to machine than most metals .
WHY NOT TO CHOOSE DELRIN PLASTIC ROD?

Delrin ® has been approved for some food applications, but it is not a suitable choice for food storage as it is easily attacked by acidic foods.
IS THERE A SUMMARY OF DELRIN PLASTIC ROD?

Basically there are two types of Acetal, Co-Polymer grade and Homo-Polymer grade.is the name usually given to the homo-polymer grade. Both grades are incredibly similar but have a few differences.
Homo-polymer grade is generally used for more "mechanical/strength" applications, Co-Polymer grade works best in "chemical" applications. They are both engineering thermoplastics used in precision parts requiring high stiffness, low friction and excellent dimensional stability.
Typical applications for injection-moulding include high performance engineering components such as small gear wheels, ski bindings, fasteners, knife handles, and automotive lock systems.
This material is widely used in the automotive and consumer electronics industry. From auto parts to innovative new medical devices as well as most industrial solutions.