Extremely high temperature creep resistant plastic with excellent friction and wear characteristics.

Glass/epoxy composite material with outstanding electrical properties.

Extremely stong, stiff, dimensionally stable plastic material often used in elevated temperature environments.

Fluoropolymer with outstanding dimensional stability, mechanical properties, and temperature range.

Strong, stiff plastic with outstanding chemical resistance; performs over a wide range of temperatures.

Plastic material with excellent chemical and corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures.

Low friction engineering plastic with outstanding chemical, high temperature, and weathering resistance.

High purity engineering plastic with excellent chemical, abrasion, and flame resistance.

Plastics such as PVDF and PPS have outstanding chemical resistance and are widely used in chemical processing applications.

Plastics for tight tolerance applications include those with low CTEs and low moisture absorption.

Some plastics (such as phenolic, Ultem®, PEEK) have high dielectric strength and are widely used for electrical applications.

Plastics such as PEEK and PFA are often used for high purity applications where it’s important to prevent contamination.

Some plastics offer options to resist thermal degradation while maintaining sufficient strength at elevated temperatures.

PEEK has the high temperature performance, creep and chemical resistance required for many aerospace applications.

DuPont™ Vespel® provides low thermal conductivity—as well as strength and stability—for cryogenic applications.

Technical article examines some characteristics , discussion points and questions for use of plastics in high temperature applications.