Impact Resistant

Tough and durable plastic materials

Plastic materials are often selected for applications that require toughness and impact resistance. Certain plastics such as ABS, polycarbonate, PPSU, and UHMW have outstanding toughness.

Plastics are frequently used for industrial, construction, and military applications when durability is critical. It is important to note that the impact resistance of plastic materials is temperature-dependent.

ABS

Outstanding impact resistant low cost plastic, easy to machine, and thermoform.

CAB

Clear, flexible plastic sheet with excellent drape and blister forming characteristics.

ECTFE

Fluoropolymer with outstanding mechanical properties and dimensional stability.

ETFE

Plastic material with excellent mechanical strength, stiffness, and abrasion resistance.

EVA

Soft, flexible copolymer with low-temperature toughness, and stress-crack resistance.

FEP

Flexible fluoropolymer with outstanding chemical resistance and electrical properties.

G10/FR-4 Glass Epoxy

Glass/epoxy composite material with outstanding electrical properties.

GPO-3 Thermoset

A glass reinforced thermoset polyester material with excellent mechanical and electrical properties.

HDPE

Durable, versatile, low cost, abrasion and chemically resistant plastic material.

High Impact Polystyrene

Low cost, tough plastic material that is easy to thermoform and fabricate.

KYDEX® Thermoplastic Sheet

High impact, thermoplastic sheet that is tough, durable, and easy to form.

LDPE

Soft, flexible, lightweight plastic material that is easy to fabricate and form.

Noryl®

Engineering plastic with outstanding strength, stiffness, and electrical insulating properties.

Torlon® PAI

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

PCTFE

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

PETG

Transparent plastic sheet with good impact resistance and outstanding thermoforming characteristics.

PFA

Flexible fluoropolymer that performs well in extreme temperature and harsh chemical environments.

Polycarbonate

Transparent, strong and stiff thermoplastic with outstanding impact resistance.

Polycarbonate Film

Transparent, general purpose plastic film with excellent ink adhesion.

PPSU

High temperature thermoplastic material with outstanding impact resistance that is autoclavable.

PTFE

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

PVDF

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

SentryGlas® Interlayer

Structural interlayer material for storm, blast, ballistic, and single-point supported glass applications.

Surlyn®

Soft, clear polymer is tough and durable with excellent thermoforming characteristics.

TPE

Fatigue resistant, flexible, opaque, lightweight, thermoplastic elastomer sheet.

UHMW

Extremely tough abrasion resistant, low cost plastic, used for a wide range of wear applications.

ABS