Solving Friction and Wear Challenges with Engineering Plastics
Wear-related failures are one of the leading causes of machine downtime. Equipment designers have a wide range of choices when selecting among plastic materials for wear applications including UHMW polyethylene, acetal, nylon, and a variety of other polymers. Many of these plastics are available in “lubricated” grades, engineered to lower friction and extend wear life under certain conditions.
This webinar provides an overview of plastic material selection for friction and wear applications. The intention is to help machinery designers choose the best polymer formulation to optimize wear performance while controlling material cost.
Webinar Topics Include:
- Mechanisms of polymer wear
- The role of mating metal parts in polymer wear
- Sliding wear applications
- Abrasive wear applications
- Plastics for rolling contact (wheels and rollers)
- Applications that involve repeated impacts
- Additives and fillers for improved friction and wear performance
Dr. Keith Hechtel shares examples of common wear-related failures and a step-by-step process for choosing plastic materials for friction and wear applications.
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Discover plastic materials with characteristics important to your application.
Operating Environments
Plastic materials are engineered to perform in the most challenging conditions including temperature, chemicals, and more.
Material Selection Tools
Tools to help you select materials by plastic properties, chemical resistance, FDA compliance, or brand.
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We carry an extensive inventory of plastic sheets, rods, tubes, film, tapes, adhesives and more from highly qualified manufacturers.
Specialized Services
We provide value for our customers with inventory programs, troubleshooting, traceability, process efficiencies, and more.
Fabrication & Machined Parts
Curbell supplies fabricated and machined plastic parts manufactured via CNC routing, milling, vacuum forming, die cutting, and more.
