Materials Overview
The materials and makers shown here are representative of the kinds of materials we use on a regular basis.
Thermoset Resins
Thermoset Resins | Trade Name | Manufacturer | Uses | |
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EP | Epoxy resins | Sumicon EM | Sumitomo Bakelite | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding |
Akumelite | Nihon Gosei Kako | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding | ||
Epomate | Yuka-Shell Expoxy Co. | Casting | ||
PDAP | Diallyl Phthalates | Sumicon AM | Sumitomo Bakelite | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding |
Dapol | Fudow | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding | ||
PF | Phenol resins | Sumicon PM | Sumitomo Bakelite | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding |
Otalite | Otalite Corp. | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding | ||
Standlite | Hitachi Chemical Eng. | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding | ||
TECOLITE | Kyocera Chemical | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding | ||
X655 | VYNCOLIT | |||
UP | Unsaturated Polyester Resins | Premix | Kyocera Chemical | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding |
BMC | Rigorak BMC | Showa Highpolymer | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding | |
SMC | Rigorak SMC | Showa Highpolymer | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding | |
Unsaturated Polyester Resins (dry) | Vyloglass | Japan U-PICA Co. | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding | |
MF | Melamine resins | Leadlite Melamine | Daiwa | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding |
UF | Urea Formaldehyde resins | Urea | Panasonic Electric Works | Compression, Transfer, & Injection Molding |
Leadlite | Daiwa |
Thermoplastic Resins
Thermoplastic Resins | Trade Name | Manufacturer | Uses | |
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AS | AS resins | Stylac-AS | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | |
ACS | ACS resins | Stylac-ACS | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | |
ABS | ABS resins | Cevian | Daicel Polymer, Ltd. | |
Toyolac | Toray Inds. | |||
Stylac-ABS | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | |||
Techno ABS | TechnoPolymer Co. | |||
PFA | Fluorocarbon polymers | Teflon PFA | DuPont - Mitsui Fluorochemicals | Injection Molding |
ETFE | Fluorocarbon polymers | Fluon | Asahi Glass | Injection Molding |
PVDF | Fluorocarbon polymers | KF Polymer | Kuraray | Injection Molding |
POM | Polyacetal resins | Duracon | PolyPlastics | |
Tenac | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | |||
Delrin | Du Pont | |||
Iupital | Mitsubishi Enineering Plastics | |||
PA | Polyamide Nylon 6 | Ube Nylon 6 | Ube Industries | |
Nylon 66 | 66 Leona | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | ||
Zytel | DuPont | |||
Amilan | Toray Inds. | |||
Novamid | Mitsubishi Enineering Plastics | |||
Nylon 46 | Stanyl | DSM Japan Engineering Plastics | ||
Nylon MXD6 | Reny | Mitsubishi Enineering Plastics | ||
PAR | Polyarylate resins | U-Polymer | Unichika | |
TPU | Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers | Miractran | Nippon Polyurethane Industry | |
TPE | Thermoplastic Elastomers | Hytrel | Du Pont-Toray | |
Santoprene | AS Japan | |||
Tufprene | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | |||
LCP | Liquid Crystal Polymers | SUMIKA SUPER LCP | Sumitomo Chemical | |
Xydar | Nippon Oil Corp. | |||
Vectra | PolyPlastics | |||
PEEK | Polyetheretherketone | VICTREX PEEK | Victrex Japan | |
PSU | ポリサルホン樹脂 | Udel | Solvay Advanced Polymers | |
PES | Polyether Sulfone | PES | Mitsui Chemical | |
SUMIKAEXCEL PES | Sumitomo Chemical | |||
Polyetherimide | Ultem | SABIC Innovative Plastics | ||
HDPE | High-density Polyethylene | Suntec-HD | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | |
Novatec-HD | Japan Polyethylene Corp. | |||
HI-ZEX | Prime Polymer | |||
LDPE | Low-density Polyethylene | Suntec-LD | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | |
NUC Polyethylene | Nippon Unicar | |||
UBE Polyethylene | Ube Maruzen Polyethylene | |||
Novatec-LD | Japan Polyethylene Corp. | |||
PET | Polyethylene Terephthalate | FR-PET | WintechPolymer | |
Hyperite | Kaneka Corp. | |||
PC | Polycarbonate resins | Tarflon | Idemitsu Kosan | |
Calibre | Sumitomo Dow | |||
Panlite | Teijin Chemicals | |||
Iupilon | Mitsubishi Enineering Plastics | |||
Novarex | Mitsubishi Enineering Plastics | |||
PC/ABS | Polycarbonate/ABS | Multilon | Teijin Chemicals | |
EXCELLOY | Techno Polymer Co. | |||
PS | Polystyrene | Toyostyrol | Toyo Styrene | |
Japan Polysty | Japan PolyStyrene | |||
PPE | Polyphenyleneether | Xyron | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | |
Iupiace | Mitsubishi Enineering Plastics | |||
PPO | Polyphenyleneoxide | Noryl | SABIC Innovative Plastics | |
PPS | Polyphenylene Sulfide resin | Fortron | Poly Plastics | |
DIC PPS | DIC Corp. | |||
Tosoh Susteel | Tosoh Corp. | |||
Torelina | Toray Inds. | |||
PBT | Polybutylene Terephthalate | DURANEX | WintechPolymer | |
Toraycon | Toray Inds. | |||
Valox | SABIC Innovative Plastics | |||
Novaduran | Mitsubishi Enineering Plastics | |||
PP | Polypropylene resin | Sumitomo Nobrene | Sumitomo Chemical | |
NOVATEC-PP | Japan Polypropylene Corp. | |||
Prime Polypro | Prime Polymer | |||
PMMA | Polymethyl Methacrylate | Delpet | Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. | |
PARAPET | Kuraray | |||
ACRYPET | Mitsubishi Rayon |