Modern Plastics offers Tecapeek™ (polyetheretherketone), a unique semi-crystalline, high temperature engineering thermoplastic that is an excellent material for a wide spectrum of applications where thermal, chemical, and combustion properties are critical to performance.
Download the TECAPEEK™ MT fact sheet.
Properties:
- High thermal mechanical bearing strength
- Very good chemical resistance even against superheated steam
- Very good stress cracking resistance
- Very tough
- Good sliding properties
- Wear resistant
- Creep resistant
- Good machinability
- High resistance to gamma radiation
Preferred fields:
- Medical and food technology
- Nuclear and vacuum technology
- Precision engineering
- Machine and automotive industry
- Textile
- Packaging and paper processing machinery
- Chemical industry
- Aircraft and aerospace industries
Applications:
- Surgical instruments
- Instrument holders
- Bushes
- Metering pistons
- Light mountings
- Sterilising containers
- Dental equipment
- Pump housings
- Wear strips
- Gears
