What Type of plastic to use
What Type of plastic to use
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I have just filed a patent for a hand tool for the electrical trade and have been tossing around the idea of trying to manufacturer this tool in plastic. This tool is struck by a hammer with a mild blow, most of the force is absorbed by what the tool rests on and does. I would equate the force used as the same as used to start a sheetrock nailin sheetrock,(I hope that helps)
Tips on what kind of plastic to use in this situation would be of great service to me.
Before I contact manufactures I would like to sound at least a little knowledgeable in this field.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Pete Tschudy
Tips on what kind of plastic to use in this situation would be of great service to me.
Before I contact manufactures I would like to sound at least a little knowledgeable in this field.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Pete Tschudy






RE: What Type of plastic to use
I would suggest you use polycarbonate
Chinmay Kanuga
ckanuga@usa.net
Plastics Engineering
University of Massachusetts
RE: What Type of plastic to use
I would recommend either Valox or Cycaloy, trademarks of GE Plastics These are ABS and PC/ABS blends essentially. You can/should visit www.geplastics.com and see what balance of properties are available to best suit your needs.
GEPlastics is also extremely helpful if you have any quesitons on their products, I've email corresponded with their technical people on a few occasions where I had to find just the right obscure material for an obscure project!
Hope this is somewhat helpful
Best Regards,
Paul R
RE: What Type of plastic to use