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ABS / Acetal coefficient of friction

ABS / Acetal coefficient of friction

ABS / Acetal coefficient of friction

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I need a value for the coefficient of friction between ABS and Acetal, even a ballpark figure would be enough to get me started. So far the plastics sites (GE, Dow, etc) and google have not been very helpful. All I have been able to find has been a COF for ABS on steel and Acetal on steel. Does anybody know where I can find a value for ABS on Acetal or use the plastic on steel values to derive the plastic on plastic value? I do not have samples of the materials so I cannot rig up a test fixture myself.

RE: ABS / Acetal coefficient of friction

Have you tried www.rtpcompany.com or DSM or LNP.

I have a lot of frictional data for various plastics against each other somewhere, but my library is buried as I am currently moving house.

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RE: ABS / Acetal coefficient of friction

Ballpark: 0.15

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RE: ABS / Acetal coefficient of friction

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pat,
Thanks for the RTP link, lots of useful info there. That one will be added to my favorites.

Cory,
Thanks for the value, much appreciated!

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