deep sea
deep sea
(OP)
Hi
I have a request to make a part out of "plastic"
I have a used sample, but no drawing or material list.
This part is going down deep in the North Atlantic (ie sea water)
The material looks like Delrin.
What would you think would be the best material for this application.
regards
eddie
I have a request to make a part out of "plastic"
I have a used sample, but no drawing or material list.
This part is going down deep in the North Atlantic (ie sea water)
The material looks like Delrin.
What would you think would be the best material for this application.
regards
eddie






RE: deep sea
1) Acetal (Delrin)
2) Nylon
3) HDPE
4) PET
Burn a small piece of each and smell a very small sample of the smoke.
Compare the smell to the sample you have.
If you expect a reasonable answer instead of a SWAG (Scientific Wild A** Guess), tell us what loads might be on the part and what other than (I guess) freezing cold sea water it will be exposed to.
I guess you intend to machine a one off part.
Regards
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RE: deep sea
If you are making a one/two off, have a look at "Torlon":
http://ww
It ridiculously expensive but it will out-perform any thing else, and you will be on the "safe side" by a wide margin!
Cheers
Harry
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