Tapping into PEEK
Tapping into PEEK
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Anybody have any info on whether unfilled PEEK can be tapped into, or if it needs helicoils? My gut tells me that helicoils are necessary, but I just don't have any info to back it up. It'd be an M5 tapped hole, and I'd be putting about 40lbs on the thread, in tension.
Thanks.
Thanks.
V





RE: Tapping into PEEK
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I was nervous the first time I tapped pomalux but it seems to hold #4-40's OK.
KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...
RE: Tapping into PEEK
RE: Tapping into PEEK
Depending on PEEK (and there are choices), tensile strength as high as 15,000 psi is reported at ambient temperature (ISO 527-2/18/50).
What I really like about this material is the retention of mechanical properties, even when its glass transition temperature is exceeded.
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Good luck!
William Gunnar
http://www.IndustrialCoatingsWorld.com
RE: Tapping into PEEK