material selection
material selection
(OP)
hi all,
i need to choose a material for a product i'm designing , the product looks like a hollow dome (half a sphere) , and it needs to be made of plastic , this product has to work in rough conditions so it needs to be pretty strong but not too expensive , what plastic would you recommend for this ?
thanks.
i need to choose a material for a product i'm designing , the product looks like a hollow dome (half a sphere) , and it needs to be made of plastic , this product has to work in rough conditions so it needs to be pretty strong but not too expensive , what plastic would you recommend for this ?
thanks.





RE: material selection
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It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
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How many of these things are you going to make? This affects the manufacturing process, and ultimately the material.
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JHG
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UV resistance, creep resistance, temperature resistance (high and/or low), resistance to oils / solvents, water absorption, thermoset/thermoplastic are all things I would consider. We don't know that so we can't recommend anything in particular.
I don't use much in the way of plastics but that's a starting point.