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Material Alternative for Nylon 6 Gear
- Thread starter rShell
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Acetal, also called Polyoxymethylene (POM), is the other resin commonly used for plastic gears. Ticona Celcon, BASF Ultraform, and DuPont Delrin are various tradenames for acetal.
Ultraform
Celcon
Delrin
Ultraform
Celcon
Delrin
btrueblood
Mechanical
I was going to suggest steel, or brass...
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