Protomold Resin Guide
Mechanical Properties Moldability Characteristics
Resin Generic Name Some brand names Strength Impact Resistance High Temp. Strength Warp and Dimen-sional Accuracy, Molded Fills Small features Voids in thick sections Sink in Thick Sections Flash High Temp. hard on Mold & Ejectors Relative Cost Acetal Delrin,
Celcon Medium Medium
Medium-Low Fair Fair Poor Good Good Fair Medium
Nylon 6/6 Zytel Medium High Low Fair Excellent Good Fair Poor Fair Medium
Nylon 6/6, glass
filled Zytel High Medium High Poor Good Excellent Good Fair Fair Medium
Polypropylene Maxxam,
Profax Low High Low Fair Excellent Poor Poor Poor Good Low
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Dow HDPE, Chevron HDPE
Low High Low Fair Excellent Unknown Poor Poor Good Low
Polycarbonate Lexan,
Makrolon Medium High
Medium
High Good Fair
Fair to
Good Fair Good Good
Medium High Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Lustran, Cycolac
Medium-Low High Low Good Fair Good Fair Good Good Low
Polycarbonate / ABS Alloy
Cycoloy,
Bayblend Medium High Medium
Good-Excellent Fair Good Fair Good Good Medium
Polybutylene Terephthalate
Valox,
Crastin Medium High Low Fair Fair Unknown Fair Fair Good
Medium High Polybutylene and Polyethylene Valox, Crastin, Rynite
High Medium Medium Poor Fair Good Good Fair Fair Medium
Terephthalate, glass filled
Polystyrene Styron
Medium-Low Low Low Good Good Unknown Fair Fair Good Low
Thermoplastic Elastomer
Isoplast,
Santoprene Low High Low Poor Excellent Excellent Good Poor Excellent
Medium-Low
Acrylic Plexiglass,
Acrylite Medium Low Low Good Fair Excellent Good Good Good Medium
Notes:
Material Cost
ABS, Black (Lustran 433-904000) Low
ABS, Black (Polylac PA-765) Low
ABS, Black (Polylac PA-746) Low
ABS, Light Grey (Platable) (Lustran PG 298-703693) Low ABS, Natural (Lustran 433-000000) Low ABS, Natural (Polylac PA-765 (Natural)) Medium ABS, Sno White (Lustran 348-012002) Low ABS, White (Lustran 248-SB02664900) High ABS, Black 30% Glass Fiber (RTP 600 605) High ABS/PC, Black (Bayblend FR 110-901510) Low ABS/PC, Black (Bayblend T85-901510) Medium
ABS/PC, Black (Cycoloy C1200HF-701) High ABS/PC, Black (Cycoloy C2950-701) High ABS/PC, Natural (Bayblend FR 110-000000) Medium ABS/PC, Natural (Bayblend T65-000000) Medium ABS/PC, Natural (Bayblend T85-000000) Low ABS/PC, Natural (Cycoloy C6800-111) Very High Acetal, Black 10% Glass Bead (RTP 800 800 GB 10) High Acetal, Black 20% Glass Bead (RTP 800 800 GB 20) High Acetal Copolymer, Black (Celcon M90 CD3068) Low Acetal Copolymer, Natural (Celcon M90 CF2001) Low Acetal Homopolymer, Black (Delrin 500 CL BK601) Medium Acetal Homopolymer, Black (Delrin 500 P BK602) Low Acetal Homopolymer, Natural (Delrin 500P NC010) Medium Acrylic (PMMA), Clear (Plexiglas V052-100) Low
ETPU, Natural (Isoplast 202EZ) Medium
HDPE, Natural (Marlex 9006 HID) Low
LCP, Black 30% Glass Fiber (Vectra E130i) Very High LDPE, Mink 3% (UN77007) (Dow LDPE 722) Low
LDPE, Natural (Dow LDPE 722) Low
LLDPE, Natural (Dowlex 2517) Low
Nylon 6, Natural 15% Glass Fiber (Zytel 73G15L NC010) Medium Nylon 6/12, Black 33% Glass Fiber (Zytel 77G33L BK031) High Nylon 66, Black (Zytel 101L BKB009) Medium Nylon 66, Black (RTP 200 200 UV) High Nylon 66, Black (Hylon Select N1000EHL) Medium
Nylon 66, Natural (Zytel 103 HSL) Medium Nylon 66, Black 13% Glass Fiber (Zytel 70G13 HS1L BK031) Medium Nylon 66, Black 13% Glass Fiber (Hylon Select N1013HL) Medium Nylon 66, Natural 13% Glass Fiber (Zytel 71G13L) Medium Nylon 66, Natural 13% Glass Fiber (Zytel 70G13 HS1L NC010) Medium Nylon 66, Black 14% Glass Fiber (Zytel 8018HS BKB085) High Nylon 66, Black 20% Glass Fiber (RTP 200 203 FR) High Nylon 66, Black 33% Glass Fiber (Zytel 70G33 HS1L BK031) Medium Nylon 66, Black 33% Glass Fiber (Hylon Select N1033HL) Medium Nylon 66, Natural 33% Glass Fiber (Zytel 70G33 HSIL NC010) Medium Nylon 66, Black 40% Mineral Reinforced (Minlon 10B40 BK061) Low Nylon 66, Black Impact Modifier, Rubber (Zytel ST-801 BK010) Medium Nylon 66, Natural Impact Modifier, Rubber (Zytel ST-801 NC010) Medium
PBT, Black (Valox 357-BK1066) Medium
PBT, Black (Crastin S600F20 BK851 (same as S610)) Medium
PBT, Black (Valox 364-BK1066) High
PBT, Natural (Valox 357-1001) High
PBT, Natural 30% Glass Fiber (Valox 420 SEO 1001 Nat) Medium
PC, Black (Lexan 940-701) High
PC, Black (Makrolon 2405-901510) Medium PC, Clear (Makrolon 2458-550115) Medium
PC, Clear (Lexan HP1-112) High
PC, Infrared (Lexan 121 S-80362) Very High PC, Smoke (RTP 300 399X71833 S-94450) High PC, Natural 10% Glass Fiber (RTP 300 301) High
PC, Natural 20% Glass Fiber (Lexan 3412R-131) High PC/PBT, Black (Xenoy 6620-BK1066) High PET, Black 30% Glass Fiber (Rynite 530-BK503) Low PET, Black 35% Glass Mica Low Warp (Rynite 935 BK505) Low PET, Black 45% Glass Mineral Flame Retardant (Rynite FR 945 BK507) Medium
PETG, Clear (Eastar 6763) Medium
PP, Natural (RTP Anti-static Permastat 100) High PP Homopolymer, Black (Maxxam FR PP 301BLK1284-11S) High PP Homopolymer, Natural (Profax 6323) Low PP Homopolymer, Natural (Profax 6523) Low PP Random Copolymer, Natural (FHR PP P5M6K-048) Low PPA, Natural 35% Glass Fiber (Zytel HTN 51G35HSL NC010) High
PPE/PS, Black (Noryl 731-701) Medium
PPE/PS/Nylon, Black 10% Glass Fiber (Noryl GTX GTX 810-1710) High PPS, Black 40% Glass Fiber (Ryton R-4-02) High PPS, Natural 40% Glass Fiber (Ryton R-4) High PS (GPPS), Clear (Styron 666DW2) Low
PS (HIPS), Natural (Styron 498) Low
PSU, Natural (Udel P-3703 NT 11) Very High
SB, Clear (K-Resin KR01) Low
TPE, Black (Santoprene 101-64) Medium
TPE, Black (Santoprene 111-35) Low
TPE, Black (Santoprene 111-45) Medium
TPE, Mink 3% (UN77007) (Santoprene 251-70W232) Medium TPE, Natural (Santoprene 211-45) Medium
TPE, Natural (Santoprene 251-70W232) Medium TPU-Polyester, Natural (Texin 245) Medium TPU-Polyether, Natural (Texin 985-000000) High
TPV, Black (Santoprene 101-73) Medium
TPV, Black (Santoprene 101-55) Medium TPV, Black (Santoprene 101-87) Medium