Protomold Resin Guide

Mechanical Properties Moldability Characteristics Warp and DimenSome Resin Generic brand Name Acetal Nylon 6/6 Nylon 6/6, glass filled Polypropylene High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Polycarbonate Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) names Delrin, Celcon Zytel Zytel Maxxam, Profax Dow HDPE, Chevron HDPE Lexan, Makrolon Lustran, Cycolac Medium High Medium High Good Fair Fair to Good Fair Good Good Medium High Low High Low Fair Excellent Unknown Poor Poor Good Low Strength Medium Medium High Impact Resistance Medium High Medium High Temp. Strength MediumLow Low High sional Accuracy, Molded Fair Fair Poor Fills Small features Fair Excellent Good Voids in thick sections Poor Good Excellent Sink in Thick Sections Good Fair Good Flash Good Poor Fair High Temp. hard on Mold & Ejectors Fair Fair Fair Relative Cost Medium Medium Medium

Low

High

Low

Fair

Excellent

Poor

Poor

Poor

Good

Low

MediumLow

High

Low

Good

Fair

Good

Fair

Good

Good

Low

Polycarbonate / Cycoloy, ABS Alloy Polybutylene Terephthalate Polybutylene and Polyethylene Bayblend Valox, Crastin Valox, Crastin, Rynite

Medium

High

Medium

GoodExcellent Fair Poor

Fair

Good

Fair

Good

Good

Medium Medium High Medium High

Medium High

High Medium

Low Medium

Fair Fair

Unknown Good

Fair Good

Fair Fair

Good Fair

Terephthalate, glass filled Polystyrene Thermoplastic Elastomer Acrylic Styron Isoplast, Santoprene Plexiglass, Acrylite MediumLow Low Low Low Good Good Unknown Fair Fair Good Low MediumLow Medium

High

Low

Poor

Excellent

Excellent

Good

Poor

Excellent

Medium

Low

Low

Good

Fair

Excellent

Good

Good

Good

Notes:

Material ABS, Black (Lustran 433-904000) ABS, Black (Polylac PA-765) ABS, Black (Polylac PA-746) ABS, Light Grey (Platable) (Lustran PG 298-703693) ABS, Natural (Lustran 433-000000) ABS, Natural (Polylac PA-765 (Natural)) ABS, Sno White (Lustran 348-012002) ABS, White (Lustran 248-SB02664900) ABS, Black 30% Glass Fiber (RTP 600 605) ABS/PC, Black (Bayblend FR 110-901510) ABS/PC, Black (Bayblend T85-901510)

Cost Low Low Low Low Low Medium Low High High Low Medium

ABS/PC, Black (Cycoloy C1200HF-701) ABS/PC, Black (Cycoloy C2950-701) ABS/PC, Natural (Bayblend FR 110-000000) ABS/PC, Natural (Bayblend T65-000000) ABS/PC, Natural (Bayblend T85-000000) ABS/PC, Natural (Cycoloy C6800-111) Acetal, Black 10% Glass Bead (RTP 800 800 GB 10) Acetal, Black 20% Glass Bead (RTP 800 800 GB 20) Acetal Copolymer, Black (Celcon M90 CD3068) Acetal Copolymer, Natural (Celcon M90 CF2001) Acetal Homopolymer, Black (Delrin 500 CL BK601) Acetal Homopolymer, Black (Delrin 500 P BK602) Acetal Homopolymer, Natural (Delrin 500P NC010) Acrylic (PMMA), Clear (Plexiglas V052-100) ETPU, Natural (Isoplast 202EZ) HDPE, Natural (Marlex 9006 HID) LCP, Black 30% Glass Fiber (Vectra E130i) LDPE, Mink 3% (UN77007) (Dow LDPE 722) LDPE, Natural (Dow LDPE 722) LLDPE, Natural (Dowlex 2517) Nylon 6, Natural 15% Glass Fiber (Zytel 73G15L NC010) Nylon 6/12, Black 33% Glass Fiber (Zytel 77G33L BK031) Nylon 66, Black (Zytel 101L BKB009) Nylon 66, Black (RTP 200 200 UV) Nylon 66, Black (Hylon Select N1000EHL)

High High Medium Medium Low Very High High High Low Low Medium Low Medium Low Medium Low Very High Low Low Low Medium High Medium High Medium

Nylon 66, Natural (Zytel 103 HSL) Nylon 66, Black 13% Glass Fiber (Zytel 70G13 HS1L BK031) Nylon 66, Black 13% Glass Fiber (Hylon Select N1013HL) Nylon 66, Natural 13% Glass Fiber (Zytel 71G13L) Nylon 66, Natural 13% Glass Fiber (Zytel 70G13 HS1L NC010) Nylon 66, Black 14% Glass Fiber (Zytel 8018HS BKB085) Nylon 66, Black 20% Glass Fiber (RTP 200 203 FR) Nylon 66, Black 33% Glass Fiber (Zytel 70G33 HS1L BK031) Nylon 66, Black 33% Glass Fiber (Hylon Select N1033HL) Nylon 66, Natural 33% Glass Fiber (Zytel 70G33 HSIL NC010) Nylon 66, Black 40% Mineral Reinforced (Minlon 10B40 BK061) Nylon 66, Black Impact Modifier, Rubber (Zytel ST-801 BK010) Nylon 66, Natural Impact Modifier, Rubber (Zytel ST-801 NC010) PBT, Black (Valox 357-BK1066) PBT, Black (Crastin S600F20 BK851 (same as S610)) PBT, Black (Valox 364-BK1066) PBT, Natural (Valox 357-1001) PBT, Natural 30% Glass Fiber (Valox 420 SEO 1001 Nat) PC, Black (Lexan 940-701) PC, Black (Makrolon 2405-901510) PC, Clear (Makrolon 2458-550115) PC, Clear (Lexan HP1-112) PC, Infrared (Lexan 121 S-80362) PC, Smoke (RTP 300 399X71833 S-94450) PC, Natural 10% Glass Fiber (RTP 300 301)

Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium High High Medium Medium Medium Low Medium Medium Medium Medium High High Medium High Medium Medium High Very High High High

PC, Natural 20% Glass Fiber (Lexan 3412R-131) PC/PBT, Black (Xenoy 6620-BK1066) PET, Black 30% Glass Fiber (Rynite 530-BK503) PET, Black 35% Glass Mica Low Warp (Rynite 935 BK505)

High High Low Low

PET, Black 45% Glass Mineral Flame Retardant (Rynite FR 945 BK507) Medium PETG, Clear (Eastar 6763) PP, Natural (RTP Anti-static Permastat 100) PP Homopolymer, Black (Maxxam FR PP 301BLK1284-11S) PP Homopolymer, Natural (Profax 6323) PP Homopolymer, Natural (Profax 6523) PP Random Copolymer, Natural (FHR PP P5M6K-048) PPA, Natural 35% Glass Fiber (Zytel HTN 51G35HSL NC010) PPE/PS, Black (Noryl 731-701) PPE/PS/Nylon, Black 10% Glass Fiber (Noryl GTX GTX 810-1710) PPS, Black 40% Glass Fiber (Ryton R-4-02) PPS, Natural 40% Glass Fiber (Ryton R-4) PS (GPPS), Clear (Styron 666DW2) PS (HIPS), Natural (Styron 498) PSU, Natural (Udel P-3703 NT 11) SB, Clear (K-Resin KR01) TPE, Black (Santoprene 101-64) TPE, Black (Santoprene 111-35) TPE, Black (Santoprene 111-45) TPE, Mink 3% (UN77007) (Santoprene 251-70W232) TPE, Natural (Santoprene 211-45) Medium High High Low Low Low High Medium High High High Low Low Very High Low Medium Low Medium Medium Medium

TPE, Natural (Santoprene 251-70W232) TPU-Polyester, Natural (Texin 245) TPU-Polyether, Natural (Texin 985-000000) TPV, Black (Santoprene 101-73) TPV, Black (Santoprene 101-55) TPV, Black (Santoprene 101-87)

Medium Medium High Medium Medium Medium