Ertalyte petp – Natural and TX

Ertalyte® petp is polyethylene terephthalate. It is one of the harder industrial plastics and comes in two grades - virgin or natural petp (white, black) and TX petp (pale grey), which has a uniformly dispersed solid lubricant.

The virgin or natural grade is recommended for use with precision parts which are subject to sustained high loadings and wear, whilst the TX grade has a very low friction co-efficient and a high pressure to velocity rating (a 50mm diameter x 75mm long petp bush can take a load of up to 9 tonnes).

The main uses for Ertalyte® petp are in applications which require low friction, low moisture absorption, high mechanical strength and good dimensional stability.

Temperature range: -20ºC to +100ºC
(-20°C to +55°C in water)

Ertalyte PETP

Benefits

  • High mechanical strength and hardness
  • Very good creep resistance
  • Low and constant co-efficient of friction
  • Excellent wear resistance
  • Non-toxic for food contact
  • Very good dimensional stability

Applications

  • Dimensionally stable parts for bushings, gears, rollers and pump components
  • Heavily-loaded bearings and bushes
  • Thrust washers
  • Insulating components in electrical engineering
  • Rudder stock bearings

Availability

Natural
Rod from 10mm to 200mm
Sheet from 2mm to 100mm
Tube from 20mm to 200mm
TX
Rod from 10mm to 200mm
Sheet from 8mm to 100mm
Tube from 20mm to 200mm

Specification

Rod Standard length: 3000mm
Sheet Standard sizes:
2 to 6mm: 2000 x 1000mm
8 to 10mm: 3000 x 610mm
Tube Standard length: 3000mm