Injection Molded Resin Guide
| Mechanical Properties | Moldability Characteristics | |||||||||
| Resin Generic Name | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium-Low | Fair | Fair | Poor | Good | Good | Fair | Medium |
| Nylon 6/6 | Medium | High | Low | Fair | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | Fair | Medium |
| Nylon 6/6, glass filled | High | Medium | High | Poor | Good | Excellent | Good | Fair | Fair | Medium |
| Polypropylene (PP) | Low | High | Low | Fair | Excellent | Poor | Poor | Poor | Good | Low |
| High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) | Low | High | Low | Fair | Excellent | Unknown | Poor | Poor | Good | Low |
| Polycarbonate (PC) | Medium | High | Medium High | Good | Fair | Fair to Good | Fair | Good | Good | Medium High |
| Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) | Medium-Low | High | Low | Good | Fair | Good | Fair | Good | Good | Low |
| Polycarbonate / ABS Alloy (PC/ABS) | Medium | High | Medium | Good-Excellent | Fair | Good | Fair | Good | Good | Medium |
| Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) | Medium | High | Low | Fair | Fair | Unknown | Fair | Fair | Good | Medium High |
| Polybutylene and Polyethylene Terephthalate, glass filled | High | Medium | Medium | Poor | Fair | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Medium High |
| Polystyrene (PS) | Medium-Low | Low | Low | Good | Good | Unknown | Fair | Fair | Good | Low |
| Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) | Low | High | Low | Poor | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Poor | Excellent | Medium-Low |
| Acrylic | Medium | Low | Low | Good | Fair | Excellent | Good | Good | Good | Medium |
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