Principal Features
Toughness and Durability
Meldin® 5000 components supply many other advantages over metals, machined ceramics, and other costly machined materials with the ease and convenience of thermoplastics. With their high tensile, compressive, and flexural strength, these products replace conventional materials with added advantages, including impact resistance and electrical insulation.
Tight-tolerance Molding
Since Meldin® 5000 materials are injection molded into tight-tolerance finished component shapes, metal-like finishes are available without expensive machining. In addition, complex designs are attainable without costly secondary operations.
Complete Product Offering
Three structural grades provide a full complement of choices, matching component base material to end use application. Meldin® 5001, Meldin® 5015, and Meldin® 5025 provide excellent chemical resistance and thermomechanical properties in addition to superior dimensional stability and physical strength. Meldin® 5055 combines these excellent properties with inherent lubricity for bearing applications.
Diverse Applications
Meldin® 5000 products provide invaluable service in an extensive range of applications. Virtually every industry can benefit by adding high performance and high quality Meldin® 5000 bearings, bushings, insulators, piston rings, connectors, valve seats, and other component shapes and configurations, into their designs.
Meldin® 5000 Series Compounds
Meldin® 5001
Meldin 5001 components offer superior strength in structural applications when electrical insulation combined with intricate part design is required. The melt characteristics of Meldin 5001 material allow for fine detail, regardless of part complexity.
Meldin® 5320
Meldin 5320 components supply substantial strength and rigidity. They maintain high tensile, flexural, and compressive properties, even at elevated temperatures.
Meldin® 5055
Low-friction, wear-resistant bearings custom molded from Meldin 5055 compound perform at high loads and high temperatures with minimal deformation. Meldin 5055 is self-lubricating, operates quietly, and is resistant to most chemicals and fluids.
Meldin® 5330
Specify Meldin 5330 when part requirements include structural integrity and high resistance to thermal expansion. This material exhibits good wear properties and dimensional stability, making it an excellent candidate for bearing applications.
Meldin® 5000 Material Uses and Applications
Compressor Valve Plates and Valve Rings
For compressor valve component applications, Meldin® 5000 series materials provide some parts with superior chemical compatibility, excellent deformation under load properties, superior wear resistance over those of other thermoplastic parts, and superior chemical resistance over those of some metallic parts.
Transmission Thrust Washers and Rings
Potential applications for Meldin® 5000 series materials are numerous in the transmissions of heavy and light vehicles. Mainly used as thrust washers or piston rings, the Meldin® 5000 series offers high wear resistance and excellent self-lubrication characteristics for dry-running applications.
Vanes for Air Motors and Pumps
Different Meldin grades are available depending on the temperatures, speeds, and housing materials of various applications. Meldin vane outperforms carbon or phenolic vanes in terms of wear resistance and does not require any external lubricants.
