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Thermal Resistance

 

Material

Minimum operating temp. for
short periods

Minimum operating temperature continuous
Maximum operating temp. for
short periods
Maximum operating temperature continuous
PTFE (Virgin)
-280
-250
290
260
High Perform. Mats
-60 to -20
-30 to -10
160 to 310
150 to 250
Polypropylene
-15
-10
145
130
Polycarbonate
-60
-30
135
121
PETP
-30
-20
160
110
Acetal (C)
-50
-40
140
110
Nylon 66SA
-40
-30
180
95
Bakelite
-120
-100
105
90
UHMWPE
-280
-260
110
90
Polyurethane
-60
-45
100
85
HMWPE
-120
-100
100
80
HDPE
-65
-50
100
80
Acrylic
-200
-150
70
60
PVC
-15
0
80
50

 

Materials have been colour-coded based on their maximum continuous operation temperature in °C in air. Coding is as follows:

 

260 250 130 121 110 110 95 90 90 85 80 80 60 50

 

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