Each plastic material has a variety of different properties and they form at different temperatures.
Formable polyethelene plastic sheet.
Kydex can be easily cut to size by scoring and cutting sheets with a razor or similar knife.
The result is a sheet that has the proper sag during the thermoforming operation assuring even material distribution and wall thickness.
Also known as tivar hpv.
These materials resist corrosion and provide electrical insulation.
Heat guns and toaster ovens have proven the best diy method for our customers.
Plastic film is thinner and more flexible than plastic sheets and is often transparent or translucent.
The only absolute requirement for bending and forming kydex is heating the sheet until soft when the material becomes formable.
The correct resin selection is essential to provide sheet that will perform properly.
Primex also produces a line of printable grades of polyethylene for use in real estate signs and truck mud flaps.
Polyethylene sheets and bars compared to our standard uhmw polyethylene these sheets and bars hold up better to scuffs and scrapes in high speed high precision and high impact applications such as conveyor equipment chute liners and machine guards.
The acrylic petg and polycarbonate sheets are normally clear can be special ordered in colors however the polycarbonate may have to be heat dried prior to the vacuum forming temperature phase depending on thickness.