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Our name, Schupan Aluminum and Plastic Sales, stands for trust, respect, and honest relationships. In that spirit, we continue to educate our customers in regards to the brand names, trademarks, and terms used for plastic materials. As usual, if you need us to stock certain materials for you, let us know. That's the name of our game- to be the BEST stocking distributor with Unmatched Service.
The table below lists some of the most common names we hear. It is by no means a complete list. You can count on Schupan to get you the material you require, on time, every time.
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| Generic Name |
Brand Names Used |
Nylon
Type 6 usually refers to CAST nylon; type 6/6 usually refers to EXTRUDED |
Sustamid, Nylatron (usually a filled nylon), ZL-250, ZL-1100, Zytel, Unipa |
Acetal (POM)
Delrin is usually a homopolymer; others usually a co-polymer general purpose |
Sustarin, Acetron, Delrin, ZL-900, Tecaform |
| UHMW (Ultra High Molecular Weight polyethylene) |
Tivar, Polystone, GarDur, Polyslick |
| PET (aka polyester) |
Sustadur, Ertalyte, ZL-1400, Unitep |
Phenolic
Grades include C,CE,L,LE,G-7, G-10, G-11, XX |
Micarta, Bakelite, Garolite, Synthane |
| Polycarbonate |
Lexan, Tuffak, Hyzod, Makrolon, Optiglass |
| Acrylic |
Plexiglas, Lucite, Acrylite, Optix, Chemcast |
| Acrylic/PVC Alloy |
Kydex |
| PET-G (Glycol modified polyester) |
Spectar, Vivak |
| PVC (aka Vinyl) |
Boltaron |
| PVC Foam |
Sintra, Komatex, Celtec |
| PPO (Polyphenylene Oxide) |
Noryl |
| PEI (polyetherimide) |
Ultem |
| PVDF (polyvinylidene Fluoride) |
Kynar, Solef, Foraflon |
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