Material Temperature Operating List
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These tables are provided only as a guide to help you understand what minimum or maximum operating temperatures some plastic materials are capable of.
The first table has the more common materials listed.
The second table lists some of the advanced
high temperature engineering plastics.
Material |
Grade |
Minimum temp |
Maximum temperature |
| ABS | -50 °C | 80 °C | |
| Acetal | -50 °C | 85 °C Continuous, 150 °C Short durations | |
| Acrylic | -40 °C | 75 °C Continuous, 100 °C Short durations | |
| Nylon | 6 | -40 °C | 85 °C Continuous, 160 °C Short durations |
| Nylon | 66 | -50 °C | 85 °C Continuous, 180 °C Short durations |
| PETG | -10 °C | 65 °C | |
| Polycarbonate | -60 °C | 115 °C Continuous, 145 °C Short durations | |
| Polyethylene | HDPE | -50 °C | 85 °C |
| Polyethylene | HMW | -100 °C | 80 °C |
| Polyethylene | UHMWPE | -260 °C | 90 °C |
| Polypropylene | -10 °C | 130 °C | |
| PTFE | S (Virgin) | -40 °C | 260 °C |
| PVC | -15 °C | 60 °C | |
| Styrene | HIPS | -50 °C | 70 °C |
Material |
Grade |
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Maximum temperature |
| Polyphenylsulphone | PPSU 1000 | 190 °C | |
| Polyetherimide | PEI 1000 | 170 °C Continuous, 210°C Short durations | |
| Polysulphone | PSU 1000 | 150 °C Continuous, 180 °C Short durations | |
| Polyetheretheketone | PEEK | 250 °C | |
| Polyphenylene Sulphide | PPS | 220 °C | |
| Polybenzimidazole | PBI | 310 °C Continuous, 550 °C Short durations | |
| Polyethyleneterephtalate | PETP | 110 °C | |