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38 engineering plastics · IM/Ext/CNC/FDM/SLS/TF/Comp dots show process compatibility

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Material	Family	Cost	Service °C
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) Cycolac (Sabic)…	Commodity	$	75–85°C continuous (170–185°F)
Acrylic (PMMA) Plexiglas (Trinseo / Arkema, the original)…	Commodity	$$	75–85°C continuous (167–185°F); short-term to 95°C
HDPE Polystone G (Röchling)…	Commodity	$	75–85°C continuous (167–185°F) — softens noticeably above this
LCP (Liquid Crystal Polymer) Vectra (Celanese — the dominant commercial LCP)…	High	$$$	220–240°C continuous (430–465°F) for standard A/E grades
LDPE Petrothene (LyondellBasell)…	Commodity	$	60–75°C continuous (140–167°F) — softens above this; lowest of the major polyolefins
LLDPE Dowlex (Dow Chemical)…	Commodity	$	70–80°C continuous (158–176°F) — slightly higher than LDPE, slightly lower than HDPE
LSR Silicone (Liquid Silicone Rubber) Elastosil LR (Wacker — a dominant commercial LSR family)…	Elastomer	$$$	180–200°C continuous (356–392°F); Wacker LR 3003/90 rated -55 to +210°C
Nylon 11 (PA11) Rilsan (Arkema — the original and dominant brand)…	Bio	$$$	80–100°C continuous (175–210°F) — slightly higher than PA12
Nylon 12 (PA12) Vestamid (Evonik)…	Engineering	$$$	80–90°C continuous (175–195°F)
Nylon 6 (PA6) NYCAST (Cast Nylons Inc / Quadrant)…	Engineering	$$	105–115°C continuous (220–240°F) — slightly higher than extruded PA66 for cast PA6
Nylon 6/6 (PA66) Zytel (DuPont/Celanese)…	Engineering	$$	100–110°C continuous (210–230°F) — UL746B short-term ratings can be higher
PAI (Torlon) Torlon (Solvay / Syensqo — the original and effectively the only commercial PAI)…	High	$$$$	260–275°C continuous (500–525°F) — highest of common machined plastics
PBT (Polybutylene Terephthalate) Crastin (DuPont/Celanese)…	Engineering	$$	110–120°C continuous (230–250°F) — slightly higher than PA66
PEEK Victrex PEEK (Victrex)…	High	$$$$	240–260°C continuous (464–500°F)
PEI / Ultem Ultem (Sabic — dominant brand; formerly GE Plastics)…	High	$$$$	170–180°C continuous (338–356°F)
PEKK (Polyetherketoneketone) Kepstan (Arkema — the dominant commercial PEKK)…	High	$$$$	250–260°C continuous (482–500°F) — Arkema's published CUT range
PES (Polyethersulfone) Ultrason E (BASF — the dominant global PES brand)…	High	$$$	170–180°C continuous (340–360°F) — Tg sets the practical ceiling
PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) Ertalyte (Mitsubishi Chemical / Quadrant, the machined PET-P standard)…	Engineering	$$	100–115°C continuous (212–239°F); higher than POM, lower than PA66
PET-P (Ertalyte) Ertalyte (Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials / Quadrant — the dominant brand)…	Engineering	$$$	100–105°C continuous (210°F)
PETG Spectar (Eastman, sheet)…	Engineering	$$	65–70°C continuous (149–158°F) — the major limitation
PFA (Perfluoroalkoxy) Teflon PFA (Chemours / DuPont — the original commercial PFA)…	High	$$$	250–260°C continuous (482–500°F) — slightly below PTFE's 280°C
PLA (Polylactic Acid) Ingeo (NatureWorks — the dominant commercial PLA brand globally)…	Bio	$	45–55°C continuous (115–130°F) — limited by Tg. Crystalline-annealed grades extend to 80–90°C
Polycarbonate (PC) Lexan (Sabic)…	Engineering	$$	115–120°C continuous (240–248°F)
POM (Acetal) Delrin (DuPont/Celanese homopolymer)…	Engineering	$$	85–95°C continuous (185–205°F); copolymer ~10°C higher than homo
PP (Polypropylene) Polystone P (Röchling)…	Commodity	$	95–110°C continuous (203–230°F) — the polyolefin that handles steam sterilization
PPA (Polyphthalamide / High-Temp Nylon) Zytel HTN (Celanese — formerly DuPont, acquired 2022; dominant brand)…	High	$$$	150–170°C continuous (302–338°F) — heat-stabilized grades reach 175°C
PPO / Noryl (Modified PPE) Noryl (Sabic — dominant brand)…	Engineering	$$	100–105°C continuous (212–220°F)
PPS (Polyphenylene Sulfide) Ryton (Solvay — original commercial PPS, dominant brand)…	High	$$$	200–220°C continuous (392–428°F)
PPSU (Radel R) Radel R (Solvay / Syensqo — the original commercial PPSU)…	High	$$$	150–180°C continuous (300–356°F); Tg sets the practical ceiling
PS (Polystyrene) Styron (Trinseo / Americas Styrenics)…	Commodity	$	60–80°C continuous (140–176°F) — softens approaching Tg
PSU (Polysulfone) Udel (Solvay — the original commercial polysulfone, dominant brand)…	High	$$$	150–160°C continuous (302–320°F)
PTFE (Teflon) Teflon (Chemours/DuPont — the original)…	High	$$$	250–260°C continuous (482–500°F) — the widest service temperature range of any common plastic
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) uPVC (unplasticized / rigid)…	Commodity	$	60–65°C continuous; CPVC variant extends to ~95°C
PVDF Kynar (Arkema, the dominant brand)…	High	$$$	140–150°C continuous (284–302°F); short-term to 180°C
TPE-S (Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomer — SBS / SEBS) Kraton (Kraton Corporation — the dominant commercial brand and category-defining producer)…	Elastomer	$	70–110°C continuous — SBS 70°C, SEBS 100–110°C (significantly higher due to saturation)
TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) Estane (Lubrizol — the original and a dominant commercial TPU brand)…	Elastomer	$$	80–120°C continuous (175–250°F) — hardness- and grade-dependent
TPV (Thermoplastic Vulcanizate) Santoprene (ExxonMobil — the original and dominant commercial TPV)…	Elastomer	$$	110–135°C continuous (230–275°F) — Santoprene CUTR per SAE J2236 reaches 135°C
UHMW-PE Tivar (Mitsubishi/Quadrant)…	Commodity	$	80–85°C continuous (175–185°F) — limited; UHMW softens noticeably above this

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