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Plastic Supply - Plastics Supplier
Professional Plastics is a Plastics Supplier of industrial plastic sheets, rods, tubing and films. General industrial plastic supply materials include: Delrin, Nylon, PVC, UHMW, HDPE, Polypropylene and more. Fluoropolymer plastic supply materials include: Teflon, Rulon, PVDF, PFA, FEP, Kel-F, Tefzel, Halar and others. High-performance industrial plastic supply products include: Vespel, Torlon, Meldin, PEEK, Techtron, Semitron and others. Professional Plastics supplies more than 500 different plastic materials online- Visit our various product pages for these materials and more.
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Plastic Supply Boston
Boston Plastic Supply - The city of Boston, Massachusetts is serviced in 1-2 business days from our Angola, NY location. Established in 1984', Professional Plastics is a leading supplier of plastic sheets, rods, tubing and films. Stock materials include: Plexiglass / Acrylic, Polycarbonate / Lexan®, PVC, ABS, UHMW, Delrin®, Nylon®, Ultem®, PEEK, Teflon®, Vespel®, Meldin®, Torlon®, Kynar® Polypropylene, HDPE, and hundreds more.
Professional Plastics, Inc.
1701 Eden Evans Center Road
Angola, NY 14006
Toll Free: 866-896-2790
Fax: 716-686-9310
sales@proplas.com
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![Plastic Supply Canada]( "Plastic Supply Canada")
Plastic Supply Canada
Professional Plastics, Inc. - Canada Sales and Support for Plastic Sheets, Plastic Rods, Plastic Tubing and Plastic Film. Canadian customers are served by Professional Plastics' locations in Angola, New York and Seattle, Washington. The New York location serves customers in Ontario, Ottawa and Quebec. Our Seattle, Washington location serves customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. We provide daily shipments to both Eastern and Western Canada with typical deliveries in 1-3 days from Professional Plastics.
Key markets include Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Winnipeg, & Quebec City.
Common Materials Shipped to Canada include:
UHMW, Nylon, Acetal, Teflon®, PTFE, PVC, PEEK, HDPE, PVDF, Delrin®, Tygon®, Tivar®, Phenolic, Vespel®, Ultem®, in Sheets, Rods, Tubes, Tubing, Bar and Slab, More than 500 materials available online from the top global plastic shapes manufacturers. Supply partners include MCAM-Quadrant, Plaskolite Covestro, Rochling, Cyro Evonik, Vycom, Kleerdex, Boltaron, and many more.
Scroll Down to Request A Quote Online or Call us Today - Canadian Toll-Free (888) 995-7767
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![Plastics]( "Plastics")
Plastics
Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic amorphous solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular weight, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce costs. The word Plastic derives from the Greek (plastikos) meaning fit for molding, and (plastos) meaning molded. It refers to their malleability, or plasticity during manufacture, that allows them to be cast, pressed, or extruded into an enormous variety of shapes—such as films, fibers, plates, tubes, bottles, boxes, and much more. The common word plastic should not be confused with the technical adjective plastic, which is applied to any material which undergoes a permanent change of shape (plastic deformation) when strained beyond a certain point. Aluminum, for instance, is plastic in this sense, but not a plastic in the common sense; in contrast, in their finished forms, some plastics will break before deforming and therefore are not plastic in the technical sense.
There are two types of plastics: Thermoplastics and Thermosets.
- Thermoplastics will soften and melt if enough heat is applied; examples are polyethylene, polystyrene, and PTFE.
- Thermosets do not soften or melt no matter how much heat is applied. Examples: Micarta, GPO, G-10
Overview:
Plastics can be classified by their chemical structure, namely the molecular units that make up the polymer's backbone and side chains. Some important groups in these classifications are the acrylics, polyesters, silicones, polyurethanes, and halogenated plastics. Plastics can also be classified by the chemical process used in their synthesis; e.g., as condensation, polyaddition, cross-linking, etc. Other classifications are based on qualities that are relevant for manufacturing or product design. Examples of such classes are the thermoplastic and thermoset, elastomer, structural, biodegradable, electrically conductive, etc. Plastics can also be ranked by various physical properties, such as density, tensile strength, glass transition temperature, resistance to various chemical products, etc.
Due to their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture, versatility, and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in an enormous and expanding range of products, from paper clips to spaceships. They have already displaced many traditional materials, such as wood; stone; horn and bone; leather; paper; metal; glass; and ceramic, in most of their former uses.
The use of plastics is constrained chiefly by their organic chemistry, which seriously limits their hardness, density, and their ability to resist heat, organic solvents, oxidation, and ionizing radiation. In particular, most plastics will melt or decompose when heated to a few hundred degrees celsius. While plastics can be made electrically conductive to some extent, they are still no match for metals like copper or aluminum.[citation needed] Plastics are still too expensive to replace wood, concrete and ceramic in bulky items like ordinary buildings, bridges, dams, pavement, railroad ties, etc.
Chemical Structure:
Common thermoplastics range from 20,000 to 500,000 in molecular mass, while thermosets are assumed to have infinite molecular weight. These chains are made up of many repeating molecular units, known as repeat units, derived from monomers; each polymer chain will have several thousand repeat units. The vast majority of plastics are composed of polymers of carbon and hydrogen alone or with oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine or sulfur in the backbone. (Some of commercial interests are silicon based.) The backbone is that part of the chain on the main "path" linking a large number of repeat units together. To vary the properties of plastics, both the repeat unit with different molecular groups "hanging" or "pendant" from the backbone, (usually they are "hung" as part of the monomers before linking monomers together to form the polymer chain). This customization by repeat unit's molecular structure has allowed plastics to become such an indispensable part of twenty first-century life by fine tuning the properties of the polymer.
Some plastics are partially crystalline and partially amorphous in molecular structure, giving them both a melting point (the temperature at which the attractive intermolecular forces are overcome) and one or more glass transitions (temperatures above which the extent of localized molecular flexibility is substantially increased). So-called semi-crystalline plastics include polyethylene, polypropylene, poly (vinyl chloride), polyamides (nylons), polyesters and some polyurethanes. Many plastics are completely amorphous, such as polystyrene and its copolymers, poly (methyl methacrylate), and all thermosets.
History of Plastics:
The first human-made plastic was invented by Alexander Parkes in 1855; he called this plastic Parkesine (later called celluloid). The development of plastics has come from the use of natural plastic materials (e.g., chewing gum, shellac) to the use of chemically modified natural materials (e.g., rubber, nitrocellulose, collagen, galalite) and finally to completely synthetic molecules (e.g., bakelite, epoxy, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene).
Types of Plastics:
Cellulose-based plastics
In 1855, an Englishman from Birmingham named Alexander Parkes developed a synthetic replacement for ivory which he marketed under the trade name Parkesine, and which won a bronze medal at the 1862 World's fair in London. Parkesine was made from cellulose (the major component of plant cell walls) treated with nitric acid and a solvent. The output of the process (commonly known as cellulose nitrate or pyroxilin) could be dissolved in alcohol and hardened into a transparent and elastic material that could be molded when heated. By incorporating pigments into the product, it could be made to resemble ivory.
Bakelite®
The first plastic based on a synthetic polymer was made from phenol and formaldehyde, with the first viable and cheap synthesis methods invented in 1909 by Leo Hendrik Baekeland, a Belgian-born American living in New York state. Baekeland was searching for an insulating shellac to coat wires in electric motors and generators. He found that mixtures of phenol (C6H5OH) and formaldehyde (HCOH) formed a sticky mass when mixed together and heated, and the mass became extremely hard if allowed to cool. He continued his investigations and found that the material could be mixed with wood flour, asbestos, or slate dust to create "composite" materials with different properties. Most of these compositions were strong and fire resistant. The only problem was that the material tended to foam during synthesis, and the resulting product was of unacceptable quality. Baekeland built pressure vessels to force out the bubbles and provide a smooth, uniform product. He publicly announced his discovery in 1912, naming it bakelite. It was originally used for electrical and mechanical parts, finally coming into widespread use in consumer goods in the 1920s. When the Bakelite patent expired in 1930, the Catalin Corporation acquired the patent and began manufacturing Catalin plastic using a different process that allowed a wider range of coloring. Bakelite was the first true plastic. It was a purely synthetic material, not based on any material or even molecule found in nature. It was also the first thermosetting plastic. Conventional thermoplastics can be molded and then melted again, but thermoset plastics form bonds between polymers strands when cured, creating a tangled matrix that cannot be undone without destroying the plastic. Thermoset plastics are tough and temperature resistant. Bakelite® was cheap, strong, and durable. It was molded into thousands of forms, such as radios, telephones, clocks, and billiard balls. Phenolic plastics have been largely replaced by cheaper and less brittle plastics, but they are still used in applications requiring its insulating and heat-resistant properties. For example, some electronic circuit boards are made of sheets of paper or cloth impregnated with phenolic resin. Bakelite® is now a registered trademark of Bakelite GmbH.
Polystyrene & PVC
After the First World War, improvements in chemical technology led to an explosion in new forms of plastics. Among the earliest examples in the wave of new plastics were polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), developed by IG Farben of Germany. Polystyrene is a rigid, brittle, inexpensive plastic that has been used to make plastic model kits and similar knick-knacks. It would also be the basis for one of the most popular "foamed" plastics, under the name styrene foam or Styrofoam. Foam plastics can be synthesized in an "open cell" form, in which the foam bubbles are interconnected, as in an absorbent sponge, and "closed cell", in which all the bubbles are distinct, like tiny balloons, as in gas-filled foam insulation and flotation devices. In the late 1950s, High Impact Styrene was introduced, which was not brittle. It finds much current use as the substance of signage, trays, figurines and novelties. PVC has side chains incorporating chlorine atoms, which form strong bonds. PVC in its normal form is stiff, strong, heat and weather resistant, and is now used for making plumbing, gutters, house siding, enclosures for computers and other electronics gear. PVC can also be softened with chemical processing, and in this form it is now used for shrink-wrap, food packaging, and rain gear.
Nylon
The real star of the plastics industry in the 1930s was polyamide (PA), far better known by its trade name nylon. Nylon was the first purely synthetic fiber, introduced by DuPont Corporation at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. In 1927, DuPont had begun a secret development project designated Fiber66, under the direction of Harvard chemist Wallace Carothers and chemistry department director Elmer Keiser Bolton. Carothers had been hired to perform pure research, and he worked to understand the new materials' molecular structure and physical properties. He took some of the first steps in the molecular design of the materials. His work led to the discovery of synthetic nylon fiber, which was very strong but also very flexible. The first application was for bristles for toothbrushes. However, Du Pont's real target was silk, particularly silk stockings. Carothers and his team synthesized a number of different polyamides including polyamide 6.6 and 4.6, as well as polyesters.
It took DuPont twelve years and US$27 million to refine nylon, and to synthesize and develop the industrial processes for bulk manufacture. With such a major investment, it was no surprise that Du Pont spared little expense to promote nylon after its introduction, creating a public sensation, or "nylon mania".
Nylon mania came to an abrupt stop at the end of 1941 when the USA entered World War II. The production capacity that had been built up to produce nylon stockings, or just nylons, for American women was taken over to manufacture vast numbers of parachutes for fliers and paratroopers. After the war ended, DuPont went back to selling nylon to the public, engaging in another promotional campaign in 1946 that resulted in an even bigger craze, triggering the so called nylon riots. Subsequently polyamides 6, 10, 11, and 12 have been developed based on monomers which are ring compounds; e.g. caprolactam.nylon 66 is a material manufactured by condensation polymerization. Nylons still remain important plastics, and not just for use in fabrics. In its bulk form it is very wear resistant, particularly if oil-impregnated, and so is used to build gears, bearings, bushings, and because of good heat-resistance, increasingly for under-the-hood applications in cars, and other mechanical parts.
Natural Rubber
Natural rubber is an elastomer (an elastic hydrocarbon polymer) that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloidal suspension found in the sap of some plants. It is useful directly in this form (indeed, the first appearance of rubber in Europe is cloth waterproofed with unvulcanized latex from Brazil) but, later, in 1839, Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber; this a form of natural rubber heated with, mostly, sulfur forming cross-links between polymer chains (vulcanization), improving elasticity and durability. Plastic is very known in these areas.
Synthetic Rubber
The first fully synthetic rubber was synthesized by Lebedev in 1910. In World War II, supply blockades of natural rubber from South East Asia caused a boom in development of synthetic rubber, notably Styrene-butadiene rubber (a.k.a. Government Rubber-Styrene). In 1941, annual production of synthetic rubber in the U.S. was only 231 tons which increased to 840 000 tons in 1945. In the space race and nuclear arms race, Caltech researchers experimented with using synthetic rubbers for solid fuel for rockets. Ultimately, all large military rockets and missiles would use synthetic rubber based solid fuels, and they would also play a significant part in the civilian space effort.
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), better known as Plexiglass acrylic. Although acrylics are now well known for their use in paints and synthetic fibers, such as fake furs, in their bulk form they are actually very hard and more transparent than glass, and are sold as glass replacements under trade names such as Acrylite, Perspex, Plexiglas and Lucite. These were used to build aircraft canopies during the war, and its main application now is large illuminated signs such as are used in shop fronts or inside large stores, and for the manufacture of vacuum-formed bath-tubs.
Polyethylene (PE), sometimes known as polythene, was discovered in 1933 by Reginald Gibson and Eric Fawcett at the British industrial giant Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). This material evolved into two forms, Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), and High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). PEs are cheap, flexible, durable, and chemically resistant. LDPE is used to make films and packaging materials, while HDPE is used for containers, plumbing, and automotive fittings. While PE has low resistance to chemical attack, it was found later that a PE container could be made much more robust by exposing it to fluorine gas, which modified the surface layer of the container into the much tougher polyfluoroethylene.
Polypropylene (PP), which was discovered in the early 1950s by Giulio Natta. It is common in modern science and technology that the growth of the general body of knowledge can lead to the same inventions in different places at about the same time, but polypropylene was an extreme case of this phenomenon, being separately invented about nine times. The ensuing litigation was not resolved until 1989. Polypropylene managed to survive the legal process and two American chemists working for Phillips Petroleum, J. Paul Hogan and Robert Banks, are now generally credited as the primary inventors of the material. Polypropylene is similar to its ancestor, polyethylene, and shares polyethylene's low cost, but it is much more robust. It is used in everything from plastic bottles to carpets to plastic furniture, and is very heavily used in automobiles.
Polyurethane (PU) was invented by Friedrich Bayer & Company in 1937, and would come into use after the war, in blown form for mattresses, furniture padding, and thermal insulation. It is also one of the components (in non-blown form) of the fiber spandex.
Epoxy - In 1939, IG Farben filed a patent for polyepoxide or epoxy. Epoxies are a class of thermoset plastic that form cross-links and cure when a catalyzing agent, or hardener, is added. After the war they would come into wide use for coatings, adhesives, and composite materials. Composites using epoxy as a matrix include glass-reinforced plastic, where the structural element is glass fiber, and carbon-epoxy composites, in which the structural element is carbon fiber. Fiberglass is now often used to build sport boats, and carbon-epoxy composites are an increasingly important structural element in aircraft, as they are lightweight, strong, and heat resistant.
PET, PETE, PETG, PET-P (polyethylene terephthalate)
Two chemists named Rex Whinfield and James Dickson, working at a small English company with the quaint name of the Calico Printer's Association in Manchester, developed polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) in 1941, and it would be used for synthetic fibers in the postwar era, with names such as polyester, dacron, and Terylene.
PET is less gas-permeable than other low-cost plastics and so is a popular material for making bottles for Coca-Cola and other carbonated drinks, since carbonation tends to attack other plastics, and for acidic drinks such as fruit or vegetable juices. PET is also strong and abrasion resistant, and is used for making mechanical parts, food trays, and other items that have to endure abuse. PET films are used as a base for recording tape.
PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) (aka Teflon®)
One of the most impressive plastics used in the war, and a top secret, was polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, which could be deposited on metal surfaces as a scratch-proof and corrosion-resistant, low-friction protective coating. The polyfluoroethylene surface layer created by exposing a polyethylene container to fluorine gas is very similar to Teflon. A DuPont chemist named Roy Plunkett discovered Teflon by accident in 1938. During the war, it was used in gaseous-diffusion processes to refine uranium for the atomic bomb, as the process was highly corrosive. By the early 1960s, Teflon adhesion-resistant frying pans were in demand.
Polycarbonate - Lexan is a high-impact polycarbonate originally developed by General Electric. Makrolon® and Tuffak are tradenames high-impact polycarbonate plastic made by Plaskolite.
Biodegradable (Compostable) Plastics
Research has been done on biodegradable plastics that break down with exposure to sunlight (e.g., ultra-violet radiation), water or dampness, bacteria, enzymes, wind abrasion and some instances rodent pest or insect attack are also included as forms of biodegradation or environmental degradation. It is clear some of these modes of degradation will only work if the plastic is exposed at the surface, while other modes will only be effective if certain conditions exist in landfill or composting systems. Starch powder has been mixed with plastic as a filler to allow it to degrade more easily, but it still does not lead to complete breakdown of the plastic. Some researchers have actually genetically engineered bacteria that synthesize a completely biodegradable plastic, but this material, such as Biopol, is expensive at present. The German chemical company BASF makes Ecoflex, a fully biodegradable polyester for food packaging applications. Gehr Plastics has developed ECOGEHR, a full-range of Bio-Polymer Shapes distributed by Professional Plastics.
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Polycarbonate Sheet - GP
Polycarbonate Sheet offers superior durability, unmatched design flexibility and structural integrity that easily surpasses laminated glass and acrylic alternatives. Polycarbonate Sheet GP (Standard General-Purpose Glazing Grade) will transmit 86% of light. This product is UV stabilized, has a heat deflection temperature of 270°F at 264 PSI, and has a smoke density rating less than 75. Polycarbonate glazing sheet is available in solar gray and bronze in thicknesses from .080" to .500". This uncoated polycarbonate sheet is the standard grade for general purpose applications and can be used for economical protection against breakage or intrusion. A better insulator than glass, PC sheet contributes to lower energy costs.
- Impact-Resistant Riot Protection - Will Not Shatter Like Glass
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Polystone® M (UHMW)
Polystone® M (UHMW) from Rochling
A tough, wear resistant plastic that combines an incredibly low coefficient of friction with outstanding impact strength. Polystone® M is a self-lubricating polymer with excellent chemical resistance and a broad temperature range making it the perfect choice for engineers in a variety of industries such as conveyor and bulk material handling.
Range:
- Sheets, rods, tubes, standard and custom profiles, cut-to-size strips and blocks
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Polystone® M XDT (X-Ray Detectable UHMW)
Polystone® M XDT (X-Ray Detectable UHMW-PE)
Röchling Engineering Plastics continues to set trends and provide solutions
in the food processing and pharmaceutical industries when it comes to
product safety and quality assurance — announcing the first X-ray
detectable UHMW-PE available in the market.
Repeated handling, cleaning and normal wear and tear of plastic
component parts on food, beverage and pharmaceutical processing
machinery increases the risk of a fragment breaking off and contaminating
the product during processing.
The need for traceable plastics, especially machined parts for filling, sorting
and packaging machinery is critical due to strict FDA regulations regarding
foreign materials and contaminants. Since we introduced our line of Metal
Detectable engineering plastics (Polystone M MDT (UHMW-PE) and
Sustarin C MDT (Acetal)) more than two years ago, these unique products
continue be an effective solution for plastic parts used in open product zone
applications.
However moving forward, we quickly realized a demand for X-ray
detectable plastic parts for today's high speed machinery as processors
turn to X-ray inspection equipment especially for post-package inspection.
Working together with one of the world's largest food processors and a
leading manufacturer of X-ray inspection systems, our Polystone M XDT
has proven to be detected with a particle size as small as a 3mm cube.
Running at speeds as fast as 250 feet-per-minute, this product can be
detected and automatically sorted to a product hold area for further
inspection. It works effectively with various types of packaging including
metal cans, plastic and composite containers and glass jars.
Applications: - Scraper blades - Mixer Components - Baffles - Filler plates - Wear plates - Pillow blocks - Pocket fillers - Volumetric fillers - Cups & Sleeves - Piston fillers - Hopper guides - Dividers
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Portland, OR (Tualatin)
Professional Plastics, Inc.
19801 SW 95th Ave.
Tualatin, OR 97062
Toll Free: 800-616-7236
Local: 503-612-1661
Fax: 503-612-1771
sales@proplas.com
Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Warehouse Size: 18,000 square feet
Commonly Stocked Materials: Delrin, Plexiglass, Nylon, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, PVC, PP, HDPE, UHMW, Teflon PTFE, Turcite, Vespel, Meldin, Torlon, Semitron, PEEK, Ultem, Kynar PVDF, G-10/FR4, CE, LE, X Paper Phenolic & more.
- Local Supplier of Plastic Sheets, Plastic Rods, Plastic Tubing & Plastic Films
- Your source for plexiglass/acrylic in the Portland, OR area.
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ProLam® C - Canvas Phenolic
ProLam® C - Canvas Phenolic is a Canvas Grade C (machining grade) for structural and mechanical applications. This laminated product is available in sheets, rods and tubes. ProLam® C utilizes a canvas base and phenolic resin binder. Grade C & CE canvas phenolic are made from a medium weave cotton cloth fabric and mixed with phenolic resins to provide good wear resistance, low moisture absorption, and good mechanical strength at economical cost. Canvas-based phenolics are used for structural supports, piston rings, gears, spacers, and bearing surfaces.
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ProLam® CE - Canvas Phenolic
ProLam® CE - Canvas Phenolic Sheets, Rods and Tubes are made from CE Canvas Phenolic (Canvas Electrical Grade). ProLam® CE - Canvas Phenolic products exhibit good mechanical and impact strength with contiunuous operating temperature of 250°F.
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ProLam® X - Paper Phenolic
ProLam® X - Paper Phenolic Sheets, Rods and Tubes from Professional Plastics are manufactured from high strength paper bonded with a phenolic resin. The resulting material is a tough laminate with a high impact resistance, excellent tensile, compressive and flexural strengths. ProLam® X Grade has the highest mechanical strength of the paper-based phenolic group, however, it is not equal to fabric-based grades in impact strength. It is primarily intended for mechanical application where electrical properties are of secondary importance. Discretion should be used in applications where high-humidity and moisture are encountered.
Applications Include: Riser Plates for printed circuit board production lines, Table tops for routers and industrial equipment, Low voltage insulating washers, Coil form insulation bushings, Industrial Bushings, Transformer spacers, Thrust washers, Backing disks, Terminal blocks, and Cams
- For better electrical properties consider ProLam® CE Canvas Phenolic or ProLam® LE Phenolic.
- ProLam® is a registered trade name of Professional Plastics, Inc.
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Providence Plastic Supply
Providence Plastic Supply - The city of Providence Rhode Island is serviced in 1-2 business days from our Orchard Park, NY location. Established in 1984', Professional Plastics is a leading supplier of plastic sheets, rods, tubing and films. Stock materials include: Plexiglass / Acrylic, Polycarbonate / Lexan®, PVC, ABS, UHMW, Delrin®, Nylon®, Ultem®, PEEK, Teflon®, Vespel®, Meldin®, Torlon®, Kynar® Polypropylene, HDPE, and hundreds more.
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PVC - Hollow Bar - Tubular Bar Stock
PVC - Hollow Bar - Tubular PVC Bar Stock - Dark Gray
Substituting hollow bar for solid round can result in considerable savings where parts are bored. Only an internal finish cut is required, as close tolerances on OD dimensions are maintained.
PVC is the most widely used member of the vinyl family. Common applications include chemical processing tanks, valves, fittings & piping systems. PVC Sheets, Rods & Tubes offer excellent corrosion and weather resistance. It has a high strength-to-weight ratio and is a good electrical and thermal insulator. PVC is also self-extinguishing per UL flammability tests. PVC may be used to temperatures of 140°F (60°C). Available in sheets, rods, and tubing.
- For Higher Temperature Performance, consider CPVC.
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PVC Sheets - COLORS - Rigid
PVC Sheet - Colors - Type 1 Solid
PVC is the most widely used member of the vinyl family. Common applications include chemical processing tanks, valves, fittings & piping systems. PVC Sheets, Rods & Tubes offer excellent corrosion and weather resistance. It has a high strength-to-weight ratio and is a good electrical and thermal insulator. PVC is also self-extinguishing per UL flammability tests. PVC may be used to temperatures of 140°F (60°C). Available in sheets, rods, and tubing.
- For improved impact strength, consider Type 2 PVC.
- For Higher Termperature Performance, consider CPVC.
Application Areas:
- Chemical processing
- Semiconductor processing equipment
- Pollution control equipment
- Machined and fabricated parts
- Etching and plating tanks
- Scrubbers, hoods, ducts and other protective equipment
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Riverside Plastic Supplier
Riverside, California Plastic Supplier - The city of Riverside is serviced from our Fullerton, CA (Orange County) location. Established in 1984', Professional Plastics is a leading supplier of plastic sheets, rods, tubing and films. Stock materials include: Plexiglass / Acrylic, Polycarbonate / Lexan, PVC, ABS, UHMW, Delrin, Nylon, Ultem, PEEK, Teflon, Vespel, Meldin, Torlon, Kynar, Polypropylene, HDPE, and hundreds more.
Professional Plastics, Inc.
1810 E. Valencia Drive
Fullerton, CA 92831
Toll Free: 800-878-0755
Local: 714-446-6500
Fax: 714-447-0114
sales@proplas.com
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Rochester Plastic Supply
Rochester Plastic Supply - The city of Rochester, NY is serviced in 1-2 business days from our Angola, NY location. Established in 1984', Professional Plastics is a leading supplier of plastic sheets, rods, tubing and films. Stock materials include: Plexiglass / Acrylic, Polycarbonate / Lexan, PVC, ABS, UHMW, Delrin, Nylon, Ultem, PEEK, Teflon, Vespel, Meldin, Torlon, Kynar, Polypropylene, HDPE, and hundreds more.
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Sacramento, California
Professional Plastics, Inc.
2940 Ramco Street # 100
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Toll Free: 800-338-2011
Local: 916-374-4580
Fax: 916-376-0944
sales@proplas.com
Sales Manager: Jeramie Jones
Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Warehouse Size: 20,000 square feet
Commonly Stocked Materials:
Delrin, Nylon, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, Plexiglass, PVC, PP, HDPE, UHMW, Teflon PTFE, Turcite, Polypropylene, CP5, CP7D,
Vespel, Meldin, Torlon, PEEK, Ultem, Kynar PVDF, Halar, G-10/FR4, CE, LE, X Paper Phenolic & more.
- Local Supplier of Plastic Sheets, Plastic Rods, Plastic Tubing & Plastic Films
- Your source for plexiglass/acrylic in the Sacramento area.
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Saint Paul MN Plastic Supplier
St Paul Plastic Supply - Plastic Sheets, Rods, Tubing & Films. Fast Service at the Most Competitive Prices. The city of Saint Paul, Minnesota is is serviced within 1-2 business days from our Rockford, Illinois location. Established in 1984', Professional Plastics is a leading supplier of plastic sheets, rods, tubing and films. Stock materials include: Plexiglass / Acrylic, Polycarbonate / Lexan®, PVC, ABS, UHMW, Delrin®, Acetal, Nylon, Ultem, PEEK, Teflon® PTFE, Vespel®, Meldin®, Torlon®, Kynar® PVDF, Polypropylene, HDPE, and hundreds more.
- Request A Quote using the form on this page, or call us today at (888) 995-7767
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Salt Lake City, Utah (Ogden)
Professional Plastics, Inc.
2670 Commerce Way
Ogden, UT 84401
Toll Free: 877-477-4329
Local: 801-444-2429
Fax: 801-544-5064
sales@proplas.com
Inside Sales Manager: Mandy Roberts
Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Warehouse Size: 38,000 square feet
Commonly Stocked Materials:
Polypropylene, PVC, Kynar PVDF, Halar, CP5, CP7D, Delrin, Nylon, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, PVC, PP, HDPE, UHMW, Teflon PTFE, Turcite, Vespel, Meldin, Torlon, Semitron, PEEK, Ultem, G-10/FR4, CE, LE, X Paper Phenolic, Kydex, ABS & more.
- Professional Plastics ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, AS9100D Certificate
- SPI Semicon ISO 9001:2015 Certificate
- Local Supplier of Plastic Sheets, Plastic Rods, Plastic Tubing & Plastic Films
- Your source for plexiglass/acrylic in the Ogden/Salt Lake City, UT area.
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San Antonio Plastic Supplier
San Antonio Plastic Supplier - The city of San Antonio, Texas is serviced in 1-2 business days from our Houston and Dallas area locations. Established in 1984', Professional Plastics is a leading supplier of plastic sheets, rods, tubing and films. Stock materials include: Plexiglass / Acrylic, Polycarbonate / Lexan, PVC, ABS, UHMW, Delrin, Nylon, Ultem, PEEK, Teflon, Vespel, Meldin, Torlon, Kynar, Polypropylene, HDPE, and hundreds more. With two Texas locations and more than $ 4 million dollars in local inventory, Professional Plastics is positioned to provide our San Antonio customers with superior service and support.
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