The choice of which high performance material to use is often based on slight variations in their properties. TECATOR (PAI) is a high performance polyamide-imide thermoplastic which excels particularly in cryogenic applications. In comparison to metal components TECATOR parts are much lighter and are used when reduced weight is required.

Preferred fields

Cryotechnology, electrics and electronics, precision engineering, mechanical engineering, medical technology, vacuum technology, aerospace technology, automotive.

Applications

Switches and connector parts, valve seats and balls, plain bearings, bushes, discs, piston rings, sliding tracks, ball bearings, ball valves, casters, insulating parts, burn-in sockets, test sockets, mechanically and thermally stressed engineering parts.

Properties

• High thermal resilience at cryogenic temperatures and up to 270 °C
• Very rigid, tough and strong
• High long term stability and high fatigue strength
• Extremely high creep resistance
• Good chemical resistance to conventional solvents, lubricants, fuels and acids.
• Very resistant to high energy radiation.
• Self-extinguishing according to sUL 94 V-0
• Easily machined using conventional tools and machinery

Availability

The unfilled yellow-brown type TECATOR 5013 and the black tribologically modified TECATOR 5031 PVX are supplied as semi-finished rods and plates.

Range of sizes

• Rods: diameter 5 - 50 mm, length 1220 mm
• Plates: diameter 5 - 40 mm, width 300 mm, length 1220 mm

TECATOR GF 30 is modified for injection moulding.