Application area: General industry


General facts

Polybenzimidazole

Shortening: PBI

Color: Black

Coloring options: Extensive

Common uses: Replacement of metal and ceramics in mainly bearings, gaskets, valve seats, rollers, wheels and high temperature insulators. Used mainly in the aerospace industry.

Benefits

The benefits of Duratron CU60

  • Can be used at 310º C continuously in air (500ºC for a short time).
  • Maintains strength and rigidity in a wide temperature range.
  • Very low coefficient of longitudinal expansion.
  • Excellent durability.
  • Good electrical insulator.
  • Low degassing in vacuum.
  • Very resistant to degradation caused by gamma and X-rays.

Restrictions

Limitations of Duratron PBI

  • Difficult to process.
  • Expensive material.

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Material data sheet PBI CU60

Duratron CU60 PBI – specific properties

Duratron CU60 PBI plastic offers the highest heat resistance and mechanical property retention over 400°F of any unfilled plastic. These and other characteristics make it ideal for contact seals and insulator bushings in plastic production and molding equipment. Therefore this type of plastic is most commonly used as replacement of metal and ceramics in mainly:

  • bearings
  • gaskets
  • valve seats
  • rollers
  • wheels
  • high-temperature insulators.

CU60 PBI plastic is used mainly in the aerospace industry.