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GEHR PET® is a semi-crystalline material from the polyester family of plastics and, due to its good thermal and mechanical properties, is counted among the polymer group of engineering plastics. It has a high surface hardness and good sliding and wear behavior.

GEHR PBT® is a semi-crystalline material from the polyester family of plastics and, due to its good thermal and mechanical properties, is counted among the polymer group of engineering plastics. It has a high surface hardness and good sliding and wear behavior.

GEHR POM® C is produced from the continuous operating temperature of this engineering plastic ranges between -40 °C and +100 °C. Based on its toughness combined with high dimensional stability, there is no tendency to stress cracking. The copolymer has high thermal stability and chemical resistance. In particular, the increased hydrolytic stability and resistance to contact with many solvents must be taken into account. This material is frequently found in applications in the food industry, as cleaning processes require resistance to the use of hot water or various chemical agents. Our round rods and sheets in natural or black color comply with the food contact regulations according to 10/2011/EC.

GEHR PEEK® 20 TF (GLIDE) is made in response to enquiries for a material with the properties of natural-colored PEEK but with optimized sliding properties. Although PTFE additives in plastics often lead to a fibrous surface, we were able to achieve an almost shiny surface during processing. This material was developed to optimize the performance of PEEK in friction and wear applications by offering improved lubricity and reduced friction compared to standard PEEK. It offers all the standard advantages associated with standard PEEK resins, such as high mechanical strength and rigidity, excellent thermal oxidative stability, fatigue resistance and excellent resistance to tough chemical environments. Here, it offers clear advantages over the materials PEK, PEKK or PEKEKK.

GEHR PEEK® 30CF is a variant of PEEK modified with 30 % carbon fibers. As with the glass-fiber reinforced type, the surface hardness and heat deflection temperature are also significantly increased compared to the already high values of the unreinforced standard type. This material owes its significantly increased dimensional stability to its extremely low coefficient of linear expansion. The electrical properties are influenced by the high proportion of carbon fibers and must be taken into account in the relevant applications.

GEHR POM® ESD 9 is a variant of POM-C with reduced surface resistance. Unfilled thermoplastic materials made of plastic are electrically insulating and are classified as non-conductors. By means of certain modifiers, such as treated carbon black, metal fibers or certain salts, however, an inherently acting electrical conductivity can also be introduced. This can result in antistatic, static dissipative or even very conductive properties. The aggregates used are not subject to migration, so that continuity of this special property is ensured. In our standard program we have the following electrically conductive materials in stock: GEHR PE-ELS®, GEHR POM-ELS® and GEHR PVDF-ELS®. Due to market-specific requirements, we have now added an electrically conductive type to the technical materials: GEHR POM-ESD 9® has a static conductivity with a surface resistance of between 106 Ω and 109 Ω. This favors applications in sensitive electrical engineering and conveyor technology with – at the same time – increased requirements in explosion protection.

GEHR PEEK® HT is one of our contributions to innovation is to extrude the new SOLVAY PEEK-HT material, which may be used in particular in the chemical industry. With PEEK-HT, Solvay developed a new material which has a glass transition temperature (170 °C) and heat deflection temperature (HDT/A=175 °C) that are both approx. 20 °C higher that those of PEEK, without losing its high chemical resistance. This is usually the case with the materials from the same material family, such as PEK, PEKK or PEKEKK. The melting point of PEEK-HT is approx. 385 °C. At the same time, it was possible to significantly increase the dielectric strength from 16 to 23 kV/mm. The raw material manufacturer now specifies a compressive strength of 160 MPa compared to the former value of 118 MPa. The notched impact strength, measured according to ASTM D256, is also specified with an increased value of 106 J/m compared to 91 J/m for standard PEEK.

GEHR PEEK® MOD (GLIDE) is reinforced with 10 % of each PTFE, graphite and carbonfibre. The very good friction, wear and tear properties makes this material the good choice for many applications with friction.

GEHR PE-ELS® is a variant of PE-HS with improved electrical conductivity. By means of a special conductive carbon black, the volume resistance could be reduced to ≤104 Ω and the surface resistance to ≤105 Ω.

GEHR PPS® 40 GF is a variant of PPS modified with 40 % glass fibers. Due to the high glass fiber content, strength ranges comparable to light metals can be achieved. This material owes its significantly increased dimensional stability to its very low coefficient of linear expansion.