Because thermosetting laminates are excellent insulating materials and do not melt with heat, they are more functional than the thermoplastic in primary or secondary electrical insulation and as thermal barriers. In applications that require dimensional stability, low creep and high flexural strength and modulus, laminates are the materials of choice. With resistance to wear, low noise in rotary operation against steel gears or cams, high heat resistance and low coefficient of friction, laminates are an excellent choice to replace metals in wear applications, including rotor and pump vanes, thrust washers, wear strips and surfaces, bearings, bushings,
cams and gears.
Many of the above materials may be surfaced with rubber on one or both surfaces for special applications such as slinger washers, capacitor end caps and conformal gaskets. Vulcanized and other fiber type products, and thermoset and thermoplastic films are also used as surface plies for special applications.
Thermoplastic Comparisons- Data on our products versus the published properties of several thermoplastic materials. ILN believes in its products and has constructed a page with a chart comparing published data of thermoplastics, and our materials.
Typically, thermoset composites are much more cost effective than the "engineered thermoplastics, and, they do not melt!
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