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Specialty Compounds for Pumps

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Metals have been the traditional choice of pump manufacturers for housings, impellers, seals, and other elements. Recently, however, the desire for improved manufacturing efficiencies has led designers to thermoplastic compounds as excellent candidates to replace metals or unfilled resins.

Plastic materials offer a combination of physical strength, wear resistance, self-lubrication, and cost effectiveness. They are superior to metals in corrosive environments, and they are chemically resistant.

This Technical Brief on Specialty Compounds for Pumps will help you choose the right thermoplastic for your pump application. It also includes a list of representative compound solutions and the design considerations that led to their specification.

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