Acetron™ / Ertacetal™
Ertacetal™ / Acetron™ is family of acetals with greater dimensional stability than polyamides despite having a lower wear resistance. Mitsubishi Chemical Group offers both homopolymer and copolymer grades of POM. Special formulations include an enhanced bearing grade material, a metal- and x-ray-detectable acetal, food-contact compliant acetals, and a range of colors.
In general, acetals do not perform as well in abrasive wear applications as nylons. However, Ertacetal® / Acetron® offers a range of excellent performance attributes including high mechanical strength, stiffness, and hardness, great resilience and resistance to creep, high impact strength at low temperatures, low water absorption for great dimensional stability, and food-contact compatibility.
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Products in the Acetron™ / Ertacetal™ family (8)
Acetron™ GP/Ertacetal™ C POM-C Copolymer Polyoxymethylene
A general purpose co-polymer acetal that is free of porosity and displays low moisture absorption on top of excellent machinability, making it great for food contact applications.
Material properties at a glance
- Porosity free
- Low moisture absorption
- Excellent machinability
Ertacetal™ C ELS POM-C Copolymer Polyoxymethylene
A copolymer acetal with excellent electrical conductivity qualities, low moisture absorption, high strength and stiffness and great machinability. Recommended for use in electrical and explosion sensitive applications.
Material properties at a glance
- Excellent electrical conductivity
- Low moisture absorption
- High strength, stiffness, machinability
Acetron™ GP FG/Ertacetal™ C FG POM-C Copolymer Polyoxymethylene
A food grade, porosity-free copolymer acetal with greater resistance to hydrolysis, strong alkalis and thermal oxidative degradation than homopolymer acetal grades.
Material properties at a glance
- Porosity free
- Great resistance to hydrolysis, strong alkalis and thermal oxidative degradation
- Excellent machinability
Ertacetal™ C LQ POM-C Copolymer Polyoxymethylene
A white/natural-colored copolymer acetal specifically developed for laser writability via IR-YAG and UV-YAG technologies. The material exhibits low moisture absorption and excellent machinability.
Material properties at a glance
- Laser-writeable via IR-YAG, UV-YAG, etc.
- Resistant to hydrolysis, strong alkalis and thermal-oxidative degradation
- Porosity-free and low moisture absorption
- Excellent machinability
Acetron™ C Sterra™ POM-C Copolymer Polyoxymethylene
A versatile recycled copolymer acetal grade favored for its porosity-free nature, low moisture absorption and excellent machinability.
Material properties at a glance
- Porosity-free
- Low moisture absorption
- Excellent machinability
Acetron™ VMX FG POM-C Copolymer Polyoxymethylene
A copolymer acetal specifically designed for use in food processing and packaging where it can easily be traced by different detection systems installed to detect physical contamination.
Material properties at a glance
- 3-way detectability: visual, metal, x-ray
- EU 10/2011 and compositional FDA 21 CFR § 177.2470 compliant
- Good mechanical strength, stiffness and impact resistance
Acetron™/Ertacetal™ H POM-H Homopolymer Polyoxymethylene
Acetron™ POM-H/Ertacetal™ H POM-H is a p olyoxymethylene homopolymer acetal grade that offers superior mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness and creep resistance.
Material properties at a glance
- Excellent mechanical properties allows use of standard fasteners
- Excellent stability and machining properties reduce machining cost
- High impact strength, even at low temperatures
Acetron™ AF Blend/Ertacetal™ H-TF POM-H Homopolymer Polyoxymethylene
This unique thermoplastic material is used in moving parts in which low friction and long wear resistance are important. The material has a high strength, toughness, dimensional stability and good machinability, plus improved wear characteristics over unfilled POM-H.
Material properties at a glance
- Low friction, long wearing
- High strength and toughness
- High dimensional stability, machinability
