PEEK is a thermoplastic, partially crystalline high performance polymer and belongs to the group of polyaryletherketones. This material was originally developed for use in Aerospace.
Permanent temperature resistance
260 °C
(briefly up to 300 °C)
Very low coefficient of friction and high wear resistance
Excellent electrical insulation (special compounds available)
Inherent flame
retardancy
Heat resistance up to
162 °C (HDT/A)
Excellent chemical
resistance
Excellent
machinability
Excellent resistance
to radiation
Very high purity (materials available for the food industry)
Cost-intense and rare industrial materials such as aluminium, brass, copper, ceramics or bronze alloys can be replaced by PEEK-based materials. This reduces the weight of components, ensures more durable products and simplifies the production steps.
In addition to the unfilled PEEK, STASSKOL offers all common standard compounds (PEEK with graphite, carbon fibres, glass fibres, etc.). However the company STASSKOL’s speciality is the development of new recipes because the components can be combined almost freely via a special blending system. This makes it possible to customise the properties of a PEEK-based material to the requirements of the customers application.
These are PEEK variants with various combinations of ether and keto groups in the polymer backbone. This chemical modification of the base polymer can once again improve the temperature resistance whilst retaining the excellent mechanical properties.
No matter which polyaryletherketone is selected, all the materials can be produced as semi-finished products (solid rods, pipework, plates, etc.) of the most different sizes in low quantities or in series. Further processing into customized finished parts can be done at our CNC centres. We are also happy to supply you with the semi-finished products for your own machining, whereby we can support you with our experience in processing the materials.
Additionally, polyaryletherketones can be coloured through their own brown-beige colour in various colours in accordance with customer wishes. We are also happy to advise you regarding this.
We are aware of the advantages of our high performance polymers and are able to support you in the right selection of the matrix material. Moreover, we can customise the properties profile of the material for your application with appropriate additives.
