Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK)
Designed to endure the most punishing mechanical and environmental loads imaginable.
The absolute apex of engineering polymers
When an application exposes components to conditions that would instantly melt, deform, or dissolve standard engineering plastics, PEEK is the premier choice. It stands as the ultimate metal-replacement resin, offering a rare combination of ultra-high thermal stability, mechanical fatigue resistance, and near-universal chemical immunity.
- Extreme Thermal Performance: PEEK features a continuous service temperature of 250°C (482°F) and can withstand short-term spikes up to 300°C.
- Unrivaled Chemical Resistance: PEEK is chemically inert to almost all organic and inorganic chemicals. It easily resists high-pressure steam, fuels, hydraulic fluids, and aggressive acids.
- Superior Biocompatibility: PEEK is highly stable and non-toxic, making it a critical asset for medical implants, surgical tools, and analytical laboratory instrumentation.
- Outstanding Wear & Tribological Properties: With or without friction-reducing additives, PEEK offers incredibly low wear rates and a low coefficient of friction, making it ideal for high-load, unlubricated moving parts.
Molding PEEK is an elite manufacturing tier. Because its processing temperatures border on the melting point of some soft metals, it is a material that very few injection molding shops can handle.
- Aerospace & Defense: Engine brackets, valve bodies, low-friction bushings, exterior fasteners, and radomes where drastic weight reduction must match the strength of aluminum or titanium.
- Medical & Life Sciences: Reusable surgical instruments, dental components, endoscopic tools, and implantable medical hardware that require absolute biological inertness.
- Oil & Gas / Energy: Downhole drilling seals, compressor valve plates, high-pressure pump gears, and electrical connectors exposed to sour gas and high-pressure steam.
- Semiconductor & Electronics: Wafer carriers, test sockets, and structural handling components that demand absolute dimensional stability at high temperatures with zero outgassing.