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PLASTIC TOLERANCES

EFFECTIVE: 11/06/95

LOOK AT PLATE SHEET TOLERANCES

LOOK AT ROD TOLERANCES


PLATE/SHEET TOLERANCES

MATERIAL

THICKNESS

TOLERANCE

NATURAL OR BLACK ACETAL PLATE

& DELRIN AF

1/4" - 1"

1-1/4" - 2"

2-1/4" - 4"

+.025/-.000

+.060/-.000

SUFFICIENTLY OVERSIZED TO FINISH

NATURAL OR BLACK ACETAL SHEET

& DELRIN AF

 1/32"

1/16"

3/32"

1/8"

3/16"

+.003/-.000

+.004/-.000

+.005/-.000

+.005/-.000

+.010/-.000

ABS SHEET (MECHANICAL)

ALL GAUGES

APPROXIMATELY +/-10%

UNLESS PLUS TOLERANCE ONLY IS REQUESTED

POLYCARBONATE SHEET

ALL GAUGES UP TO .625"

.625" & OVER

+/-10%

+ TOLERANCE ONLY

G-10 SHEET

.005" & .010"

.015"

.031"

.047" & .062"

.093"

.125"

.187"

.250"

.375"

.500"

.750"

1.000"

+/-.002

+/-.003

+/-.0065

+/-.0075

+/-.009

+/-.012

+/-.019

+/-.022

+/-.030

+/-.036

+/-.043

+/-.049

TEFLON PLATE

.062"

.093"

.125"

.187" & UP

+/-.005

+/-.005

+/-.010

+/-8%

PVC SHEET

ALL GAUGES

+/-10%

UHMW SHEET

ALL GAUGES

+/-10% UNLESS + TOLERANCE ONLY IS SPECIFIED

NYLON PLATE

THICKNESS

WIDTH

+.025/-.000

+/-.250

LENGTH

+/-.500


ROD TOLERANCES [return to the top of this page]

 

MATERIAL

DIAMETER

TOLERANCE

NATURAL & BLACK ACETAL ROD

1/4" - 1"

1-1/8" - 1-3/4"

1-7/8" - 2"

2-1/8" - 2-1/2"

2-5/8" - 2-7/8"

3" - 5"

OVER 5"

+.002/-.000

+.005/-.000

+.010/-.000

+.015/-.000

+.060/-.000

+.187/-.000

SUFFICIENTLY OVERSIZED TO FINISH

DELRIN AF® BLEND ROD

1/4" - 1"

1-1/8" - 1-3/4"

1-7/8" - 2"

2-1/8" - 2-1/2"

2-3/4"

3" - 6"

+.002/-.000

+.005/-.000

+.010/-.000

+.015/-.000

+.060/-.000

+.187/-.000

ABS ROUND

ALL DIAMETERS

NO SPECIFIC TOLERANCE - SUFFICIENT MATERIAL FOR MACHINING PURPOSES

POLYCARBONATE ROUND

1/8" - 1"

1-1/4" - 2"

2-1/4" - 4"

+.002/-.000

+.005/-.000

+.187/-.000

G-10 ROUND

.125" - 1-1/4"

1.375" - 6"

+/-.001

+/-.003

TEFLON ROUND

1/8" - 3/16"

1/4" - 7/16"

1/2" - 1"

1-1/16" - 1-1/4"

1-3/8" - 1-7/8"

2" - 3-1/2"

+.002/-.000

+.003/-.000

+.005/-.000

+.015/-.000

+.060/-.000

+.090/-.000

PVC ROUND - UNGROUND

ALL DIAMETERS

+3%

NYLON ROUND

.062" - 1"

1" - 2"

2" - 2.75"

2.75" - 4.75"

OVER 4.75"

+.002/-.000

+.005/-.000

+.015/-.000

+.187/-.000

+.250/-.000


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