SECAM has been supporting you for over 50 years in the design and industrialisation of inserts for plastics, light alloys and wood, with more than 300 references available from stock.
Inserts – Selection Guide
| Thermoplastics | Thermosets | Wood | Light alloys | |||||
| Soft | Medium | Hard | Medium / Hard | Solid wood Pressed boards MDF | Aluminium alloys Magnesium alloys | |||
| Hardness | < 70 Shore D | 70–85 Shore D | > 85 Shore D & Rockwell M | >90 Shore D >85 Rockwell M | ||||
| Modulus of elasticity (flexural & tensile) | < 1.5 GPa | 1.5–3 GPa | > 3 GPa | >3 GPa | ||||
| Standard Engineering High performance | LDPE HDPE PP | PA 6.6 Rigid PVC ABS POM PET PTFE PSU | PC PC 30% GF PET 35% GF PPS PAI PEEK Pl | EP PUR Filled UP PF | ||||
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Ultrasonic insert | IU | |
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Screw-in insert | IV2 | |
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Moulded-in insert | IS knurled | |
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Suitable Conditionally suitable Not suitable
Values are indicative. Each material is specific and has its own characteristics.
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