Agency Approved Plastic Materials

The following table lists many plastic materials and corresponding
approvals by or listings with regulatory agencies or organizations.

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MATERIAL NAME	COLOR	FDA	USDA	NSF	3A DAIRY	AG CANADA	USP CLASS VI
ABS   acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene	Natural
Acetal Copolymer	Natural
Celazole® PBI   polybenzimidazole	Black
CPVC   chlorinated polyvinyl chloride	Gray
Delrin®   acetal homopolymer	Natural
Delrin® AF   acetal homopolymer / PTFE blend	Brown
Duratron®   polyimide	varies
Ertalyte® PET-P   polyethylene terephthalate - polyester	Natural
Ertalyte® PET-P   polyethylene terephthalate - polyester	Black
Ertalyte® TX   lubricated PET-P	Natural
MATERIAL NAME	COLOR	FDA	USDA	NSF	3A DAIRY	AG CANADA	USP CLASS VI
Fluorosint® 207   mica-filled PTFE (food grade)	Natural
Fluorosint® 500   mica-filled PTFE	Natural
Halar® ECTFE   ethylene-chlorotrifluoro-ethylene	Natural
Hydex® 4101 PBT-P   polybutylene terephthalate - polyester	Natural
Hydex® 4101 PBT-P   polybutylene terephthalate - polyester	Black
Hydex® 4101L   lubricated PBT-polyester	Natural
Hydlar® Z   Kevlar® reinforced nylon   (update January 2006: ZF grade discontinued)	Natural
Kynar® PVDF   polyvinylidene fluoride	Natural
MATERIAL NAME	COLOR	FDA	USDA	NSF	3A DAIRY	AG CANADA	USP CLASS VI
MC901®   heat-stabilized cast nylon 6	Blue
MC907®   cast nylon 6	Natural
Noryl® PPO   modified polyphenylene oxide - styrene	Black
Nylon   extruded type 6/6	Natural
Nylatron® (all)   lubricant-filled nylon 6, 6/6	Gray, Blue
Nyloil-FG®   food grade oil-filled cast nylon 6	Natural
PEEK   unfilled polyetheretherketone	Natural
Ketron PEEK LSG   medical grade polyetheretherketone	Natural & Black
Ketron PEEK-CA30 LSG   medical grade carbon-filled polyetheretherketone	Black
Ketron PEEK-GF30 LSG   medical grade glass-filled polyetheretherketone	Black
Ketron PEEK-CLASSIX LSG   medical grade implantable polyetheretherketone	White
Polycarbonate   standard grades	Natural
Polycarbonate   food grade only	Natural
MATERIAL NAME	COLOR	FDA	USDA	NSF	3A DAIRY	AG CANADA	USP CLASS VI
Polyethylene   LDPE - low density	Natural
Polyethylene   HDPE - hi density	Natural
Polyethylene   HDPE - pipe grade	Black
Polyethylene   UHMW - ultra high molecular weight	Natural
Polypropylene   homopolymer	Natural
Polysulfone   standard grades	Natural
Polysulfone   food grade only	Natural
PVC   type I polyvinyl chloride	Gray
MATERIAL NAME	COLOR	FDA	USDA	NSF	3A DAIRY	AG CANADA	USP CLASS VI
Radel® A   polyethersulfone	Natural
Radel® R   polyarylethersulfone	Natural
Rulon® 641   filled PTFE	White
Techtron PPS   unfilled polyphenylene sulfide	Natural
Techtron HPV LSG   medical bearing grade polyphenylene sulfide	Blue
PTFE   polytetrafluoroethylene	White
FEP   tetrafluorethylene-perfluorpropylene	White
PFA   perfluoroalkoxy	White
Torlon® PAI   polyamide-imide (all grades)	varies
Ultem® 1000 PEI   unfilled polyetherimide	Natural
Ultem® 1000 PEI   unfilled polyetherimide	Black
Vespel® PI   polyimide (all grades)	varies
ANY & ALL Fiber-Reinforced Plastics   including glass, carbon, etc.   (unless otherwise noted above)	--

NOTE: All information in the table above was provided by respective stock shapes manufacturers and is subject to change without notice. Users of this information should verify agency approvals prior to specifying any plastic material.