Ketron® PEEK Plastic Product Family

Ketron® PEEK Grades & Key Properties

Ketron® PEEK grades offer chemical and hydrolysis resistance similar to PPS, but can operate at higher temperatures. PEEK carries a V-O flammability rating and exhibits very low smoke and toxic gas emission when exposed to flame.

• Ketron® 1000 is a virgin unreinforced grade which offers the highest elongation and toughness of all PEEK grades. Also, available in black PEEK 1000 which is ideal for instrument components where aesthetics are important, as well as for seal components where ductility and inertness are important.

• Ketron® PEEK GF30 (30% Glass-Reinforced) - The addition of glass fibers significantly reduces the expansion rate and increases the flexural modulus of PEEK. This grade is ideal for structural applications that require improved strength, stiffness or stability, especially at temperatures above 300°F (150°C).

• Ketron® PEEK CA30 (30% Carbon Fiber-Reinforced) - The addition of carbon fibers enhances the compressive strength and stiffness of PEEK, and dramatically lowers its expansion rate. It offers designers optimum wear resistance and load carrying capability in a PEEK-based product. This grade provides more thermal conductivity than unreinforced PEEK -- increasing heat dissipation from bearing surfaces improving bearing life and capability.

• Ketron® HPV Bearing Grade is a carbon fiber reinforced with graphite and PTFE lubricants, offers the lowest coefficient of friction and the best machinability for all PEEK grades. An excellent combination of low friction, low wear, high LPV, low mating part wear and easy machining, make it ideal for aggressive service bearings.

• Ketron® PEEK LSG (Life Science Grade) Family of Products - This series of PEEK materials were developed specifically for Life Sciences applications and are pre-qualified biocompatible materials, helping to save precious time and money.  Approved for both the United States Pharmacopeias (USP) and ISO 10993-1 by successfully passing a series of biocompability tests these products are implantable for up to 24 hours with Ketron PEEK CLASSIX up to 30 days.  

• Ketron® TX PEEK FDA Compliant Bearing Grade was developed for the food industry and other applications that require an FDA compliant and European Union compliance material.  Ketron® TX is an internally lubricated PEEK that offers improved wear and frictional performance over virgin PEEK.  Ketron® TX is ideal for food, pharmaceutical, and beverage processing applications where the application requires extreme performance via either temperature, critical tolerance, or even frictional heat; all while improving wear performance and part life by lowering the coefficient of friction over standard PEEK.  

• Ketron ® LSG CC PEEK (Carbon Composite) - is a specially developed PEEK based composite which offers a high-performance profile due to its woven carbon reinforced structure. This material is on average comprised of 57% Carbon fibers and 43% Impregnated PEEK Polymer pressed into layers(laminates) of 0.325mm.Perfect for reducing weight in critical instruments, Ketron LSG CC PEEK has a higher specific strength (strength to weight ratio) than Stainless Steel, Aluminum or Titanium.

Common Ketron® PEEK Applications

Boedeker Plastics, Inc. & Ketron® PEEK

We stock all commercially available grades of Ketron® sheet, rod & tube and offer cut to size, same day shipping on all inventoried Ketron® materials. Our entire inventory of Ketron® is coded for full traceability, we offer manufacturer certs. and C of C’s upon request at the time of order for all orders.

We specialize in plastics-only machining and produce CNC machined Ketron® parts for prototype to production quantities. We offer technical support with Ketron® materials & parts regarding material selection by application, part design assistance & machining support.