Common trade names are: Acetron - Sustarin - Dielux

Acetal resins have high tensile strength, stiffness, resilience, fatigue endurance and moderate toughness. Among thermoplastics, acetals have high resistance to organic sol-vents, excellent dimensional stability, a low coefficient of friction, and outstanding abrasion resistance.

Also, acetals absorb low amounts of moisture, and are resistant to a wide range of solvents. Acetals are attacked by both strong acids and oxidizing agents

There are two types of acetals, the homopolymer (Delrin by Dupont) and copolymer (Celcon by Hoechst Celanese and Ultraform by BASF). The FDA has approved several grades of both types of acetal for food contact applications.

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