Ertacetal™ / Acetron™ is a high-performance polyacetal (POM) with superior dimensional stability. Mitsubishi Chemical Group supplies both homopolymer and copolymer grades, including specialty versions with improved sliding properties, metal and X-ray detectability, and compliance with EU 10/2011 and FDA standards. It combines high mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness, creep and impact strength at low temperatures, with low water absorption and excellent dimensional stability, making it ideal for demanding industrial and food-contact applications.
Acetron™ C Sterra™ POM-C is a general purpose, copolymer acetal grade with recycled contents that is often favored for its porosity-free nature. This recycled POM-C also exhibits low moisture absorption and excellent machinability capabilities, making it a very versatile material that can excel in a multitude of environments.As part of the Sterra™ product portfolio, Acetron™ C Sterra™ POM-C contains recycled POM-C and therefore is associated with a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to similar materials derived from non-recycled feedstocks.
Acetron™ VMX FG POM-C (Food Grade) is an EU 10/2011 and compositional FDA 21 CFR § 177.2470 compliant copolymer acetal containing metal and x-ray detectable additives and has bright blue coloring for ease of visual detection. This material has been specifically tailored for use in the food processing and packaging industries where it can easily be traced by different detection systems installed to detect physical contamination in foodstuffs. Additionally, Acetron™ VMX FG POM-C presents good mechanical strength, stiffness and impact strength, making this grade especially well-suited for different applications like gears, scrapers, grippers, etc.
Stock shapes made from Ertacetal™ C ELS POM-C (copolymer acetal) exhibit excellent electrical conductivity qualities, low moisture absorption, high strength and stiffness and great machinability capabilities. This grade in particular is recommended for use in electrical and explosion sensitive applications.
Ertacetal™ C Food Grade POM-C is a polyoxymethylene, copolymer acetal grade that is favored for its porosity free nature, as well as its higher resistance to hydrolysis, strong alkalis and thermal oxidative degradation than homopolymer acetal grades. These food grade, POM-C shapes also offer low moisture absorption and excellent machinability capabilities, making it a very versatile material that can excel in a multitude of environments. Due to these characteristics and their compliance with compositional FDA 21 CFR § 177.2470 and EU 10/2011 requirements, components made from this material are used frequently for food contact applications.
Acetron™/Ertacetal™ H POM-H is a polyoxymethylene homopolymer acetal grade that offers superior mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness and creep resistance, in addition to a much lower thermal expansion rate and increased wear resistance when compared to copolymer acetal grades. Due to these characteristics, Acetron™ POM-H/Ertacetal™ H POM-H excels in a variety of applications including small diameter, thin-walled bushings and bearings, gears, electrical components, valves and fluid handling components.
Ertacetal™ C POM-C is a general purpose polyoxymethylene, copolymer acetal grade that is often favored for its porosity-free nature. These POM-C shapes also offer low moisture absorption and excellent machinability capabilities, making it a very versatile material that can excel in a multitude of environments. Due to these characteristics, Acetron™ GP/Ertacetal™ C POM-C components are used frequently for food contact applications and meet FDA compositional compliance requirements.
