Materials for moving parts

Motion Components

Continuous meshing calls for attention to tooth wear and heat; frequent starts and stops to stick-slip and impact. Compare lubricated, toughened or reinforced POM against the dominant risk, shortlist candidate grades and define molding-trial comparisons.

Motion Components

Continuous meshing calls for attention to tooth wear and heat; frequent starts and stops to stick-slip and impact. Compare lubricated, toughened or reinforced POM against the dominant risk, shortlist candidate grades and define molding-trial comparisons.
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Motion ComponentsScenarios for selecting materials for moving parts

Contact pairs, loads and failure modes

Gears, bushings, rollers and sliders have different motion and contact conditions. Mating surfaces, load, speed, lubrication, service life and noise targets affect the suitability of wear-resistant, low-friction, impact-modified or reinforced POM.

  • Movement and functionMovement mode, friction pair materials, contact methods, and lubrication conditions
  • Load and speedTorque or load, speed, number of cycles, and contact pressure
  • Lifespan and noiseWear life, noise, starting resistance, clearance changes, and failure modes
  • Size and environmentKey dimensions, temperature, medium, dust, mold stage, and assembly method

Typical components

Material requirements for moving parts

Transmission & actuation

For continuous meshing, control tooth heat and wear; for starts or reversals, balance root loading with impact toughness.

Precision Gear · Part illustration
  • Precision Gear

    Balance root fatigue and tooth wear. For continuous high speed, control heat and whine; for high-torque starts, prioritize root loading and impact.

    Precision plastic gears

Wear-resistant POM

For meshing or sliding wear and clearance growth, shortlist MoS₂-modified EMS102 and EMS162. Start with EMS102 for flow-sensitive molding and EMS162 when tensile strength leads selection.

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Low-friction POM

Include PTFE-lubricated EPTL402 in comparisons when low-speed starts, dry sliding or stick-slip noise are prominent. Record starting resistance, running torque and wear separately for steel–plastic and plastic–plastic pairs.

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Candidate Materials

Screen Candidate Materials by Motion Conditions

The candidate grades below help compare property tradeoffs across modification systems. Consult each TDS for complete properties and molding conditions.

Review material choices, molding priorities and reported project stages for similar parts.

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Get candidate grades and trial priorities

Send a part drawing or function, the current failure and material, plus known operating conditions. Receive a candidate-grade comparison, TDS and molding-trial sample support, with the key checks for your part.