Shrinkage Values for Miscellaneous Resins |
Material |
Shrink in/in |
ABS High Impact |
0.005 – 0.007 |
ABS Heat Resistant |
0.004 – 0.005 |
ABS Medium Impact |
0.005 |
Acetal |
0.020 – 0.035 |
Acrylic General Purpose |
0.002 – 0.009 |
Acrylic Heat Resistant |
0.003 – 0.010 |
Acrylic High Impact |
0.004 – 0.008 |
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate |
0.010 – 0.030 |
Ionomer |
0.003 – 0.020 |
Nylon 6/6 |
0.010 – 0.025 |
Nylon 6/6 |
0.007 – 0.015 |
Nylon 6/10 |
0.010 – 0.025 |
Nylon 11 |
0.010 – 0.025 |
Nylon 12 |
0.008 – 0.020 |
Nylon Glass Filled |
0.005 – 0.010 |
Polybutylene |
0.020 (molded) |
Polybutylene |
0.040 (aged) |
Polycarbonate |
0.005 – 0.007 |
PET (Amorphous, petg, pctg) |
0.003 – 0.005 |
Polyster .025 – .050 THICK |
0.006 – 0.012 |
Polyster .050 – .100 THICK |
0.012 – 0.017 |
Polyster .100 – .180 THICK |
0.016 – 0.022 |
Polyster PBT |
0.010 – 0.020 |
Polyster PET 30% GF |
0.001 – 0.002 |
Polyster PBT 30% GF |
0.003 – 0.005 |
POLYETHERIMIDE |
0.005 – 0.007 |
Polyethylene Low Density |
0.015 – 0.035 |
Polyethylene High Density |
0.015 – 0.030 |
PPO/Styrene CO (NORYL) |
0.005 – 0.007 |
Polypropylene |
0.010 – 0.030 |
PPO/Styrene G.P. |
0.002 – 0.008 |
PPO/Styrene Heat Resistant |
0.002 – 0.008 |
PPO/Styrene Impact Mod |
0.003 – 0.006 |
Polysulfone |
0.008 |
Polyurethane |
0.010 – 0.020 |
PVC Rigid |
0.002 – 0.004 |
PVC Semi-Rigid |
0.005 – 0.025 |
PVC Flexible |
0.015 – 0.030 |
SCAN |
0.002 – 0.006 |