Piston Material for Toolie Type Balanced Piston Valve

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Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:16 pm

delron is way heavier than uhmw and I wonder... Just as heavy if not heavier than aluminum?

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Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:05 am

gyrotech wrote:delron is way heavier than uhmw and I wonder... Just as heavy if not heavier than aluminum?

Delrin is only half the density of aluminum, and 1.5 times the weight of UHMWPE.

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