LUBMER™
Self-lubricating Specialty Polyethylene
LUBMER™ has excellent self-lubrication, abrasion resistance and moldability. LUBMER™ is used for a wide range of applications for automotive, electronic and industrial parts.
- Abrasion Resistance
- Stability
- Food Safety
- Noiseless Properties
- Electrical Insulation Properties
- Sliding Properties
Summary
LUBMER™ is a specialty polyethylene developed by Mitsui Chemicals’ original polymerization technology. LUBMER™ has outstanding sliding properties, abrasion resistance and moldability. Especially, LUBMER™ is used for a wide range of applications for soundproofing parts of office automation equipment, automotive, electrical and electronic parts. In addition, LUBMER™ is making a significant contribution to the development of building materials, mechanical parts, etc.
Properties
Sliding properties
LUBMER™ shows about the same coefficient of friction comparable to that of fluoroplastics.
Self-lubrication / Abrasion resistance
By far better than ordinary polyethylene, polyacetal and nylon.
Chemical resistance
LUBMER™ has stability to various chemicals.
Food Safety
Some of the LUBMER™ grades meet food hygiene requirements.
Noiseless properties
LUBMER™ is used for soundproofing gears and rollers.
Insulation properties
LUBMER™ has excellent electrical insulating properties comparable to those of other polyolefins.
Applications
Facsimile equipment parts, bearings, toner scraper holders, word processor key plungers, assist traps, seat belt through anchors, glass-run channel, rollers for automotive massagers, Aqueduct parts, bearings for video camera
