Polymers Best Suited for Injection Molding

Most polymers may be used, including all thermoplastics and some elastomers. There are tens of thousands of different materials available for injection molding. The available materials mixed with alloys or blends of previously developed materials means that product designers can choose from a vast selection of materials to find the one that has exactly the right properties. Materials are chosen based on the strength and function required for the final part; but also each material has different parameters for molding that must be considered. Common polymers like nylon, polyethylene, and polystyrene are thermoplastic.