Chemical resistance
iglide® A500 plastic bushings have an excellent resistance to cleaning agents, greases, oils, bases and acids. The moisture absorption of the iglide® A500 plastic bushings is only 0.5% when saturated.
The humidity absorption of iglide® A290 plastic bushings amounts to about 1.7% in standard climatic conditions. The saturation point in water is at 7.3%, a disadvantage which must be accounted for by all means in applications in humid and wet areas.
Please contact us if there is any query about clearance design in humid applications.
Radioactive rays
Plastic bushings made of iglide® A500 figure among the most radiation-resistant bushings in the iglide® product range. The plastic bushings are resistant up to a radioactive intensity of 2 x 105 Gy Higher radiations affect the material and can lead to the loss of important mechanical properties.
UV-resistant
iglide® A500 plastic bushings are largely resistant to UV rays.
Vacuum
The iglide® A500 plastic bushings can be used in vacuum only restrictedly.
Electrical properties
iglide® A500 plastic bushings are electrically insulating.