iglide® R - round bar stock

iglide® R – round bar stock

iglide® R is a very cost-effective material for low-load applications, offering low friction and low wear with minimal moisture uptake. It withstands edge loads better than typical economy plastics and supports clean, dry-running motion in simple mechanisms.

When to use it: For lightweight, low-load guides and slides where value and clean running are key.
When not to use it: For higher loads choose W300; for food-contact compliance consider A160/A181.

Industry/Application Areas

• Basic guides and sliders
• Furniture/appliance mechanisms
• General utility fixtures

igus® bar stock materials enable fast, flexible creation of custom components with standard tools or CNC machining. All iglide® bar stocks are self-lubricating and maintenance free, ideal for prototypes, low-volume runs, and geometries outside standard parts. igus® can also machine custom parts from bar stock with quick turnaround.

When to use bar stock:

• No matching size in the iglide® catalog
• Small quantities or special dimensions
• Tribo-optimized plastic needed for low friction and wear on a chosen counterface
• High compressive strength or elasticity required
• Rapid prototypes or design iterations
• Nonstandard or complex geometries

When not to use bar stock:

• A standard iglide® catalog bearing fits
• Very large volumes of one geometry (use standard parts or molding)
• Tribo properties not required and a non-tribo plastic suffices
• The full catalog of semi-finished products is available in the Downloads tab.

Note: Our bar stock is manufactured with excess dimensions.