iglide® UW160 - round bar stock

iglide® UW160 – round bar stock

iglide® UW160 is formulated for continuous operation in liquids and drinking water. It offers excellent wear resistance in wet media, runs dry and clean without external lubrication, and supports long service life in pumps, valves and metering equipment.

When to use it: For parts continuously immersed in water or liquids that need steady wear and clean running.
When not to use it: For aggressive chemicals or high-temperature washdown, consider iglide® C500 or A500.

Industry/Application Areas

• Pumps, water meters and valves
• Liquid handling and dosing systems
• Continuous-duty wet-running guides

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.