Re: Is UHMW any good?

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 


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 > Original poster: "Scott Hanson" <huil888-at-surfside-dot-net>
 >
 > Joseph -
 >
 > "UHMW" by itself does not identify any particular material. Most commonly,
 > "UHMW" refers to ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.
<snip>. UHMW
 > polyethylene is a relatively low strength, low melting point plastic that
is
 > not suitable for stressed structural parts like rotary spark gap disks,
etc
 > but it does work very well for MMC mounting plates, HV insulators, etc.
 >

It's also commonly referred to as the "poor man's Teflon".. Lots cheaper,
and almost as low friction.