CNC Machining MATERIALS

Meet your most demanding and precise applications with CNC materials. We can machine virtually any engineering material, including plastics, metals, alloys, and foam or tooling board.

CNC Machining Materials
MATERIALDensityTensile StrengthElongationTensile ModulusRockwell HardnessIzod Impact Strength
(73°F)
Flexural StrengthFlexural ModulusHeat Deflection Temp.
@ 66 psi@ 264 psi
ABS0.0372 lb/in3
(1.30 g/cc)
6,000 psi
(41 MPa)
40%7.7 ft-lb/in
(408 J/m)
300,000 psi
(2,000 MPa)
201°F
(94°C)
Polycarbonate
0.0430 lb/in3
(1.19 g/cc)
8,000 psi
(55 MPa)
50%300,000 psi
(2,000 MPa)
70-M Scale
118-R Scale
1.7 ft-lb/in
(90 J/m)
14,000 psi
(98 MPa)
340,000 psi
(2,300 MPa)
280°F
(138°C)
270°F
(132°C)
Nylon 6/60.0412 lb/in3
(1.14 g/cc)
10,000 psi
(68 MPa)
25%350,000 psi
(2,400 MPa)
90-M Scale1.1 ft-lb/in
(58 J/m)
15,500 psi
(107 MPa)
440,000 psi
(3,000 MPa)
455°F
(235°C)
194°F
(90°C)
30% GF Nylon0.0488 lb/in3
(1.35 g/cc)
12,000 psi
(82 MPa)
10%400,000 psi
(2,700 MPa)
90-M Scale1.0 ft-lb/in
(53 J/m)
18,500 psi
(128 MPa)
550,000 psi
(3,800 MPa)
490°F
(254°C)
482°F
(253°C)
Delrin0.0513 lb/in3
(1.42 g/cc)
9,000 psi
(62 MPa)
25%350,000 psi
(2,400 MPa)
94-M Scale
120-R Scale
1.5 ft-lb/in
(80 J/m)
11,500 psi
(79 MPa)
420,000 psi
(2,900 MPa)
336°F
(169°C)
257°F
(125°C)
HDPE0.034 lb/in3
(0.905 g/cc)
600%225,000 psi
(1,550 MPa)
172°F
(78°C)
Polypropylene0.033 lb/in3
(0.905 g/cc)
4,500 psi
(31 MPa)
14%92-R Scale1.2 ft-lb/in
(64 J/m)
225,000 psi
(1,550 MPa)
Clear Acrylic6.4%450,000 psi
(3,100 MPa)
98-M Scale0.375 ft-lb/in
(20 J/m)
15,000 psi
(105 MPa)
475,000 psi
(3,275 MPa)
230°F
(110°C)
203°F
(95°C)
PVC White/Gray0.051 lb/in3
(1.42 g/cc)
5,400 psi
(37 MPa)
411,000 psi
(2,800 MPa)
115-R Scale1.0 ft-lb/in
(53 J/m)
481,000 psi
(3,300 MPa)
179°F
(82°C)
176°F
(86°C)
PVC Clear0.051 lb/in3
(1.40 g/cc)
11,250 psi
(77 MPa)
426,000 psi
(2,900 MPa)
115-R Scale0.9 ft-lb/in
(48 J/m)
480,000 psi
(3,300 MPa)
165°F
(74°C)
154°F
(68°C)
Ultem 100015,200 psi
(104 MPa)
60%430,000 psi
(2,900 MPa)
109-M Scale1 ft-lb/in
(53 J/m)
22,000 psi
(152 MPa)
480,000 psi
(3,300 MPa)
410°F
(210°C)
392°F
(200°C)
Ultem 1000
20% GF
20,100 psi
(138 MPa)
3.0%1,000,000 psi
(7,000 MPa)
114-M Scale1.6 ft-lb/in
(85 J/m)
30,000 psi
(207 MPa)
9,000,000 psi
(6,200 MPa)
410°F
(210°C)
408°F
(209°C)
G-10 FR440,000 psi
(275 MPa)
98-M Scale7.9 ft-lb/in
(419 J/m)
65,000 psi
(450 MPa)
2,900 psi
(20 MPa)