Orthotic materials heating guide
Below are guidelines for heating various plastics and rigid materials
used in orthotic manufacture. These are only guidelines and care
should be taken with different branded materials and copy materials
which can be unstable.
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| Polydur |
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Modified
- Oven Temperature: 170°C
- Resiliant Orthotic Material
- A replacement for Plexidur/Rohadur |
| Europlex
|
Polytrimethyl Hexamethyl
Enterephthalamide
- Oven Temperature: 170°C.
- Another replacement for Plexidur/Rohadur |
| Polypropylene
|
Copolymer Polypropylene
- Oven Temperature: 180-200°C
- Oven Time at 180°C is 3 minutes per mm |
| Polyethylene
LD |
Low Density Polyethylene
- Oven Temperature: 130°C
- Oven Time at 130°C 3 minutes per mm |
| Polyethylene
HD |
High Density Polyethylene
- Oven Temperature: 180°C
- Oven Time at 180°C is 3 minutes per mm |
| Vitrathene
|
Press Moulded Polythene
- Oven Temperature: 160°C
- Oven Time at 160°C 3 minutes per mm |
| Madrilen
1000 |
Press Moulded Polythenes
- A Ultra-highmolecular weight
- Oven Temperature: 160-180°C |
| Madrilen 500 |
Press Moulded Polythenes
- A Highmolecular weight
- Oven Temperature: 160-180°C |
| Transpet
(PETG) |
Extruded Transparent Polyester
Sheet
- Oven Temperature: 160°C
- Heat to 100°C for 15 minutes before draping |
| Surlyn |
Low Density Co-polymer
- Oven Temperature: 180-190°C |
| Starflex |
Resin Blank for Foot Orthotics
- Boiling Water: 95-100°C or spot
heat with a hot air gun |
| Algecast |
Low Temperature Thermoplastic
- Based mainly on Polycaprolactone and Polyurethane.
- The materials activated by placing in Hot Water
at 70°C or steam at 90°C |
| Baycomp
XStal |
Glass Resin - 8 ply
- Thickness: 2.8mm Composite Panels
- Xstal Panels Oven Temperature: 200°C |
| XT Sprint |
Foot Orthotic System
- Oven Temperature: 200°C
- Oven Time at 200°C is 3-5 minutes dependent
on the thickness |
| Plastazotes &
Evazotes |
Oven Temperature:
- 70-120°C (Dependent on Density)
- Oven time at 120°C is 3 minutes per mm |
| EVA and Micro
Materials |
Oven Temperature
- Low Densities 120-130°C
- Medium-High Densities 130-170°C
- Oven time at 130°C 3 minutes per mm |
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