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Abrasion & Wear Resistance
Outlasts carbon steel and most engineering plastics in sliding-abrasion service, even at low temperatures.
Every TIVAR® grade starts from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene — prized for its impact strength, abrasion resistance, and near-zero moisture absorption. Mitsubishi Chemical's TIVAR® formulations then modify that base resin with fillers, dry lubricants, colorants, or detection additives to solve one specific problem on your line.
Outlasts carbon steel and most engineering plastics in sliding-abrasion service, even at low temperatures.
Naturally self-lubricating surface reduces drive loads, noise, and material hang-ups on chutes and liners.
Virtually inert to most process chemicals; negligible water absorption protects dimensional stability.
Retains toughness from cryogenic temperatures up to roughly 85°C continuous service.
TIVAR® grades sort into five practical families. Start with the problem you're solving, then narrow to the specific grade.
Color swatches reflect the shade each grade is commonly stocked in, which also helps with visual identification on the shop floor.
The baseline TIVAR® formulation and the industry reference point for UHMW-PE. Balanced wear resistance, impact strength, and friction performance for bearings, bushings, chain guides, sprockets, and rollers.
Premium lining material purpose-built for bulk material handling, where extremely low friction and wear are the priority — hopper and chute liners moving abrasive bulk solids.
Modified with built-in dry lubricants, giving it the lowest coefficient of friction of any TIVAR® product plus enhanced antistatic behavior. Suited to parcel chutes, transfer plates, and dusty conveyor environments.
Oil-filled polymer for a further-reduced coefficient of friction and quieter operation. Common on diverter bars, roller covers, conveyor skirting/scrapers, and self-unloading ship components. FDA-compliant.
A high-impact, noise-reducing formulation with enhanced release characteristics and wear resistance, aimed at the same demanding bulk-handling and off-road/mining duty as Oil Filled and 88.
Bearing-grade material with a built-in dry lubricant that can cut the coefficient of friction of finished components by up to 80%. HPV FG is certified to EU 10/2011 and FDA 21 CFR §177.1520 for food-industry conveyor components.
Glass-filled and easily identified by its bright green color. Delivers higher tensile strength and stiffness than standard UHMW for high-speed, high-load, sliding-abrasion duty — a shatter-resistant alternative to ceramic linings.
Formulated to control static charge buildup where it matters most — electronics and semiconductor handling equipment where an uncontrolled static discharge can damage product.
An electrically conductive grade for applications that need charge dissipated to ground rather than just controlled — a step beyond CleanStat for ESD-sensitive environments.
Metal-Detectable grade engineered to be reliably picked up by standard metal-detection lines — giving food processors a traceable fail-safe if a fragment ever breaks free. FDA and EU compliant.
Goes a step further than MD: detectable visually, by metal detector, and by X-ray. Built to improve safety and product integrity across food processing operations while meeting EU and NA food-contact regulations.
Standard TIVAR® toughness with UV stabilization added, for components that live outdoors — yard equipment, agricultural gear, and other sun-exposed wear parts that would otherwise chalk or embrittle over time.
Additional specialty and regional variants (including ASTM Class III grades and custom colors) are available on inquiry — ask your Emco rep to confirm availability and lead time for your spec.
A qualitative comparison across six representative grades. Ratings are directional guides drawn from published technical literature, not a substitute for a datasheet review on your specific application.