Micarta Laminate Distributors

Micarta industrial laminates are established as the premium phenolic thermoset materials in the industry.

Micarta laminate distributors. Micarta phenolic sheet is a hard dense material made by applying heat and pressure to layers of paper or glass cloth impregnated with synthetic resin. Industrial laminates are usually made using at least two components such as a reinforcing substrate and a thermoplastic resin binder then cured with high temperature and pressure. Norplex micarta designs and produces thermoset composite pre pregs sheets tubes and stock shapes. Please see our high performance thermoset composites materials page for further information.

We are a norplex micarta stocking distributor of thermoset plastics in high pressure laminate sheet as well as tube and rod. The term micarta is often incorrectly used as a common reference to what should be referred to as phenolic laminate. This is then cured under pressure and high temperature to create the thermoset plastic laminate. Achieve your design goals with affordable and predictable high performance materials.

Phenolic plastic or micarta is a laminate plastic created when linen paper fiberglass or other fabrics are impregnated with pf resins phenol formaldehyde. Micarta industrial laminates are typically phenolic epoxy silicon based thermoset materials reinforced with fiberglass cotton cloth paper carbon fiber moly teflon and others. Pressure and heat is applied to layers of laminations which yields a chemical reaction polymerization which turns the layers into high pressure thermosetting. Piedmont plastics supplies phenolic for terminal boards antenna insulators printed circuit boards washers spacers cams inserts bushings and more.

Building upon the norplex expertise in flat sheet laminated plastics and the micarta technology in sheet round tubing and molded rods and shapes norplex micarta manufactures the highest quality specialty sheet products pre pregs rods and molded shapes and. Phenolic laminates are very strong while offering excellent heat stress and chemical. Pre preg materials designed for mass production in compression molding. Learn more about enablex.

Micarta is a specific product from norplex micarta. 200 00 299 99 4 item. 400 00 and above 2 item. 0 00 99 99 84 item.

Overview of norplex micarta norplex micarta is the leading global supplier of high performance thermoset composite laminates.