ZEDEX® Tribological Polymer Solutions Semi-fi nished products Plastic granules Special compounds ZEDEX® basic types ZEDEX® families Post heat Machining Shipping Sterilization Chemical 1 EN 09 / 10 treatment overview resistance Index ZEDEX ® basic types 4–7 Thermal limitation usage . 5 Characteristics of the ZEDEX® basic types . 6 Comparison of the relative characteristics . 7 ZEDEX ® families 8–21 ZX-100 family . 8–9 ZX-324 family . 10–11 ZX-410 family . 12–13 ZX-530 family . 14–15 ZX-550 family . 16–17 ZX-750 family . 18–19 Comparison table of the ZEDEX® materials . 20–21 Post heat treatment 22–24 When is an annealing process advisable? . 22 Realization of the annealing process . .22 Hints regarding the annealing process . 22 Tensions . 23 Stress relaxation, warping . 23 Degree of crystallinity . 24 Machining 25–33 Dimensional stability . 25 Clamping . 25 Machining error . 25 Prevention of tears during machining . 25 Machining guideline . 26 Machines . 27 Tools . 27 Cooling . 27 Sawing . 28 Grinding, polishing . 28 Drilling . 28 Lathe turning . 29 Cutting . 29 Milling . 29 Filing, rasping, scraping . 29 Reaming . 30 Planing . 30 Thread cutting . 30 Knurling . 30 2 ZEDEX® basic types ZEDEX® families Post heat Machining Shipping Sterilization Chemical treatment overview resistance Stamping (Hot forming) . 30 Burr removing . 30 Tolerances for machined fi nished parts . .31 Achievable turning and milling tolerances . 32 Achievable surface roughness . 33 Shipping overview 34–76 Shipping oveview plastic granules . 35 Shipping overview semi-fi nished products . 36 Shipping overview of cut-to-size pieces, blanks made of standard and special compounds . 76 Shipping overview of end products made of standard and special compounds . 76 Sterilization 77–80 Introduction . 77 Chemical Sterilization . 77 Moist heat sterilization . 78 Dry heat sterilization . ..