Miniature Plastic Tubing

Genplex is an industry leading provider of small diameter plastic tubing. We extrude miniature plastic tubing as small as 0.025" outside diameter to service your specialized application needs. This specialized plastic tubing product is ideal for applications that require the strength of regular sized tubing, but necessitate the use of a smaller tube. Our miniature plastic extrusion products are designed to last and provide numerous industrial application benefits.

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Small Diameter Plastic Tubing Materials

We produce mini plastic tubing from a range of materials, including:

Polycarbonate

A durable plastic that can maintain its tough structure, dimensional stability and impact resistance over time. It can be machined, drilled, cut and sawed and is easily joined with solvents or adhesives.

Polypropylene

An extremely light thermoplastic that exhibits excellent dimensional stability and electrical properties. It also has good surface hardness, chemical resistance and easy coloration. In places where fluoropolymer tubing is typically used, polypropylene tubing can be implemented as a relatively low-cost alternative.

Polyethylene

This tubing product is lightweight, flexible and exceptionally durable. The inertness of polyethylene makes it is ideal to safely transfer numerous types of chemicals, fluids and materials. Additionally, due to the chemical inertness, the polyethylene tubing forms a good barrier protecting it from gases, vapors, and moisture.

Polystyrene

This tubing product is valued for its versatility, thermal stability, and high melt strength. It also displays excellent rigidity. Polystyrene tubing is commonly used within the film, tape, textile and paper industries.

PVC

This is a highly versatile tubing product. It is extremely flexible and is an excellent material for clear tubing applications. PVC is commonly used within the construction industry for a wide range of applications.

In addition, we extrude miniature plastic tubing in various grades and formulations to meet regulatory requirements for custom applications. We can provide plastic tubing in FDA grades, flame retardant grades to meet UL requirements, and with UV stabilizers for outdoor applications. Other specialized varieties are available upon request.

Miniature Plastic Tubing Applications

There are numerous applications that regularly use small diameter plastic tubing for their day to day operational needs, some of which include:

Electrical Components
Swab Sticks
Medical Products or Components
Dispensing Tubes
Fluid Transfers
Construction
and many, many more

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
General Properties Range	Density g/cc	Tensile str.@ yield 1000 psi	Elongation at yield %	Flex. Mod 10E5 psi	Notched Izod Impact	Deflection Temp. F.	UL 94 Rating
ABS	1.05	4.5-8	30%	2.8-3.9	1.50-7.1	165-220	HB-VO
Cab:acetate, butyrate	1.2	3-6.6	-	1.2-2.7	2.2-8.4	205-154	-
PVDF: polyvinyl deneflo	1.78	1370-8.3	5-10%	.25-3.4	-	120-284	VO
RCO	1.02-1.50	2.2-13.0	5%-250%	.3-21.0	.7-no break	268-470	HB, V-2, VO
PET Polyester	1.27	7.3	4%-4.3%	2.9-3.6	1.7-1.9	153.158	V-2
LDPE: Low density polyethylene	0.92	1.1-2.0	100%-800%	.2-.4	No break	185-205**	-
HDPE: High density polyethylene	0.95	3.0-5.0	60%-1000%	1.65-2.25	2.3-14.0	150-172	-
Polypropylene: HO	0.9	3.4-5.8	9%-15%	2.0-3.2	.4-.9	175-275	V0,V2,HB
Polypropylene: CO	0.9	2.4-4.0	8%-15%	.72-1.85	.8-3.0	145-160	VO,V2,HB
Polyvinyl	0.9	3.0-4.6	-	1.0-1.7	No break	194-203	Â
Polystyrene Crystal	1.04	5.4-8	2%	3.0-5.0	.26-.4	203	HB
High Impact Polystyrene	1.05	2.7-4.3	5%-50%	2.0-3.4	.9-4.0	183-201	HB
Polyvinyl Chloride Rigid	1.4	5.3-8.0	-	2.5-4.3	1.0-23.0	150-170	VO
Flexible	1.18-1.50	1.1-3.0	240%-425%	-	NB	-	-

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