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Anti-static and ESD Plastic Products Specifications Explained: Sizes, Grades and Tolerances

2026-09-26 Plastic News 4 views

Specification sheets for anti-static and ESD plastic products are full of abbreviations. This guide translates the dimensions, grades and tolerance classes into decisions you can actually make.

Use it as a working checklist when you write your next enquiry.

Product Overview

This category covers a family of products rather than a single item. In practice a buyer defines anti-static and ESD plastic products by three things: the base resin, the format or dimension, and the performance or certification level it has to meet. Typical options in this category include surface resistivity 10^6 to 10^9 ohm/sq; cleanroom compatible grades; sheet, profile, tray and box formats. Materials most often specified are Polycarbonate, Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyether Ether Ketone, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, and the choice between them changes stiffness, temperature resistance, chemical behaviour and price.

In the textile and garment sector the decision is usually driven by flexibility and abrasion resistance, with colour fastness as a secondary requirement. Typical end uses include zipper components, hangers, fibre and filament.

Key Material Properties

These figures are typical for commercial grades and should be confirmed against the supplier's certificate for your specific lot.

MaterialDensityTensile strengthService temperature
Polycarbonate1.20 g/cm³55-70 MPa-40°C to 120°C
Polyether Ether Ketone1.32 g/cm³90-100 MPa-50°C to 250°C
Polyethylene Terephthalate1.35-1.40 g/cm³50-70 MPa-40°C to 70°C

Polypropylene is frequently the default selection here: PP is the lightest mainstream packaging resin and keeps its shape under repeated flexing.

Dimensions, Grades and Tolerances

These figures are typical for commercial grades and should be confirmed against the supplier's certificate for your specific lot.

  • cleanroom compatible grades
  • sheet, profile, tray and box formats
  • surface resistivity 10^6 to 10^9 ohm/sq
  • carbon filled and permanent antistat grades
  • transparent conductive coatings

When you read a supplier quotation, check that the dimension, the resin grade, the colour reference and the tolerance class are all stated. A quotation that only gives a price per piece is not comparable between suppliers.

Common Grades and Variants

  • Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene based: high impact toughness
  • Polycarbonate based: outstanding impact strength (250x glass)
  • Polyvinyl Chloride based: inherently flame retardant
  • Polyether Ether Ketone based: retains strength at 250°C

Beyond the base resin, most suppliers offer UV stabilised, food contact, flame retardant, anti-static and recycled content versions of the same product. Ask which additive package is included, because it is often the difference between a part that lasts three years and one that lasts ten.

Processing and Finishing Options

Processing method drives both cost and performance, so it should be fixed early in the design.

  • Coating
  • Testing
  • Compounding with conductive additive
  • Injection moulding

Secondary operations such as printing, welding, machining and assembly are often cheaper to do in the same factory, and they reduce the risk of mismatch between components.

How to Specify Anti-static and esd plastic products Correctly

Use this checklist when comparing two or three supplier quotations.

  1. ground the workstation, not just the plastic
  2. check the cleanliness requirement for cleanroom use
  3. re-test resistivity after cleaning
  4. specify surface and volume resistivity separately
  5. confirm whether permanent or topical antistat

Send this list to your supplier with the drawing and you will receive comparable quotations from every factory you contact.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the minimum order quantity for anti-static and ESD plastic products?

For standard sizes and colours the minimum is usually one pallet or one production run; for custom tooling the economic minimum depends on the tooling cost amortised over the expected volume. Send us your annual volume and we will calculate the break even point.

Can you produce anti-static and ESD plastic products in Polypropylene?

Yes. {mat1} is one of our regular materials for this item, and we can supply virgin, modified and certified grades with full traceability. Material certificates and test reports are issued per batch.

What packing and shipping options are available?

Standard packing is export cartons on fumigation-free pallets, with custom labelling, barcode and retail packing available. We also handle consolidated containers and door to door delivery.

Do you offer samples?

Yes. Standard samples are normally free of charge and shipped within three working days; custom samples are charged at cost and credited against the first production order.

What tolerance can be achieved?

Standard production tolerance follows the relevant ISO or DIN tolerance class for the process; tighter tolerances are possible after machining or grinding, but they add cost. Define the tolerance only on the functional dimensions.

Conclusion

If you are planning a new textile and garment project, send us your drawing, annual volume and target properties, and we will come back with a material proposal, a tooling plan and a budget quotation.

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