Plastic Welding Materials
Plastics Application Fundamentals e-Book
Covers in detail about Polyethylene plastic, its properties and uses. Also covered is Welding plastics to gluing plastic pipes so you can trust them is covered as well as fiberglass construction and repair.
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Recognising Plastic welding materials
Light a small sliver of the material to be welded and observ the smell and smoke
- For PVC: blackish smoke and acrid smell.
- For Polyethylene (PE): no smoke, the melted material drips like candle wax and smells of wax.
- For Polypropylene (PP): no smoke, the melted material drips like candle wax and smells of burnt oil.
- For Polyamide (PA): no smoke, melted material pulls to form a thread and smells of burnt horn.
- For Polycarbonate (PC): yellowish sooty smoke, sweet smell.
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For ABS: blackish smoke, sooty flakes, sweet smell. Plastic welding rod can be ABS, PVC, Polypropylene, polyethylene, and many other types of thermoplastic. Plastic welding rod is available in a wide range of colours to match (or contrast) the parts being joined. |
Welding Rod types & Suggested Welding Temperatures
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Plastic Welding Material |
Suggested Temperature (°C) |
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Hard PVC rod |
300 |
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Soft PVC rod |
400-500 |
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Hard PE rod |
300 |
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Hard PE tape |
300 |
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Soft PE rod |
270 |
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Soft PE tape |
270 |
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PP rod |
300 |
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PP tape |
300 |
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PA rod |
400 |
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PC rod |
350 |
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ABS rod |
350 |
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ABS tape |
350 |
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