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Fabrication Tolerances for Dimensional Variance in Plastics and Machined Parts

Standard Tolerances For Acetal

Usually, choosing material thickness is one of the first steps a designer takes when starting a project. We work with nominal thicknesses, so it's important to know the thickness tolerance on the material you chose, in order to know if the final product will be suitable for your application.

Stocked Acetal

Type Thickness Tolerance
Black Acetal 0.250" | 6.350 mm +0.025" / -0.000"
Black Acetal 0.500" | 12.70 mm +0.025" / -0.000"
Black Acetal 0.750" | 19.05 mm +0.025" / -0.000"