Color Coded Shim (Plastic Material)

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  • PRECISION BRAND Color Coded Shim is made from high quality plastic material
  • Great for all your plastic shim requirements
  • Used for gaskets, special parts and various manufacturing applications
  • Easy to cut
  • Resists oil
  • Minimal compression during use
  • Non-conductive to electricity
  • Thickness indicated by shim color which reduces need for micrometer

COLOR CODED SHIM FLAT SHEETS
Thickness Color Material 5" X 20"
UPC No.		 10" X 20"
UPC No.		 20" X 20"
UPC No.		 25" X 40"
UPC No.
Decimal Metric/mm
.0005 .013 Silver Polyester 72-44105 72-44205 72-44305 72-44405
.001 .025 Amber 72-44110 72-44210 72-44310 72-44410
.0015 .038 Purple 72-44115 72-44215 72-44315 72-44415
.002 .051 Red 72-44120 72-44220 72-44320 72-44420
.003 .076 Green 72-44125 72-44225 72-44325 72-44425
.004 .102 Tan 72-44130 72-44230 72-44330 72-44430
.005 .127 Blue 72-44135 72-44235 72-44335 72-44435
.0075 .191 Matte Vinyl 72-44140 72-44240 72-44340 72-44440
.010 .254 Brown 72-44145 72-44245 72-44345 72-44745*
.0125 .318 Black 72-44150 72-44250 72-44350 72-44450*
.015 .381 Pink 72-44155 72-44255 72-44355 72-44455*
.020 .508 Yellow 72-44160 72-44260 72-44360 72-44460*
.025 .635 White 72-44165 72-44265 72-44365 72-44465*
.030 .762 Coral 72-44170 72-44270 72-44370 72-44470*
.040 1.016 Clear 72-44175 72-44275 72-44375 72-44475*
.050 1.270 Clear 72-44180 72-44280 72-44380 72-44480*
.060 1.524 Clear 72-44185 72-44285 72-44385 72-44485*

*.010 to .060 thicknesses are 21" x 51" sheets



COLOR CODED SHIM PRECISION PAK®
Thickness Pkg. Qty. 5" X 20"
UPC No.		 10" X 20"
UPC No.
Decimal Metric/mm
.0005 .013 5 ea. 72-44505 72-44605
.001 .025 72-44510 72-44610
.0015 .038 72-44515 72-44615
.002 .051 72-44520 72-44620
.003 .076 72-44525 72-44625
.004 .102 10 ea. 72-44530 72-44630
.005 .127 72-44535 72-44635
.0075 .191 72-44540 72-44640
.010 .254 72-44545 72-44645
.0125 .318 72-44550 72-44650
.015 .381 72-44555 72-44655
.020 .508 72-44560 72-44660
.025 .635 72-44565 72-44665
.030 .762 72-44570 72-44670
.040 1.016 3 ea. 72-44575 72-44675
.050 1.270 72-44580 72-44680
.060 1.524 72-44585 72-44685


COLOR CODED SHIM ASSORTMENTS
5" X 20"
UPC No.		 10" X 20"
UPC No.		 20" X 20"
UPC No.
72-44905 72-44910 72-44915
Each assortment contains 1 each of the following thicknesses:
.0005, .001, .0015, .002, .003, .004, .005, .0075, .010, .0125, .015, .020, .025, .030


COLOR CODED SHIM TYPICAL PROPERTIES*
Decimal Thickness .0005-.005 .0075-.030 .040-.060
Tensile Strength, p.s.i. 32,000 7,000 14,000
Ultimate Elongation 100% 200% 200%
Folding Endurance (MIT) 100,000 cycles 37,000 cycles 37,000 cycles
Tear Strength (Elmendorf) 20 gm. -- 46 gm.
Moisture Absorption .08% .15% .15%
Thickness Tolerance ±10% ±10% ±10%
Military Specification LP-377 LP-535 LP-504
Compression At 5,000 p.s.i. 1.0% .7% .7%
Service Temperature <300°F <155°F <155°F

*Additional specifications available upon request.

 

 

 

 


 

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updated February 2015 CSS, Dec 1998

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