COMPARISON BETWEEN

PEEK AND ACETAL RESIN

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Acetal is available in both copolymer and homopolymer form.
In most cases, acetal copolymer and acetal homopolymer are interchangeable.
When it comes to high heat and hot water performance, copolymer acetal is a superior performer.
It also has the added advantage of less porosity than homopolymer acetal.

Material Key Properties

 Low moisture absorption

 High mechanical strength and rigidity
 Machinability
 Good chemical resistance
 Good dimensional stability

PEEK (Polyether ether ketone) is a strong, stiff plastic material that is often used in applications where
performance at elevated temperatures is required.
PEEK has outstanding chemical resistance as well as resistance to steam and hot water.
It is a colorless organic polymer thermoplastic, can be easily fabricated to any close tolerance.

Material Key Properties

 High abrasion resistance

 Low moisture absorption
 Outstanding chemical resistance
 Low coefficient of friction
 Excellent wear characteristics
 Machinability

 The PEEK polymers had the superior surface and strength mechanical properties than acetal
polymers.
 PEEK Property Acetal Polymers
esthetics
 Both have accepted esthetics.
 But with PEEK due to Its grayish brown color, not suitable for monolithic aesthetic
restorations of anterior teeth.
 Acetal resin is available in 20 color shades matching the Vita shade guide
Allergy
Non- Allergic Non- Allergic
Overcome metal Allergy Overcome metal Allergy
problem problem
Flexural Strength
PEEK polymers have higher flexural strength.
Tensile Strength
PEEK polymers have higher tensile strength
Retention
 Both the retention of adequately designed resin clasps might be enough for clinical use
 Retention forces of PEEK clasps were clinically acceptable, and superior to retention forces of
Acetal clasps.
 to gain adequate retention from acetal resin clasps, the clasp should have a greater cross-
sectional area than a metal cl asp
 The acetal resin clasp must be thicker and shorter than a standard clasp and engage a deeper
undercut to achieve clinically acceptable retention which may lead to plaque accumulation.
 Clasps made of PEEK showed the more promising retentive force with a non-fracture
tendency at tooth undercut