Polypropylene Balls
Polypropylene balls are commonly used in laboratory applications because of its resistance to swelling when exposed to water. Hollow, Polypropylene balls are also used in tanks to help slow evaporation and reduce heat loss.
Polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications including packaging and labeling, textiles, stationery, plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, loudspeakers, automotive components, and polymer banknotes.
Polypropylene is mostly hard and flexible, particularly when copolymerized is with ethylene. Polypropylene is economical, and can be translucent when uncolored but is not as readily made transparent as polystyrene, acrylic, or certain other plastics. It is often opaque or colored using pigments. Polypropylene has great resistance to fatigue and has has a melting point of 171ºC (340ºF).
Our inventory of Polypropylene balls range in size from 9/40 in. to 1 1/5 inches and availability in a variety of colors including natural Polypropylene, white, black, and more.