iglide® B160 - round bar stock

iglide® B160 – round bar stock

iglide® B160 is a black, cost-efficient triboplastic offering improved wear behavior over A160 and smooth running on hard-anodized aluminum shafts. It provides low friction, low moisture uptake and quiet motion for low to medium loads, making it a smart choice where appearance, value and dependable service life matter.

When to use it: For visible components that need black color, quiet motion and long life on aluminum shafts at low to medium loads.
When not to use it: For very high loads, consider W300; for direct food contact, consider A160 or A181.

Industry/Application Areas

• Automation equipment and fixtures
• Furniture and appliance mechanisms
• General machine building and guides

igus® bar stock materials enable fast, flexible creation of custom components with standard tools or CNC machining. All iglide® bar stocks are self-lubricating and maintenance free, ideal for prototypes, low-volume runs, and geometries outside standard parts. igus® can also machine custom parts from bar stock with quick turnaround.

When to use bar stock:

• No matching size in the iglide® catalog
• Small quantities or special dimensions
• Tribo-optimized plastic needed for low friction and wear on a chosen counterface
• High compressive strength or elasticity required
• Rapid prototypes or design iterations
• Nonstandard or complex geometries

When not to use bar stock:

• A standard iglide® catalog bearing fits
• Very large volumes of one geometry (use standard parts or molding)
• Tribo properties not required and a non-tribo plastic suffices
• The full catalog of semi-finished products is available in the Downloads tab.

Note: Our bar stock is manufactured with excess dimensions.