Product Properties Sheet Click here to download the Product Properties for NEMA Grade LE (Linen Phenolic Rod) in PDF format. Manufacturer Atlas Fibre Company Product Catagories Laminates Phenolic Phenolic/Linen

A fine weave cotton fabric base phenolic laminate produced from cloth weighing less than 4 ounces per square yard, with a thread count of not less than 140 total in both directions.

ATLAS FIBRE ROD is uniformly dense and solid material . It is produced by the application of heat and pressure to layers of paper, cotton fabric, or glass cloth impregnated with a synthetic resin. The material is then turned and precision ground into rods of various grades, colors and diameters, all of which are readily machinable into finished parts.

The materials are exceptionally versatile because of their unusual combination of properties.

• All grades are light in weight (about half the weight of aluminum)
  
• Will not soften appreciably under the reapplication of heat
  
• Dense and structurally strong
  
• Resistant to moisture
  
• Good electrical insulators

Grade LE is low in moisture pick-up and dissipation factor, and is excellent in all electrical properties.

Application

• Switch Insulators
  
• Slot Wedges
  
• Bushings
  
• Circuit Breakers

Sizes

Diameter: from 1/16" up to 6" (Varies with material type.)
Lengths: Grades XXX, CE, G-7, G-9, G10, G-11 - 4ft nominal.
Grade LE over 1/2" diameter - 4ft nominal.
Grade LE diameter and under - 6ft nominal. Longer or special lengths on request.

Colors

All materials are available in natural color.
Grades XXX, CE and LE are often available in Black at a 5% premium.