
So, what's the difference anyway and why does it matter??
Fishpaper / Fish Paper (Electrical Grade)
Fishpaper is the name for the electrical grade of Vulcanized Fiber. Fish Paper has unique properties, including light weight, and ease of forming and punching. Fishpaper is also unique because it is more resistant to heat and cold than comparable plastic materials.
Fishpaper applications include: Electrical Appliances, Electrical Instruments, Washers, Automotive, Electrical Insulation, Electrical Devices, Gaskets, Fuse Tubes, Circuit breakers, Railroad track insulation, Bushings for motor contacts, Lightening arresters.
Vulcanized Fiber (Commercial Grade)
Vulcanized Fibre is a hard, durable, chemically pure cellulose product that contains no resin or bonding agents. It offers flexibility, impact resistance, high tear strength and a smooth, abrasion resistant surface. It can be machined, punched, slit, threaded, formed, molded and
WOUND INTO TUBES for literally countless applications.
Vulcanized Fibre can be used for washers, insulating plates, switch and appliance insulation, electric motor insulation, gaskets, automobile parts, luggage, patterns, and
many other applications. Its properties include:
High Mechanical Strength
Excellent Resistance to Heat and Cold, superior to most plastics
Light Weight, Half the weight of Aluminum
Excellent Electrical Properties
Good Arc Resistance
Excellent Tear Resistance
Can be Machined with Standard Tools
Available in Rolls and Coils for easy automatic punching
The brand of VF that we use is over 2.5X more expensive than fish
paper.
What we use is the highest quality, most expensive form of VF in the industry,
period.
Blue Tube 2.0 is not the same as a generic fish paper tube sold at phenolic
prices.
Did you know that fish paper tubes are made with a water based glue? Do you
really want that in your rocket?
It is not possible to manufacture Blue Tube 2.0 at phenolic prices, period.
However, it IS possible to sell a bluish colored fish paper tube made with a
water based adhesive, but it wouldn't be the same thing.