Polypropylene is a thermoplastic material used in sheet form for vacuum heat molding orthotic shells or milling the shell from blocks of polypropylene
Sheets for orthotics from 2mm to 6 mm thick – most labs default to 3mm unless specify otherwise
High stiffness
Maintains shape
Fatigue resistant
Can be heat gun adjusted at point-of-care
Other Foot Orthotic Shell Materials:
| Carbon Fibre Composites | Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) | Evazote | Plastazote | Polypropylene |
| Rohadur | Polyethylene | Polyoxymethylene | Subortholene | Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) |
| Additive |
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