NEMA Phenolic Sheet Thickness Tolerances

At least 90% of the area of the sheet shall be within the tolerances given and at no point shall the thickness vary from the
nominal by a value greater than 125% of this specified tolerance. For nominal thickness’ not listed, the tolerance shall be
the same for the next greater thickness. For nominal thickness’ greater than 2.0 inches, please contact the Customer
Service Department.
Tolerances in Thickness, Inches

Nominal Paper Cotton Fabric Based Grades Glass Based Aramid &
Thickness Based Norplex-Micarta Grades Grades Nylon
Grades Grades

NP600 NP310 NP320 NP310E NP320E NP500 NP100

Series Series Series

(Inches) (+ or -) (+ or -) (+ or -) (+ or -) (+ or -) (+ or -) (+ or -)

0.010 0.0002 - 0.003 - - 0.002 0.003

0.015 0.0025 - 0.0035 - 0.0035 0.003 0.0035

0.020 0.003 - 0.004 - 0.004 0.004 0.004

0.025 0.0035 - 0.0045 0.005 0.0045 0.005 0.0045

0.031 0.0035 0.0065 0.005 0.0065 0.0055 0.0065 0.0065

0.047 0.0045 0.0075 0.0055 0.0075 0.0055 0.0075 0.0075

0.062 0.005 0.0075 0.006 0.0075 0.006 0.0075 0.0075

0.094 0.007 0.009 0.007 0.009 0.007 0.009 0.009

0.125 0.008 0.010 0.008 0.010 0.008 0.012 0.010

0.156 0.009 0.011 0.009 0.011 0.009 0.015 0.011

0.188 0.010 0.0125 0.010 0.0125 0.010 0.019 0.0125

0.219 0.011 0.014 0.011 0.014 0.011 0.021 0.014

(+ only) (+ only)

0.250 0.012 0.030 0.024 0.015 0.012 0.022 0.015

0.312 0.014 0.035 0.029 0.017 0.0145 0.026 0.024

0.375 0.017 0.040 0.034 0.020 0.017 0.030 0.032

 0.438 0.019 0.044 0.038 0.022 0.019 0.033 0.040

0.500 0.021 0.048 0.042 0.024 0.021 0.036 0.048

0.625 0.024 0.053 0.048 0.027 0.024 0.040 0.054

0.750 0.027 0.058 0.054 0.029 0.027 0.043 0.058

0.875 0.030 0.062 0.060 0.031 0.030 0.046 0.062

1.000 0.033 0.065 0.065 0.033 0.033 0.049 0.066

1.125 0.035 0.069 0.069 0.035 0.035 0.053 -

1.250 0.037 0.073 0.073 0.037 0.037 0.055 -

1.375 0.039 0.077 0.077 0.039 0.039 0.058 -

1.500 0.041 0.081 0.081 0.041 0.041 0.061 -

1.625 0.043 0.085 0.085 0.043 0.043 0.064 -

1.750 0.045 0.089 0.089 0.045 0.045 0.067 -

1.875 0.047 0.093 0.093 0.047 0.047 0.070 -

2.000 0.049 0.097 0.097 0.049 0.049 0.073 -

*Note: For grades NP600, NP602 and NP605, use Glass Tolerances for thickness over 0.125".

Sheet Bow or Twist Tolerance

All Grades: Thickness, Max. Bow or Twist
Inches *Percent

0.031 - 0.061 5.00

0.062 - 0.124 2.50

0.125 - 0.249 1.00

0.250 - 0.750 0.50

0.751 and over 0.025

*Percentage of bow is stated in terms of the length or width dimensions; percentage of twist is stated in terms to the
dimensions from one corner to the diagonally opposite corner.

Length and Width Tolerances

All sheet sizes: the tolerance in length and width shall be plus or minus 1.0 inch from the nominal trimmed dimensions.
Panels or strips: the tolerance of cut pieces is entirely dependent upon the cutting equipment. Shearing, sawing, and
rotary cutting operations achieve different tolerances. Therefore, the tolerances pertaining to an order will depend upon
the cutting operation required. Close tolerances may be possible, but require special attention and equipment.
 Cross Reference for Norplex Grades - NEMA Grades - Military Specifications
ANSI/ASTM Norplex Grade Military
NEMA LI-1-1998 MIL-I-24768/ – Type

X NP610 /12 – PBM

XP NP611, NP660, NP680 /19 – PBM-P

XPC NP612, NP625, NP664 /20 – PBM-PC

XX NP629 /11 – PBG

XXP --- /21 – PBG-P

XXX NP630 /10 PBE

XXXP --- /22 – PBE-P

FR-1 NP691 /24 – PBM-PF

C NP310 /16 – FBM

CE NP310E /14 – FBG

CF NP318 ---

L NP320 /15 – FBI

LE NP320E /13 – FBE

G-3 NP504 /18 – GPG

G-5 NP509 /8 – GMG

G-9 NP509 /1 – GME

G-10 G10 /2 – GEE

FR-4 NP130, NP130HF, NP510A,

/27 – GEE-F
NP510AT

G-11 NP511, MC511A, /3 – GEB

CEM-1 NP424 /29 – CEM-1

N-1 NP101 /9 – NPG

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