products | Materials in brief
US-based compounder Plastics Color Corporation has launched SoluPLAs TN 920259 blue tint, a master- batch developed for colouring PLA bioplastics. The new grade, which was developed together with Ingeo PLA resin maker NatureWorks, joins PCC’s family of products for modifying the clarity and UV performance of PLA.
www.plasticscolor.com
UK-based Victrex has appointed Nova Petrene as its distribution partner for its PEEK resins in the Brazilian market. The Sau Paulo- based company is a specialty chemicals and plastics distributor with a portfolio that already includes high performance resins such as PPS.
www.victrex.com www.novapetrene.com.br
Nubifer NB-5970 is a new miconised black iron oxide pigment for coloring plastics from Nubiola that provides a deep bluish undertone. It is claimed to offer good dispersion and fi lter test values well below alternative plastics pigments.
www.nubiola.com
Terluran TN100306 is the latest addition to Styrolu- tion’s improved heat resistance ABS line-up. Offering a Vicat heat resistance temperature of 102˚C, the grade is intended for interior automotive applications such as door trims and consoles requiring additional thermal stability.
www.styrolution.com
52 POLYCARBONATE Sabic rail grade arrives early
Lexan FST3403 is a new grade of polycarbonate copolymer developed by Sabic Innovative Plastics for production of seat backs and moulded covers that complies with the new CEN/TS 45445-2 R5 standard for rail applications. The new resin meets the
highest possible HL3 hazard level rating when tested to the new standard, which Sabic IP says comes into effect in two year’s time.
Sabic IP says the FST3403
grade has been formulated to meet the demanding new
POLYAMIDE Teknor Apex offers PA12 alternative
Teknor Apex says its newly introduced Chemlon 813 CI and 830 GHI PA 6,12 grades are intended to provide automotive fuel system component makers with an alternative to PA 12, which remains in short supply globally. 813 CI is a 13% carbon fi bre
LFTs Epic gears up with Strator PA6,6 Germany-based Epic
Polymers has developed a new high performance
carbon fi bre reinforced PA6,6 compound suitable for replacement of
sintered metal gears in a range of machinery
applications. Strator A-3XC
is a long carbon fi bre reinforced
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thermoplastic offering a tensile strength of 330MPA and fatigue strength of 100MPa, says Epic. The company also says the new grade provides a 40% better shear strength
than traditional short fi bre reinforced alternatives,
while resistance to pitting of the contact surfaces
under high loads is said to be reduced. The extreme mechanical
performance of Strator A-3XC opens new possibili- ties for light weight construc- tion not just for gears but also for highly loaded housings, guides and pressure cylinders, says Epic Polymers sales director Jörg Konrad.
www.epicpolymers.com
www.injectionworld.com
loaded grade offering anti- static conductivity; the 830 GHI grade is a 30% glass rein- forced compound aimed at applications demanding high strength and rigidity. Both grades are said to offer moisture uptakes only slightly above PA 12, allowing them to
be processed on PA12 tooling with little or no modifi cation. According to Teknor Apex
automotive market manager Jeff Schmidt, the new grades also process in shorter cycle times and at higher melt temperatures than PA12.
www.teknorapex.com
requirements for heat release, smoke density and toxicity without compromising on impact performance and aesthetics. The resin also offers the high fl ow rates
required to fi ll large injection moulded seat cover parts (it can be moulded on tooling designed for PC/ABS blends) and can be readily coloured.
www.sabic-ip.com
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