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products | Materials POLYCARBONATE BMS fires up Makrolon for furniture


Bayer MaterialScience has announced two enhanced flame retardant polycarbonate grades aimed at manufactur- ers of transparent furniture. Makrolon FU1007 and FU4007 are UV stabilised polycarbonate grades that are claimed to provide ease of processing and easy colouring. The FU1007 grade is formu- lated to provide the high flow


POLYAMIDE


DSM extends halogen-free PA options


DSM has launched two new flame retardant compounds for the electronics market – Stanyl SC50 and MC50 – which are claimed to provide the performance expected from its standard high temperature Stanyl grades in a halogen-free formulation. The new grades are said to


provide higher flow, better thin wall strength and improved end use part Glow Wire Ignition Temperature results compared to conven- tional halogen-free HTPA materials. The company says the


new grades also minimize corrosion of the moulding machine, which it says can be a problem with current flame retardant polyamides. The Stanyl SC50 product


offers users a UL94 V-0 rating and the Stanyl MC50 grade a UL94 V-2 rating. ❙ www.dsmep.com


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required for production of complex designs; the FU4007 grade is optimised for high mechanical performance. The new grades comple-


ment Bayer MaterialScience’s existing furniture industry product portfolio and are said to meet demands from producers looking to meet the flame retardance requirements of the DIN 4102 Class B and


TPE Own-brand TPVs from Alliance


US-based Alliance Polymers & Services has introduced two new lines of own-brand TPVs which it will be selling under the Viprene name. Viprene G is a general


purpose TPV family claimed to provide good flexibility at low temperatures, high resistance to abrasion and UV exposure, and easy processing. Available in hardness values from 45


Shore A to 50 Shore D, the materials are available in black or natural versions. Intended for more demanding automotive under-the-hood applications, the Viprene P series are also available in natural or black versions and provide enhanced resistance to elevated temperatures, oils and abrasion. Grades cover the hardness range from 45 Shore A to 50 Shore D. ❙ www.apstpe.com


POLYPROPYLENE Albis closes the performance gap


Albis Plastic claims its new Altech NXT PP polypropylene compound closes the perfor- mance gap between standard and technical plastics. Developed for industrial


applications requiring high mechanical and thermal performance, the company says the new compound can match the performance of some long glass fibre rein-


INJECTION WORLD | January/February 2013


forced PP grades and glass reinforced PA compounds at temperatures up to 120˚C, while providing reduced density and easier processing. “A weight reduction of up to


20% compared to similar plastic compounds opens up extremely interesting options for lightweight design to the automotive industry,” says Söhnke Müller, business line


manager for advanced products at Albis Plastic in Germany. Users can also benefit from shorter cycle times.


Albis says the Altech NXT


PP grade provides an HDT A-value of 154˚C and shows no significant change in mechanical properties after 1,000h at 150˚C. ❙ www.albis.com


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UNI 9177 Class 1 standards, depending on part thickness. “We developed both


products at the request of furniture manufacturers with particular requirements for flame retardance due to use in public buildings,” says the company’s polycarbonate marketing specialist Matthias Rothe. ❙ www.bayermaterialscience.com


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