Teknor Apex presents three halogen-free FR glass-reinforced polyamide compounds with UL94 ratings of V0.

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Andere Werkstoffe

Glass-Reinforced and Halogen-Free Flame-Retardant

Styrenics can be polymerized using different technologies and it can be modified with a range of copolymers. The resulting plastics offer a wide range of properties allowing to customize them for different applications. Because of this range of properties they are suitable for many industries. Strong demand is for example driven by the automotive industry, healthcare and the packaging industry.

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Diverse Shapes and Applications

Optics play an increasingly important role in plastic components. Glossy and even surfaces are decisive for an attractive appearance. With glass fiber-reinforced polyamides (PA), these requirements can usually only be achieved with an additional coating. A PA specially developed for surface design offers an alternative approach.

Aliphatic High-Performance Polyamide for Plastic Surfaces

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Glossy Components without Painting

Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites have also become established with thin-walled housings for consumer electronics and information technology. Not only do they offer high stiffness and help to reduce weight, but also enable the integration of classy appearance and functions. What is more, if the housings are produced using the hybrid molding process, costs, processing steps, and cycle times can be reduced.

Composites Reduce Weight and Simplify Production of Electronics Housings

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Lightweight to Fit in a Pocket

Electrical architecture in an E-car is significantly more challenging than for conventionally powered vehicles. Particularly for insulation of high-voltage (HV) components, the demands on the materials used are increasing. With specially-tailored materials for electric vehicles, challenges in automotive high-voltage technology can be overcome.

Polyamide Specialties for Electromobility

Elektromobilität

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High Voltage in Cars

CFRP components are often in continuous use under harsh environmental conditions, for example in aircraft and motor vehicles. If any damage occurs, the CFRP structures are simply replaced by new components in most cases. This is mainly due to the high cost of established repair methods. With a newly developed process, defective CFRP structures can now be repaired locally much more easily.

Process for Repairing CFRP Components without Machining

Repairing instead of Replacing

The process chain of the direct coating process has now been optimized. Self-healing, fast-curing PU casting coatings and polycarbonate compounds are now available for this manufacturing process.

Direct Coating with Polyurethane Coatings Creates Opportunities in Design and Functionality

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Short Cycle Times and High Productivity for Smart Components

Due to its high-performing properties polyetheretherketone thermoplastic polymer is being used more and more frequently in many products.

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

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Mikroelektronik

Hochleistungskunststoffe

Delivering Efficiency Even in  Harsh Environments

The new mobile communications standard 5G is advancing steadily. This development is also increasing the demand for materials that facilitate and ensure the high transmission rates for 5G signals. Plastics manufacturer Covestro has presented a corresponding thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

Cell Phone Covers Made from TPU

The central issue in all polyurethane applications is the conversion from the past linear economy into a circular economy, and the use of sustainable raw materials in manufacturing. To do so, manufacturers are taking measures such as using bio-based raw materials, chemical recycling, and CO2 as a synthesis component. Digitalization, electromobility, autonomous driving and the construction industry are also driving PU development.

Polyurethane (PU)

Bauchemie

Polyurethan-Schaumstoffe (PUR)

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Sustainable Growth

Lightweight construction, functionality and design are characteristic of material development in all areas of application for PC compounds, composites and films. The range of materials has enormous opportunities when it comes to the mobility of the future, lightweight structural construction with continuous fiber-reinforced composites, 5G technology and medical technology.

Polycarbonate (PC)

Recycling

Umweltmanagement

Present in a Multitude of Trends

Leonhard Kurz’s “Iconic Space Grille”, does not only illustrates modern vehicle design but was also produced in a new production process.

Award-Winning Front Panel Combines Exciting Design with an Efficient  Manufacturing Process

An Eye-Catching Addition  to Electric Vehicles

Renouncement is the trend that determines public perception of plastics today. Many consumers prefer products that are better for the environment, which is often equated to using less plastics. It is true, though, that plastics are important materials when it comes to finding answers to the challenges posed by the increase in population, high energy demand as well as growing urbanization and mobility.

Guest Commentary by Dr. Michael Zobel

Kunststoffe

Photonik

Optik

Leichtbau

Kunststoffhandel

Dienstleistungen

Handel

Werkstoff

The Answer to Many Questions

In this interview with Kunststoffe, Alfred Stern, CEO of Borealis, explains why he considers fixed recycling quotas to be necessary and why voluntary commitments do not work.

Alfred Stern, CEO of Borealis, Talks about the Circular Economy

Schröder, Susanne

Streifinger, Florian

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

“Unfortunately, the Only Globally Accepted Ideology Is Money”

Bio-based plastics can lock away vast quantities of CO2 in durable, recyclable applications and make a real contribution to climate protection. All that is needed for this is the right product design and a functioning circular economy. By focusing more on this approach, the plastics sector has the chance to evolve into a key industry of a green economy.

How Bio-Based Polymers Can Help Sequester CO2 for the Long Term

Kunststoffe, biobasiert

Biokunststoffe

Kunststoffe, bioabbaubar

Into the Future with Biopolymers

For lightweight applications e. g. in automotive engineering BASF developed carbon fiber-reinforced polyphthalamide (PPA) grades with fillings of 20, 30 und 40 %.

BASF is now expanding its polyphthalamide (PPA) portfolio of Ultramid Advanced with carbon-fiber reinforced grades with fillings of 20, 30 and 40 % . They make for extremely lightweight parts, can safely replace aluminum and magnesium without loss in stiffness and strength and are electrically conductive.

The new grades show high dimensional stability due to low water uptake, excellent chemical and hydrolysis resistance, high strength and modulus. The new carbon fiber (CF)-reinforced grades can be used to manufacture automotive structural parts for body, chassis and powertrain, for pumps, fans, gears and compressors in industrial applications as well as for stable and ultra-lightweight components in consumer electronics.

The mechanical performance of the new carbon fiber-reinforced PPA grades can be tuned by the choice and the content of the carbon fiber as well as by the additive technology. Ultramid Advanced N3HC8 with 40 % carbon fiber filling shows a better strength and modulus at 80 °C (conditioned) than magnesium or aluminum. “Our new PPA compounds with carbon fibers are the ideal metal replacement”, says Michael Pilarski from PPA business management at BASF. “And this not only from a material property point of view. Lately, we have seen safety issues at magnesium producers in different countries, which makes the supply rather unpredictable. Producing parts out of magnesium or aluminum also requires additional post-processing and tooling which increases system costs. Given the opportunities for 25 to 30 % weight reduction with our new PPA grades, we can offer a safe, cost-efficient and high-performance alternative for parts traditionally manufactured from metal.”

The materials reportedly can contribute to functional integration and weight reduction in different industries: the range of cars with e-drive or fuel cell engines can be increased by weight reduction of structural or powertrain parts; lightweight, thin precision structures in consumer electronics benefit from the high stiffness and strength, the excellent dimensional stability as well as the extremely low weight and the good processability of the new PPA materials; heavy, highly loaded and long-lasting industrial equipment like pumps and compressors can be easily produced because of the good dimensional stability as well as the high chemical, heat and abrasion resistance of the new CF grades.

The carbon fiber-reinforced PPA compounds also show a lower weight and higher tensile modulus than glass fiber-reinforced polyamides (PA) with similar reinforcements. PPA grades reinforced with 20 wt. % carbon fibers are about 20 wt. % lighter than PA6 or PA66 filled with 50 % glass fibers. According to the company, the tensile strength of a 20 % carbon fiber-reinforced Ultramid Advanced compound is either better or equivalent to a glass fiber-reinforced polyamide filled with 50 % while showing better processability.

BASF SE  

https://www.basf.com/de.html

The carbon fiber-reinforced PPA e. g. can replace aluminum and magnesium 

2021-06-01 PN BASF

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