https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Gravi-Tech Product Bulletin_A4.pdf
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
The primary features and benefits of Gravi-Tech
formulations are:
• Customized density, offering a wide range
of specific gravities from 1.2 to 11 gm/cm3
• Broad modulus range, from very flexible
to very rigid grades
• Corrosion resistance, withstanding oxidation
for long-term use and benefit
• Chemical resistance, withstanding fuels, oils
and other harsh chemicals
• Metallization and electroplating, delivering
the look and feel of metal
Additional features include:
• Design flexibility and processing ease
• Good impact strength
• Elevated heat deflection temperature
PRODUCT BULLETIN
TARGET MARKET AND APPLICATIONS
Gravi-Tech composites are an excellent choice for applications in a full range of markets, including:
Consumer
Luxury packaging, golf clubs, fishing tackle,
casino/gaming chips, exercise weights, hunting
supplies, cutlery, appliances and hunting
ammunition
Healthcare
X-ray shielding, nuclear medicine transport
containers, and laboratory furniture and
equipment
Industrial
Ammunition, reactor shielding, vibration and
acoustical damping, military/tactical equipment,
airport x-ray shielding, various food ware, building
and construction equipment, inertial weighting,
and underwater cable weighting
Base Resin Specific Gravities
Nylon 6 2.3, 2.7, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6
TPE 2.6, 3.9
TPU 2.6, 3, 4.5, 7.5, 9
PP 1.15–4
ABS 1.2–3
PPS 4
Nylon 12 4, 6.9, 11
TECHNICAL PROPERTIES
Copyright © 2024, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/controller-grip-case-study.pdf
CASE STUDY: VERSAFLEX™ OM TPES
THE CHALLENGE
Millions of people of all ages play video games.
Gaming
is a huge and growing global market forecast to be worth
$2.14 trillion by 2020.1 One popular accessory is the
controller grip, a convex or concave add-on to the gaming
controller’s buttons that enhances accuracy, dexterity
and comfort over long hours of play.
These grips often
feature surface designs, colors and logos tailored to
specific game platforms or brands.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-10/Hoyt VITALPOINT Grip Case Study.pdf
HITTING THE
SWEET SPOT
FOR ARCHERY
ENTHUSIASTS
SPECIALTY MATERIALS AND UPGRADED DESIGN ACHIEVE
GAME-CHANGING PRECISION
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Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012
Interested in learning more about specialty
TPEs or advancing your design?
Avient Design then upped Hoyt’s
grip game twofold by adding its logo within the mold
and enhancing the grip with a hand support ridge.
Furthermore, Avient Design’s
idea of adding a supportive ridge to the grip became a
substantial game changer!
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/Flexi-StiX FlexSpring Case Study.pdf
Beyond running and walking, these
insoles can be a game-changer for sports such as
basketball, volleyball, tennis, etc. where repeated
impacts from jumping and running are prevalent.
This technology is a game-changer!”
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/complet-lft-internal-backpack-frame.pdf
MAJOR OUTDOOR
RETAILER
I N T E R N A L W I L D G A M E
B A C K P A C K F R A M E
• Simpler manufacturing process to enable higher volume
production
• Retain shape while carrying wild game load
• Toughness to survive backcountry use
• Easy cleaning after use
• Lowered production cost by substituting
injection molded composite for thermoset
layup
• Redesigned frame to meet higher structural
load requirements
• Integrated design features to ease cleaning
and improve functionality
Complēt™ Long Carbon Fiber PA66
Composite
KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?