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OnFlex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers
Avient’s Onflex™ Lo TPE and Maxxam™ engineered material formulations are used for interior HVAC air flaps, trays, console carrier and instrument panels, and related interior parts.
Onflex™ Lo TPE helped the same customer replace traditional PU foaming materials for HVAC sealing components, which greatly improved the VOC levels to meet local vehicle interior air quality standards.
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ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS - FEATURES & CHARACTERISTICS Resin Nymax™ Formulations Characteristics Applications PA6 GF 600 A 14 Natural 14% Glass Reinforced Stocks, Frames, Receivers, Handguards, Forearms, Picatinny Rails, Grips PA6 GF 600 A 33 Natural 33% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA6 NM6000-0026 HI BK 33% Glass Reinforced, Toughened PA6 GF 600 A 60 UV Black 60% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA6 GF 600 A 33 Black 28 V 33% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized, UV PA6 1010 A Black 13 Super Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA6 1010 A Natural Super Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA6 NM6000-0027 ST Black Super Toughened PA6 NM6000-00013 HS UV Black 50% GF, High Flow PA6 PA66 NM6600-0018 HI HS 14 Nat 14% Glass Reinforced, Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA66 GF 1200 A 33 HS Black 22 33% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA66 GF 1200 A 33 HS Natural 33% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA66 NM6600-0019 HI HS 33 Nat 33% Glass Reinforced, Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA66 NM6600-0020 HI HS 43 Nat 43% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA66 1200 A L Natural Unreinforced PA66 1200 A ZIP 22 Natural Unreinforced PA66 NM6600-0021 ST Black Super Toughened PA66 NM 1200 MT HS Black Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA66 NM 1200 MT HS Natural Toughened, Heat Stabilized Specialty Products Color Characteristics Applications Edgetek™ ET6200-0031 Black Black 20% Glass Reinforced PA12 Stocks, Frames, Receivers, Handguards, Forearms, Picatinny Rails, Bolt Carriers, Grips Gravi-Tech™ X GT 33991-05A-01-3 Copper 3sg, PA6, Copper Gravi-Tech™ X GT-30197-001-P4 Gray 4sg, PA610, Tungston Gravi-Tech™ GT 6400-0001 GRV 5.0 Black 5sg, PA610, Tungston Thermoplastic Elastomers Durometer OM Substrate Color Characteristics Applications OnFlex™ AF 7210 25-90A PP Black/Natural General Purpose with UV Stabilizer Grips, Recoil Pads, Gun Straps Dynaflex™ G7900 30-90A PP Black/Natural General Purpose Versaflex™ XP 2850 50A PP Natural Wet Grip Technology Versaflex™ VDT 4202-40 40A PP Black/Natural Vibration Damping Versaflex™ VDT 5120-40 40A PA Black/Natural Vibration Damping Versaflex™ OM6059-9 60A PA Black High Flow Versaflex™ OM6258 60A PA Black/Natural Enhanced Bond
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ONFLEX™ LO 7120-45 ONFLEX™ HT 40A-3S2131 BERGAFLEX™ BFIG 45A-300 Applications HVAC Seals HVAC Seals HVAC Seals Interior - direct airflow Interior & exterior Interior - direct airflow HVAC feature Low VOC/FOG & odor Low VOC/FOG & odor Low odor Cold air Hot air Cold air VDA 270 ≤3.0 ≤3.0 ≤3.0 VOC/FOG VDA 278 (VOC) 97µg/g 100µg/g 196µg/g VDA 278 (FOG) 1131µg/g 1116µg/g 1707µg/g DIN 75201 (FOG) 0.3mg 1.7mg 1.1mg 73°F (23°C) 72 hrs 15% 12% 15% 158°F (70°C) 22 hrs 45% 28% 50% 212°F (100°C) 22 hrs 70% 45% 90% Density 1.15 g/ml 1.00 g/ml 1.17 g/ml Processing Injection Molding Injection Molding/ Extrusion Injection Molding Bonds to Polypropylene Polypropylene/ Polyethylene Polypropylene Hardness range 35–65 Shore A 40–70 Shore A 35–65 Shore A HOW GLS TPEs MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN AUTOMOTIVE HVAC APPLICATIONS • Low VOC/FOG – externally tested to VDA 278 and shows significant reductions in volatile organic compounds and fogging when compared to current TPE technologies • Industry standards – helps to achieve VOC/ FOG performance standards for improved VIAQ • Reduced manufacturing steps – does not require pre-drying or post heating to reduce VOC in parts produced • Design optimization – color can be added at the machine • Easy to process – can be extruded, injection molded and extrusion blow molded • Recyclable – Our automotive TPEs are compatible with most municipal recycle streams • Global support – Avient automotive TPEs can be manufactured in locations that are convenient to your operations, including North America, Europe or China To learn more about GLS TPEs for automotive applications, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (+1.844.428.4368).
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PolyOne Expands Production of OnFlex™ TPEs to North America
McHENRY, Ill. – June 15, 2020 – PolyOne today announced that select OnFlex™ thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are now being manufactured in North