Two application areas were targeted initially: a printed circuit board controller unit and shielding plates for various electronic components linked to each of the numerous detector elements.

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These new orange colorants, developed as part of Avient’s OnColor portfolio, can help improve the heat and long-term color stability of cautionary, orange-colored polymers in both engineering and general-purpose plastics with no or limited adverse effects on mechanical properties or flame retardancy and can also be customized for laser marking (link to full press release here).   They are available across multiple polymer systems, including PA6, PA66, PC, POM, PBT, PPS, and PK, and provide comparable performance to conventional internally lubricated grades (link to full press release here).  

THERMOPLASTIC The matrix material of a composite can be a thermoset or a thermoplastic THERMOSET THERMOPLASTIC A thermoset is a cross-linked polymer that cannot be reshaped after it’s formed, cured, and cooled. Advantages High temperature resistance, creep resistance, low viscosity, paintability, and fatigue resistance A thermoplastic is not cross-linked so it can be re-melted and reformed.

ECCOH™ LOW SMOKE AND FUME, NON-HALOGEN FORMULATIONS PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE ECCOH™ Low Smoke and Fume, Non-Halogen Solutions *Dry Silane abbreviated as DS **Cross-linked using Sioplas method 5549 UV Teck-90 5700 5801 UV 5865 5982 UV 6010 6151 6638 UV XLS 8001 APPLICATION Type Jacket Jacket Jacket Jacket Jacket Jacket Insulation Tight buffer, Micro-tube Jacket Jacket CABLE Type LV, Data LV LV, Data, OFC LV, Data, OFC Data, OFC LV, OFC LV OFC Data, OFC LV MARKETS Type B & C, Industrial Industrial, Teck-90 B & C, Industrial Industrial, Oil & Gas, Shipboard B & C B & C, Industrial Automotive B & C, Industrial B & C, Industrial B & C, Shipboard Cross-linked No No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Cross-linking Method* N/A N/A N/A DS/E-beam N/A N/A DS/E-beam N/A N/A Sioplas GENERAL PROPERTIES Properties as Thermoset x x x SG g/cm³ 1.59 1.54 1.60 1.50 1.57 1.52 1.38 1.46 1.48 1.48 MFI, 150°C/21.6 Kg g/10 min 2.8 5 6 3.5 4 5.9 4.4 6 3 6 Hardness Shore D 44 54 50 46 50 54 56 53 53 49 Tensile psi 1740 2610 1595 1800 1740 2320 3336 2466 2030 2030 Elongation % 160% 200% 136% 133% 180% 150% 145% 160% 175% 160% LOI % 45% 36% 51% 39% 45% 41% 30% 33% 42% 33% Low temp brittleness (LTB) °C -26.5°C -49°C -10.5°C -30°C -39°C -38.5°C -41°C -35.5°C -26 -40.5 Max.

COLOR EFFECTS SUGGESTED (please click on link below IP Components Door Trim Console Seat Back Panel Talc-Filled PP/ TPO Metallic Metallic (larger flakes - mimics paint) Granite Granite (specks) Marble Lower Pillars Quarter Trim Panel Seat Side Shield PP (unfilled) Granite Granite (specks) OnColor REC Colorants (seat shields) Marble Upper Pillar Trim Grab Handles Headliner TPO Bright Colors (grab handles) Granite (fibers - minimal pillars) Shifter Knobs TPU Metallic Laser Marking Granite Marble COLOR EFFECTS SUGGESTED (please click on link below Door Trim Pull Cup Console Cupholder Bezels Console Decorative Bezels/ Trim Rings ABS Metallic (bright chromatic colors) Metallic Marble Laser Marking (pattern on metallic) Shade Mirrors Rearview Mirror Overhead Console Bin Tray PC+ABS Marble Granite Headrest Guides HDPE Metallic Bin & Pullcup Mats Cupholders Overmolding TPE Laser Marking Marble Granite Sun Visor Vanity Frame Door Handle Bezels Switch Bezels Armrest Pullcup GF PA Metallic A/C Vent Vanes Door Handle Seat Handle Carpet Clips GF PA Metallic Granite COLOR EFFECTS SUGGESTED (please click on link below Lower Pillars Quarter Trim Panel Seat Side Shield POM Metallic Metallic Granite Bezels Lenses PMMA Translucent/Tint/Fluorescent Bezels Lenses ASA Light Diffusion Exterior Badging Exterior Mirrors ASA Metallic Laser Marking Metallic 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2024, Avient Corporation.

Krishna Venkataswamy, Jiren Gu and Walter Ripple, “A Novel Robust Polyamide Overmold Thermoplastic Elastomer, John Simons,” RAPRA 2005 4. Krishna Venkataswamy, Jiren Gu, Joe Gerkhardt and John Simons, “Novel developments in thermoplastic elastomers for overmolding applications,” RAPRA 2006.

Cross-Linked Formulations: Colorant Chromatics™

To highlight and show the longer fiber length entanglement and orientation in a geometry we have molded the same bicycle link (center) in both a long fiber reinforced solution and a short fiber reinforced solution.  

Colorant Chromatics™ Cross-Linked Formulations