However, metals also have known limitations that impact cost, processing, and design. Weight Reduction • LFT has lower density vs. metal, but still meets structural performance requirements • Lightweighting helps meet sustainability goals related to lower fuel consumption and extended vehicle range Design Flexibility • Injection molding allows for complex geometries and part consolidation • Advanced modeling and computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools for long fiber composites help validate and optimize part design APPLICATION BULLETIN COMPARING PRODUCTION COST DRIVERS Cast Metal Stamped Metal Long Fiber Composite Material typically used Aluminum Steel Various base resins based on environmental conditions Casting X Stamping X Injection Molding X Machining X Not typically needed as LFT is a one-step process Drilling X Welding X Surface Treatments X X po st -p ro ce ss pr oc es s MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS Characteristic Long Fiber Composite Aluminum Steel Specific Gravity (g/cc) 1.03–1.71 2.76 7.8–7.9 Specific Strength (Strength-to-Weight ratio) Excellent Good Poor Stiffness Fair Good Excellent Toughness/Fatigue Excellent Fair Fair Creep Good Excellent Excellent Corrosion Resistance Excellent Good Poor Temperature Range Performance Good Excellent Excellent Cycle Time Excellent Good Poor Design Freedom (i.e., complex geometry, part consolidation) Excellent Fair Fair Raw Material Cost Poor Good Fair Total Production Cost Good Fair Fair pr od uc ti on pe rf or m an ce Avient offers a range of customizable long fiber reinforced structural material solutions and design support for your metal-to-plastic conversion projects Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

Product engineers and designers face the ongoing challenge of optimising both design and material selection to deliver parts for high-performing applications. This greatly improves solution resolution and provides a guide for optimising the plastic component and mold tooling design,” said Brad Davison, the North America Director of Technology for Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient. If the simulation fails, parameters can be modified – enter a new material, modify the design, augment manufacturing, etc. – to yield the desired results.

This leading-edge product offering of high performance alternatives to typical fiber reinforced composites and traditional materials such as wood, ceramic and metal serves applications requiring high strength- to-weight ratios, stiffness, and dimensional stability. Avient’s designers and engineers formulate and manufacture customized solutions to meet the technical and structural demands of design across a broad range of market applications. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

Since maintaining a good melt flow can sometimes be challenging with effect pigments, our team of material experts from Avient Design can provide support to reduce new product design errors by linking design with manufacturability and to speed up the design process. Color Development & Trends In addition to an extensive color library to choose from, we also provide collaborative design services at our ColorWorks™ design and technology centers. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

The first propeller designs used a 60% long glass fiber reinforced nylon 6 composite, and testing on higher horsepower motors was successful. You really have to understand the flexural modulus properties of long fiber composites when designing a propeller,” said Stahl. Avient’s Complēt MT composite materials enable up to 20% more impact resistance than standard long fiber reinforced materials.

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Mold Design Recommendations Gates 1. It is best for material to flow from thick to thin regions in the part. Full-round runners or a modified trapezoid runner are the best designs.