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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
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MATERIALS AND CHARACTERISTICS
Facesheet Resins Polypropylene (PP)
PETG
Facesheet
Reinforcement Glass Fiber
Core Materials PET Foam
PP Honeycomb
Characteristics
Lightweight
Excellent Impact Resistance
Formable
Value Engineered Facesheets
Recyclable
2-layer
Composite Laminate
Unidirectional Composite
Tape
3-layer
Composite Laminate
0°/90°/0°
4-layer
Composite Laminate
0°/90°/90°/0°
POLYSTRAND™ CONTINUOUS FIBER LAMINATES
Configuration
Wood & Polystrand X-ply
Aluminum & Polystrand X-ply
Common Material Reinforcements
POLYSTRAND™ COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS
Configuration
Fiber Reinforced Facesheet
Fiber Reinforced Facesheet
Core Material
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