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ABOVE GROUND
SWIMMING POOL
C O M P O S I T E S I D E W A L L
• Corrosion resistance to withstand salt water pool treatment
• UV resistance for durability over years of use
• Weight reduction vs. traditional metal to reduce shipping
costs and simplify installation
• Field tested for 3 years to prove Polystrand
solution provides excellent UV, creep, and
corrosion resistance
• Reduced weight by 50% compared to metal
• Rolled product enabled standard shipping
vs. coiled steel sidewalls that require LTL
delivery
Polystrand™ thermoplastic composite
laminate (4-ply) with integrated decorative film
KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
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MEDICAL TUBING
EXTRUDER
B I O P H A R M A C E U T I C A L
T U B I N G
• Low leachables & extractables
• Great tensile performance and kink resistance
• Good thermal weldability
• Excellent clarity and medical blue tint
• ISO 10993-4 & 5, USP Class VI & Animal Derivative Free
(ADF)
• Supplied drop-in material replacement to
overcome supply constraints of incumbent TPE
• Offered a lower extractable profile than
comparable materials in the market
• Enabled easy material transition without changes
in tooling or thermal welding machine settings
• Formulated solution with proprietary additives to
provide clarity and prevent yellowing after
sterilization
Versaflex™ HC BT218 Thermoplastic
Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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All limitations
and exclusions of Seller's liability shall also apply to the personal liability of its
salaried and other employees, co-workers and agents of Seller acting within the
performance of their contractual obligations.
4.
FORCE MAJEURE
Either party may suspend performance hereunder (except to pay for the Product
already received) in the event of: (1) acts of God, fire explosion, flood,
hurricanes; (2) strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances or riots; (3) war,
declared or undeclared; (4) compliance with any applicable law, regulation,
order, or rule, foreign or domestic, including but not limited to, export license
restrictions, priority, rationing, allocation or preemption orders or regulations, or
cancellation of Seller's or Buyer's license to operate its manufacturing facilities;
(5) shortage or other failure of facilities used for manufacture or transportation,
shortage of labor, power, fuel or raw materials; (6) total or partial shutdown due
to Seller's normal plant turnaround; or (7) any other cause or causes of any kind
or character reasonably outside the control of the party failing to perform,
whether similar or dissimilar from the enumerated causes (a "force majeure").
Seller may deliver to Buyer a quantity of Products with a
quantity tolerance which may vary, depending upon the quantities ordered by
Buyer, as follows: (1) from 50 to 99 kgs, +/- 25%; (2) from 100 to 249 kgs, +/-
15%; (3) from 250 to 499 kgs, +/- 10%; (4) more than 500 kgs, +/- 5%.
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PP OVERMOLDING HARDNESS REGULATORY STERILIZATION CHARACTERISTICS
Dynaflex™ G2706 28A USP Class VI, ISO 10993,
Food contact EtO Soft translucent grade,
grippy feel
Dynaflex™ G2711 43A USP Class VI, ISO 10993,
Food contact EtO Highly colorable solution,
grippy feel, low compression set
Versaflex™
CL2242 & CL2250 42A/ 50A USP Class VI, ISO 10993,
US Food contact EtO Clear boilable grades;
ABS, PC bondable
Versaflex™ G2705 N 60A USP Class VI, ISO 10993,
Food contact EtO/Steam High resilience,
low compression set
Versaflex™ HC3810 20A-90A USP Class VI, ISO 10993 EtO General purpose, unfilled
ABS, PC OVERMOLDING HARDNESS REGULATORY STERILIZATION CHARACTERISTICS
Versaflex™ OM1040 40A USP Class VI, ISO 10993 EtO Translucent
Versaflex™ OM3060 60A USP Class VI, ISO 10993 EtO Clear
VERSAFLEX™ CL AND DYNAFLEX™ TPEs
OVERMOLDING FOR
ERGONOMICS
• Adds good tactile surface with soft-touch feel
• Available in a variety of color effects and
textures
• Improves grip, cushion, and comfort
• Enhances functional performance like sealing
properties, vibration damping, oxygen
barrier, and scratch and abrasion resistance
• Reduces assembly costs, good processability
• Offers excellent adhesion to a wide range of
substrates
• Glucometers
• Medical tools overmolds
• Injector pens
• Analysis devices
VERSALLOY™ HC & VERSAFLEX™ HC TPEs
SEALING & RESEALING
• Rubbery feel and soft touch
• No coring, good puncture, and
resealability in static stoppers
• Meets low coefficient of friction
requirements in dynamic seals
• Low extractables
• Suitable to overmold onto polyolefins
• Sealing and resealing septum
• Seals and sanitary gaskets
• Syringe plungers and tips
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION HARDNESS REGULATORY STERILIZATION CHARACTERISTICS
Versalloy™
HC 9210-45N 45A USP Class VI EtO Good processability,
HC 9210-55N 55A USP Class VI EtO Good processability,
HC 9210-70N 70A USP Class VI EtO Good processability,
HC 9220-43N 43A USP Class VI,
ISO 10993-4/5 EtO Extrusion grade,
high temperature resistance
Versaflex™
HC 2110-35N 34A FDA, USP Class VI,
ISO 10993
Autoclave EtO
radiation Resealing, elevated comp set
Versaflex™
HC 2110-57B 57A FDA, USP Class VI,
ISO 10993
Autoclave EtO
radiation Low stiction
VERSAFLEX™ CL AND DYNAFLEX™ TPEs
HIGH CLARITY
GRADES WITHOUT
PLASTICIZERS
• Water clear grades formulated without
phthalate plasticizers
• Meets medical regulatory USP Class VI and
ISO 10993-4,5
• Food contact and FDA compliant
• Autoclave and radiation stable
• Low extractable
• High clarity (Haze 50 4.1, 100 4.5, 100 4, 70 6, 70
Tensile Modulus (MPa) 2200 2700 2600 2350 1820 1820
Flexural Strength (MPa) 80 90 104 86 68 68
Flexural Modulus (MPa) 2500 2700 2500 2300 1980 1590
HDT: 0.45, 1.8 (MPa) 110, 80 90, 80 100, 89 123, 100 123, 64 100, 70
UL-94 Rating @ 3.0 mm 5VA V-0 5VA V-0 HB V-0
UL-94 Rating @ 1.5 mm V-0 V-0 5VB V-0 HB V-0
UL-94 Rating @ 0.75 mm V-1 V-2 V-0 None None V-2
COMPETITIVE MATERIAL COMPARISON
ENGINEERED POLYMER FORMULATIONS
FOR HEALTHCARE
TRILLIANT™ HC THERMOPLASTICS
The family of Trilliant™ HC high-performance thermoplastics is formulated to meet the growing challenges
of medical devices and equipment.