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Serving a variety of industries, including transportation, industrial, consumer, telecommunications, and electrical and electronic, these thermoplastics feature reduced weight, improved design flexibility and part consolidation at a significantly lower cost compared to machined components.
A high performing, low-density material ideal for weight reduction, plus improved strength, reduced warpage and faster cycle time
Advanced PC, PPS and LCP formulations to help customers to build 3D circuits on molded part surfaces; supporting high design flexibilty, multi-function integration, size miniaturization and weight reduction, even in high heat processes such as SMT
https://www.avient.com/products/advanced-composites/composite-ballistic-protection/glasarmor-ballistic-resistant-panels
Originally developed for protection from mortar fire, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite panels offer ballistic resistance at less than 25 percent of the weight of a comparable steel panel.
Nominal Weight
Lighter weight than steel or concrete
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INNOVATIVE CARBON FIBER MATRIX ORGANIZATIONS AND INFUSION FORMULATIONS ENABLE PIPELINE RENEWAL THE CHALLENGE Clean energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydrogen are gaining popularity worldwide and will soon become standard.
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Heat transfer capabilities of metal with design freedom and weight reduction of engineered polymers.
https://www.avient.com/products/engineered-polymer-formulations/sustainable-formulations/edgetek-ld
Edgetek™ LD is a high performing, low-density material solution ideal for use in applications where weight reduction is of key importance.
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Solutions to reduce weight and energy consumption
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/processing-enhancement-additives/cesa-process-additives
By lowering the friction and reducing melt-fracture and die buildup, CESA Process Additives enable difficult-to-process materials such as narrowmolecular-weight LLDPE and LLDPE-rich blends to run on existing extrusion lines.
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/processing-enhancement-additives/cesa-release-additives
Commonly used in consumer goods and automotive components to reduce part weight without compromising stiffness or mechanical properties.
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Solutions to reduce weight and energy consumption
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