Higher manufacturing component cost: The molds and dies used in pultrusion can be expensive. This is because the molds must be made of higher quality materials, must be able to withstand the heat and pressure of the pultrusion process, and be produced according to tight machining tolerances.

The difference in moisture uptake is also evident in property change between samples tested dry as molded compared to equilibrium conditioned, as shown in the chart above. If the material is allowed to stay in an injection molding machine or extruder (profile, sheet, etc.) too long, the material will start to discolor and brown ‘freckles’ may appear. 

Use a rigid substrate for easy ejection from the mold 7 . The image shows the result of a fill analysis that predicts the polymer flow in the mold . This is one of the common analyses used to verify the quality of the mold design and process .

LUBRIONE™ INTERNALLY LUBRICATED FORMULATIONS PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION UNITS TEST METHOD NN–000/15T BLACK NN–20GF– 10GB/13T–2S BLACK NN–30GF/10T WHITE LB8900-0001 30GF/15T NATURAL LB8900-0002 30GF/13T-2S NATURAL LB8900-0003 18T-2S NATURAL ATT–000/5T BLACK AT–000/18T– 2S NATURAL 5209 FPL 20 NATURAL PS–30GF/2S NATURAL LB5210–0237 1B NATURAL PC–10CF/15T BLACK Base Polymer PA 66 PA 66 PA 66 PK PK PK POM POM POM PBT PP PC General Properties Specific Gravity g/cm3 ASTM D792 1.23 1.46 1.47 1.56 1.55 1.33 1.38 1.47 1.51 1.54 1.13 1.31 Molding Shrinkage ASTM D955 Flow % 1.0–2.0 0.20–0.50 0.50–1.0 0.30–0.60 0.20–0.40 1.7–2.3 1.5–2.0 2.0–3.0 2.0–3.0 0.20–0.40 0.10–0.30 0.10–0.30 Water Absoprtion (23°C, 24 hr.) % ASTM D570 0.8 – 0.050–1.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.050 – 0.050 – – – Mechanical Properties Tensile Modulus(1) MPa ASTM D638 2650 9650 9790 8050 7380 1250 965 1770 2420 8620 4140 – Tensile Strength(1) (Yield) MPa ASTM D638 61.4 119 122 119 94 47 35 40 45 108 72.4 90 Tensile Elongation(1) (Break) % ASTM D638 3.0–5.0 1.0–3.0 1.5 3 2 35 40 30 26 3 – – Flexural Modulus MPa ASTM D790 2760 6890 6890 7380 6410 1300 1080 1740 1790 6690 4840 5500 Flexural Strength MPa ASTM D790 108 172 214 182 167 55 41.4 62.7 68.3 165 110 130 Coefficient of Friction ASTM D1894 vs. Steel – Static 0.25 0.46 0.18 0.15 0.12 0.19 0.11 0.14 0.13 0.24 0.17 0.17 Impact Notched Izod Impact (23°C, 3.18 mm, Injection Molded) J/m ASTM D256A 41 64(6) 110 107 107 70 80 37 37 75 – 69 Thermal Properties Heat Deflection Temperature ASTM D648 0.45 MPa °C 215(6) – 250 215 216 184 152 151(6) 153(6) 218(6) – – 1.8 MPa °C 65(6) 239(7) 244(6) 210 210 75 94 81.1(6) 88 197(6) – 135(5) Electrical Properties Surface Resistivity ohms/sq ASTM D254 – – – 1.30x1012 1.9x1012 5.2x1012 – – – – – 1.0x109 Dielectric Strength (Short Time) kV/mm – – 8.5 – – – – – – – – – Flammability Flame Rating Class UL 94 HB – – HB HB HB – HB – – – – LubriOne™ Internally Lubricated Formulations NOTES (1) Type I, 5.1mm/min (2) Type I, 21.3 mm/min (3) Type I, 50 mm/min (4) Type I, 5.1mm/min, Break (5) 3.2 mm thick, Unannealed (6) 6.35 mm thick, Unannealed (7) 3.2 mm thick, Annealed PRODUCT DESCRIPTION UNITS TEST METHOD LB6000- 5024 RS HI Natural LB6000- 5021 RS S1 Black LB6000- 5021 RS X2 Black LB6000- 5019 X1 Black LB6700- 5001 RS AF Black NN- 000/01M Black SO REC LB6600- 5030 RS Grey LB3300- 5010 RS Natural LB3300- 5005 RS Natural REC LB3220- 5001 RS C Natural X1 LB8900- 5010 GP Grey LB8900- 5006 RS PE Natural LB8900- 5004 RS PE Natural LB4200- 5022 Black LB4200- 5023 Natural Base Polymer PA 6 PA6/PA66 PA66 PBT PC PKE POM Lubricant UHMWPE1 UHMWPE UHMWPE UHMWPE UHMWPE MoS22 Graphite UHMWPE UHMWPE UHMWPE Graphite UHMWPE UHMWPE MoS2 UHMWPE Filler type GF10 GF30 GF30 GF50 GF50 Unfilled GF33 GF20 MI20 GF10 Unfilled GF20 GF30 Unfilled Unfilled General Properties Specific Gravity g/cm3 ISO 1183 1.18 1.35 1.39 1.55 1.58 1.14 1.44 1.42 1.46 1.23 1.26 1.34 1.43 1.4 1.35 Mechanical Properties Tensile Modulus (23°C) MPa ISO 527-1 4250 9500 9000 15500 16600 3500 10600 6300 3330 4000 1630 5300 9250 2470 2150 Tensile Strength (Yield, 23°C) MPa ISO-527-2 97 150 160 205 200 85 164 102 55 60 60 108 99.1 55 50 Tensile Elongation (Break, 23°C) % ISO-527-2 12 2.5 3 2.7 2.4 3.4 2.0 4.2 8 2.5 46 3.7 1.5 11 11 Flexural Strength (23°C) MPa ISO 178 103 – – 285 265 108 215 127 78 85 38 155 117 73 68 Flexural Modulus (23°C) MPa ISO 178 3250 – – 12400 11100 2690 9000 4700 3000 3100 1380 4600 5450 2210 2070 Impact Charpy Notched Impact Strength (23°C, Injection Molded) kJ/m^2 ISO 179 14 12 10 15 10 3 6 7.7 4.3 12 15 10 7.6 8 5 Charpy Unnotched Impact Strength (23°C, Injection Molded) kJ/m^2 ISO 179 82 55 61 75 60 65 50 47 69 - NB 63 36 NB NB Thermal Properties Deflection Temperature Under Load 1.8 Mpa, Unannealed °C ISO 75-2/A 107 – – 204 – 73 235 – – – 90 210 204 86 80 Cofficient of Friction (CoF) & Wear Rate CoF vs.

Certain polymers under certain mold conditions can stick to the mold, leading to broken or deformed parts.

These questions will help define the appropriate combination of modular components: • What type of process - extrusion/molding? FlexCart Reservoir Cassette • Key component of the FlexCart range providing the ability to change colors in minutes • A ten-liter container housed in a removable cassette, with built in tube storage facility Peristaltic Pump • Ideal for use on shorter production runs & frequent color changes • Re-usable with replaceable tubing • Typically used for injection molding Progressing Cavity Pump • Suited to longer production runs & continuous operation • Accurate, interchangeable & available in five sizes • Typically used in extrusion CMG Controllers • CMG3000 - A robust, straightforward analogue control of metering • CMG5000 - Expanded functions, touch screen, networking & data export • CMG6000 - As for CMG5000 plus control of HP melt injection pumps & melt pressure transducers • FlexG - CMG3000 + load cell system for loss in weight functionality Gyroscopic Mixing & Recirculating • Gyroscopic mixing designed for the patented PlanetPak design • FlexCart Re-Circ Dual paddle mixer designed for larger FlexCart units to rejuvenate materials • Systems designed to maintain liquid colors and additives in prime condition FlexCart FlexCart Mini FlexCart Micro FlexCart Nano FlexCart M.I. Footprint (LxW cm) 86 x 71 98 x 38 60 x 35 55 x 30 86 x 80 Typical max. throughput (kg/hr) 1000 625 250 50 120 Max. metering rate (cc/s) 10 10 10 1.8 1.25 Continuous use Yes Yes No No Yes Transfer pumps PC/Peri Peri NA NA PC Metering pumps PC/Peri PC/Peri PC/Peri Peri PC Interchangeable cassette Yes Yes Yes No Yes Typical PlanetPak delivery unit 25L 25L NA 1L 25L Other delivery packaging IBC/LN Drum/LN LN LN NA PC PUMP RATE (cc/rev) 0.09 0.28 0.87 2.6 5.2 RECOMMENDED OUTPUT RANGE (g/min) 0.9 to 9 2.8 to 28 8.7 to 87 26 to 260 53 to 520 PC PUMP MAX (g/min) 18 56 174 520 1040 CONTROLLER CMG 3000 FlexG CMG 5000 CMG 6000 Application Injection Molding Extrusion Injection Molding Extrusion Injection Molding Extrusion Injection Molding Extrusion Melt Injection Volumetric/gravimetric V V (weight data) V/G V/G Data export/network No Yes Yes Yes Touch screen No Yes Yes Yes Multiple log-in levels No No Yes Yes FlexCart Model S Optional Yes No Mini Model S No Yes No Micro Yes No Yes No Nano Yes No No No Melt Injection No No No Yes Choosing a progressive cavity pump for transfer or metering Choosing the controller MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE Here are the options which should be considered for an informed choice of combinations: (Note: LN = 3, 5 & 10L molded container PC = Progressing Cavity Pump Peri = Peristaltic Pump) Avient can provide support and assistance on every aspect of liquid color and additive processing.

Injection Molding of Plaques A Milacron injection molding machine was used to prepare plaques for the measurements of physical properties and adhesion. They have good flow characteristics suitable for injection molding applications. These TPEs also possess good flow properties suitable for injection molding applications.