Caption: Avient launches Edgetek™ Toughened PPA formulations that offer high-heat performance, low moisture absorption, and excellent impact resistance for demanding applications. To download a high-resolution image, please click here: FOR MEDIA USE ONLY] The new impact-modified PPA materials are formulated in filled and unfilled grades that deliver exceptional structural integrity and impact resistance at high temperatures.

Impact Wear and impact resistance Meet the demands of high-temperature applications with these high-performing formulations

They combine high levels of stiffness, strength, and toughness together in a single material.   Within this overlapping image of a part that is pre and post pyrolysis (burning away of the resin) you can see the well-defined skeletal structure created by the long fiber material – imperative to the success of the high impact properties achieves Long fiber composites typically have similar impact performance at -60°F (-50°C) as they do at room temperature.

Edgetek™ PKE High Impact Formulations The Edgetek™ PKE High Impact (HI) series consists of specialty engineered, impact modified polyketone (PK) thermoplastics. These formulations provide superior chemical resistance, low moisture uptake, and outstanding high impact and wear resistance. Formulated to deliver high performance in chemical, fuel contact, and high moisture environments, these thermoplastics are useful in applications found in the industrial, electrical/electronics, transportation and powersports industries.

Impact High performance liquid foaming additives for vinyl, polyethylene, and polystyrene foaming applications 

As a complement to PolyOne’s liquid Excelite CFA portfolio for extrusion, new Excelite IM CFAs are engineered for a wide range of injection molded polymers, including olefins, PVC, polystyrene, PC/ABS, and high-heat materials. Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic EDITORS: For a high-resolution image, please click here: Excelite™ IM

Expanded resin families able to incorporate biocompatible colorants and additives include nylon, thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs), and polystyrene. EDITORS: For a high-resolution image, please click here: PolyOne Healthcare Colorants and Additives 

Specialized chemistries enable TPEs to adhere to many different plastic substrates, including polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), PC/ABS, copolyester, polyamide, and polystyrene, for a seamless and permanent bond. TPEs can be customized with bright colors and effects, such as metallics, sparkles, and pearlescents, and various shine levels, including eye-catching high gloss, which can provide a high-tech or high-fashion aesthetic. In another example, Brooks Sports chose a high-performance, customized TPE for a new running shoe cushioning technology.

Trilliant™ HC Thermoplastics: High-performance formulations with excellent chemical resistance and durability for medical device enclosures. Expanded resin families are able to incorporate biocompatible colorants and additives including nylon, polypropylene, and polystyrene. EDITORS: For a high-resolution image, please click here: MD&M

This hard/soft combination design has been driven by an escalating market trend pushing toward enhanced ergonomic feel and touch, gripping feel, aesthetics, cushioning against impact, vibration isolation or dampening and insulation. Rigid thermoplastics include both commodity thermoplastics and engineering thermoplastics, such as polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), high impact polystyrene (HIPS), polycarbonate (PC), acrynitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), poly(phenylene oxide) (PPO), polyamide (PA), PC/ABS blend and PPO/PS blend etc.. As given in Table II, TPE-1 demonstrates good adhesion on all ten substrates with very different surface energy and polarity; from the low like PP to the high like PC and ABS.