https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/Garage Door Composite Panel Application Bulletin.pdf
POLYSTRAND™ THERMOPLASTIC PANELS
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
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Gravi-Tech Product Bulletin_A4.pdf
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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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/Edwards Ballistic Panel Case Study.pdf
They are constructed
from layers of 0°/90° woven E-glass fiber reinforcements
combined with a proprietary resin system in a
continuous pultrusion manufacturing process.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/Cesa and Hiformer Non-PFAS Process Aid Product Bulletin.pdf
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Reduces melt fracture leading to fast time
to clear
• Reduces die buildup
• Improves process efficiency
• Retains ability to seal and print
• Available in both solid and liquid
• Offers low concentration efficiency
• Reduces power requirements
• Does not interact with other additives
APPLICATIONS
• Blown film
• Profile extrusion
• Tubing and pipe extrusion
• Wire and cable applications
• Extruded sheet
• Applications in both virgin resin and PCR
Copyright © 2024, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/infographic-advanced-composites-ebook.pdf
WEIGHT REDUCTION
• Up to 75% lighter than steel;
up to 25% lighter than aluminum
• Better fuel economy for
transportation
• Simplified installation
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
• Complex shapes less costly
to produce than metal
• Ability to tailor strength
and stiffness in
specific areas
• Versatile aesthetic
options for
surface finish
PART
CONSOLIDATION
• Easier installation
and assembly with
fewer parts
• Simplified transport
of finished goods
• Fewer parts = reduced
chance of failure
Value that the U.S. composite
materials market is expected to
reach by 2022
$10.6B
50% Amount of weight reduction that
advanced composites could bring to
passenger cars, leading to 35% better
fuel efficiency
7% CAGR that analyst firm Technavio forecasts the
global medical composite materials market
will experience from 2016–2020
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites combine thermoset
or thermoplastic resins with fiber reinforcement, the resulting
product having substantially different properties than the
individual components.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/2020-advanced-composites-infographic.pdf
Thermoset composite springs from Avient are engineered with proprietary vinyl ester or epoxy
resins and unidirectional fiber reinforcement technologies.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/45324-Certificate-13JAN2023.pdf
ABS Quality Evaluations
This is to certify that the Quality Management System of:
Avient Corporation
Avient Corporation - McHenry, IL
831 Ridgeview Drive
ISO 13485:2016
The Quality Management System is applicable to:
Certificate No: 45324
Certification Date: 24 February 2014
Effective Date: 13 January 2023
Expiration Date: 23 January 2026
Revision Date: 13 January 2023 Dominic Townsend, President
DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER RESINS & PELLETS FOR THE
MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY
This certificate may be found on the ABS QE Website (www.abs-qe.com).
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-01/ISO 16949 Tossiat%2C France.pdf
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Certificate of Approval
AWARDED TO
PolyOne France Tossiat
Route de la vavrette, 01250, Tossiat - France
IATF USI: LWZS4P
Bureau Veritas Certification certify that the Quality Management System of the above
organisation has been audited and found to be in accordance with the requirements of
IATF 16949 - FIRST EDITION
and the applicable customer specific requirements
SCOPE
Design and manufacturing
PERMITTED EXCLUSION(S)
None
PRODUCT(S) DELIVERED
colour with additive concentrates for thermoplastic resins and speciality compounds
obtained by mixing and extrusion
https://e-cer.bureauveritas.com/68LJQE0ZV0CO6I7YW0YSXOUMV9WWROQPHPI2AOHRRLFFVRAVTFVZGXKWIE3TOWLTTKEWCPQB9UNAPXHH6T0HXOMUEDVYPRPJLEXBBTKQYPBRICYOKY143TECQ5UMHGA3JX
Date Of Certification: 11 December 2024
Date Of Expiration: 10 December 2027
IATF Certificate N°: 0558656
Bureau Veritas Certification Certificate No: FR094003 - IATF Revision: 1
For Bureau Veritas Certification Holding, Tour ALTO, 4 place des saisons, 92400 COURBEVOIE – France
(The official document is in English.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/67599-Certificate-06DEC2024.pdf
Certificate Avient Corporation
Certificate Of Conformance
This is to certify that the Quality Management System of:
Avient Corporation
33587 Walker Road
Avon Lake OH
44012
has been assessed by ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. and found to be in
conformance with the requirements set forth by:
ISO 9001:2015
The Quality Management System is applicable to:
Design and manufacture of colour and additive concentrates, thermoplastic resins and
specialty compounds
Certificate No: 65799
Certification Date: 01 OCT 2020
Effective Date: 25 SEP 2023
Expiration Date 30 SEP 2026
Revision Date: 06 DEC 2024
Dominic Townsend, President
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ISO 9001:2015
Certificate Of Conformance
ANNEX
Certificate No.: 65799
Avient Corporation
At the below facilities
Avient Corporation -
Avon Lake, OH
Management of QMS, Design and manufacture of colour and additive concentrates,
thermoplastic resins and specialty compounds
33587 Walker Road Avon Lake OH
44012 United States
Avient (Argentina) SA Administration, Site management, Manufacture, Laboratory (QC and Colormatching),
Procurement, Maintenance, Infrastructure, Warehouse and Transport, Sales
Av.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/what-s-difference-fillers-reinforcements
Unlike chopped glass fibers, is a fine powder used to thicken resin.
To prepare your equipment for metal-filled compounds, start with glass-filled material in the same base resin—it’s less expensive.
Also, avoid allowing metallic filler to sit in the barrel at high temperatures for long periods of time—this could degrade the base resin.