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During injection molding, longer fibers align and
intertwine to form an internal skeletal network,
enabling a unique set of performance characteristics,
including:
• High strength-to-weight ratio which
facilitates metal replacement to achieve
weight reduction
• Added stiffness and strength to carry loads
while resisting creep deformation
• Increased toughness to absorb impact
forces without permanent damage
• High cyclical fatigue endurance to resist
cracking and crack propagation
• Mechanical performance that is retained
across a wide temperature range
• Improved dimensional stability with nearly
isotropic properties and low thermal
expansion
• Corrosion and chemical resistance
Long fiber composites provide a combination of stiffness, strength, and toughness performance
enhancements not available together when using other reinforcing methods, while retaining the single-
step processing simplicity of injection molding.
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These methods include:
PULTRUSION
• Fibers are impregnated with liquid thermoset
resins, then pulled through a heated die to cure
the resin and form the product
• This continuous, automated manufacturing
process creates constant cross section profiles
of any pre-determined length with consistent,
uniform quality and exceptional mechanical
performance
• Applications include rods and profiles of various
lengths and complexities, such as utility poles,
insulator core rods and structural beams
CONTINUOUS FILAMENT WINDING
• Combines the principles of filament winding with
pultrusion to create constant or tapered cross-
sectional tubing in precision sizes
• The unique axial and biaxial fiber orientation
provides flexural and tensile strength, as well as
crush and burst resistance
• Applications include lightweight shelter frames
and sporting goods components
CONTINUOUS RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (CRTM™)
• Engineered core materials are sandwiched
between structural composite laminate face sheets
• Continuous composite sandwich panels feature
high specific strength and stiffness-to-weight ratio
• Applications include ballistic resistant panels,
truck floors and rail car doors
CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS
• Fully recyclable tape, X-Ply™ (0°/90°), and other
multi-ply configurations with widths up to 10' wide
• Sandwich panels in unlimited lengths,
up to 6" thick and 10' wide
• High volume production capacity
• Applications include structural and aerodynamic
components in transportation, and reinforcement
of materials such as wood and metal
THERMOSET COMPOSITE LAMINATES & BARSTOCK
• Unidirectionally reinforced barstock, laminates
and hybrid composites engineered to maximize
deflection and fatigue resistance
• Customizable shapes and sizes
• Applications include archery bow limbs, flat
springs, prosthetics, sporting equipment
THERMOSET FINISHING OPERATIONS
• Customized finishing capabilities for barstock and
laminates including machining, water-jet cutting,
profiling/shaping, sanding, slitting, laminating,
molding and coatings
TESTING CAPABILITIES
• Mechanical – Flexural, tensile, compression, shear,
fatigue, impact resistance
• Physical – Specific gravity/density, Barcol
hardness, water absorption, void content,
resin/fiber content, dye penetrant, viscosity
• Thermomechanical – Coefficient of linear thermal
expansion, glass transition temperature, deflection
temperature, degree of cure, curing properties
• Electrical – High-voltage, low current dry arc
resistance of solid electrical insulation, dielectric
strength, water diffusion
ABOUT AVIENT
ADVANCED COMPOSITES
The Avient advanced composites portfolio
consists of Glasforms™, Gordon Composites™
and Polystrand™ branded materials.
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PREPERM solutions enable faster,
safer and more reliable connections—in antennas,
lenses, screws or other RF parts
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orientation, ethnicity or on any other legally protected characteristics.