Gravi-Tech™ Density-Modified Formulations High-Performance Alternative to Lead and Other Traditional Metals PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Gravi-Tech™ polymer-metal composites offer a high-performance thermoplastic-based alternative to lead and other traditional dense metals. VALUE SOLUTION Improve safety and reduce costs with Gravi-Tech formulations When Gravi-Tech polymer metal composites are substituted for lead, manufacturers can avoid the regulatory, disposal and employee exposure challenges associated with lead. Several grades of Gravi-Tech composites used for radiation- shielding applications provide protections similar to traditional lead-based materials, yet these Gravi-Tech polymer-metal composites are 37 percent lighter.

BUILDING MATERIALS RETAILER R O O F I N G M E M B R A N E S • Improve marketing claims for product performance and polymer integrity • Prevent and improve field life, and protect product from the growth and appearance of flora, fungi and algae from outdoor environmental exposures • Ability to convert materials from liquid to solid in order to accommodate advanced manufacturing technique • Seeking OBPA alternative • Delivered a product differentiating solution that eliminated both polymer-degrading microbials and mitigated the flora and fungal accumulation that causes discoloration and staining • Enabled versatility with combined liquid and solid masterbatch solutions • Provided a cost-effective and environmentally friendly OBPA alternative WithStand™ Antimicrobial Additives KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/performance-enhancement-additives/withstand-antimicrobial-additives

MEDICAL DEVICE DISINFECTION—HOW TO PREVENT CRACKING AND CRAZING Understanding polymer performance is key to minimizing disinfectant-related failures DISINFECTANT-RELATED DAMAGE ON POLYMER HOUSINGS Strong chemicals used to reduce hospital- acquired infections can damage equipment and result in material failures, such as: • Stress cracking • Crazing • Discoloration CHEMICAL RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS VARY BY ENVIRONMENT • Patient/exam rooms • Operating and radiology rooms • Reception areas • Home (patient equipment & devices) Healthcare devices must perform flawlessly in a myriad of challenging environments and engineers must be certain their devices can withstand increasingly potent disinfectants, which have begun to outstrip the performance of traditional polymers. When it comes to material selection and options, you need a strong partner that understands both polymers and the demands of the healthcare environment. An independent lab tested the following polymers with various disinfectants to help customers choose the material suitable to their specific application requirements.

Rigid polymers typically used to make housings for medical devices are failing to resist these chemicals. RESILIENCE™ HC OUTPERFORMS COMPETING POLYMERS Design engineers are increasingly looking more frequently for better chemical resistance properties in rigid device housings to combat the effects of disinfectants. PolyOne conducted a comparative study of polymer resistance to three common, harsh disinfectant chemistries.

We manufacture specialty long fiber composite pellets using a proprietary pultrusion process that melt impregnates continuous carbon, glass or other specialty fibers with thermoplastic polymer matrices ranging from polypropylene (PP) to PEEK to achieve high performance. 

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Stronger, lighter weight, and more durable polymers can replace metal parts.

The extremely long polymer chains enable load transfer by strengthening intermolecular interactions.

Fiber reinforced polymer rod with upjacketing available