Beat the heat when molding high-temperature thermoplastics

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Desai, Kirit ^{[1
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[1] Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, Alpharetta, GA, United States

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Plastics Technology | 2012年 / 58卷 / 10期

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Corrosion resistance - Functional polymers - Thermoplastics - Reinforced plastics - Automotive industry - Elastomers - Energy efficiency - Fuel economy - Glass;

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Kirit Desai from Solvay Specialty Polymers, states that increasing market demands for energy efficiency and fuel economy in the automotive industry are generating significant interest among design engineers to replace metals with high-performance thermoplastics. These materials also offer light weight, corrosion resistance, high dimensional stability, and design flexibility for a wide range of applications in the electrical/electronics, medical, aerospace, and telecommunications industries. Reinforcements such as glass fiber, glass spheres, and other additives are being used along with the high-performance plastics to achieve strength and stiffness comparable to metal. Experts suggest that machine selection is a critical variable when molding such high-heat materials. It is recommended that the estimated residence time needs to around 6 minutes for materials, such as polyphthalamide (PPA).

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