Inherently static dissipative engineering thermoplastics

Inherently dissipative engineering thermoplastics have been recently developed in the laboratories of LMP Engineering Plastics Inc. The materials cover a wide family of thermoplastics materials that can be further modified with conventional plastic additives such as, glass fibers, flame retardants, impact modifiers, etc. This new and exciting technology is based on combining number of polymeric type materials to form a blend or an alloy. The combined system produces a homogenous thermoplastic material that can be processed tay all conventional methods for thermoplastics such as, injection molding, extrusion, blow molding and thermoforming. The polymers in most cases are not compatible with each other. However, in many instances the compatibility can be obtained by certain additives called compatibilizers. Each polymer pair needs a specific compatibilzer that will improve the compatibility of the two non-compatible polymers and produce a consistent blend with good and consistent mechanical, impact and electrical properties. In addition, most frequently the manufacturing conditions play a vital role in obtaining consistently homogenous product. Therefore, for each type of polymer a specific solution had to be found to produce a compatible blend with good mechanical, impact and electrical properties. The following type of thermoplastics have been developed to date. ABS type: general purpose ABS, FR ABS and transparent ABS. Nylon type: Nylon 6, Nylon 6,10, Nylon 6,12, Nylon 12 and amorphous Nylon. Other polymers: PET Acetal polyurethane, polyketone, polypropylene, FR-polypropylene, PVDF.