Structural

The ability to tailor the strength, rigidity and ductility to meet your application allows our compounds to produce structural components which have an extremely high strength to weight ratio. The tensile strength, flexural modulus and CLTE of parts made from these materials compete favorably with those of cast metals and alloys. This, combined with low creep and low water absorption make them excellent candidates for metal replacement.

Our custom compounds can have high flow properties – even with glass fiber content as high as 60 percent. This makes it easy to fill very thin sections and to precision mold complex parts. We can also reduce the degree of surface roughness when compared to a typical reinforced compound. These compounds are available in a variety of grades, including glass fiber or mineral reinforcement, combination reinforcement, flame retardant, impact modified and custom colored.

Chemical Resistance - In highly corrosive atmospheres and chemical environments, high performance polymers are corrosion resistant in places metals fail. PTFE is better than exotic metal alloys.

Strength and Impact Resistance - Glass or carbon reinforced plastics perform well even in high strength / tensile applications. PPS can even outperform titanium in some applications.

Friction and Wear Resistance - Plastics can offer excellent wear resistance coupled with a low coefficient of friction. Plastics can out perform metals in many aggressive environments. We have developed and worked with many plastic material formulations to provide outstanding friction and wear performance.

Low Coefficient of Thermal Expansion - Plastics can match the CTE of steel and aluminum.

Eliminate Secondary Machining Operations - Molded plastic parts can provide outstanding sealing surfaces for poppets and seal componets as well as provide excellent wear surfaces without costly secondary machining operations.

Hydrolysis and Moisture Resistance - There are plastics that can retain mechanical properties and dimensional stability when exposed to water or steam at elevated temperatures and pressure.

Versatility - Designers will appreciate the complex shapes that can be easily molded allowing them to combine parts and reduce piece counts. This added versatility will reduce costs.