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News Release from: Owens Corning | Subject: PerforMax LG, HR and SP
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
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High performance thermoplastic reinforcements offer lower outgasing, enhanced hydrolysis resistance and other mechanical properties.
At the international Composites and Polycon 2006 show in St Louis, Missouri, Owens Corning added three new products to its PerforMax high performance thermoplastic reinforcements' portfolio, which offer lower outgasing, enhanced hydrolysis resistance and other mechanical properties, such as superior strength and fatigue resistance compared with similar competitive products PerforMax LG chopped strand has been designed specifically for small electronic and electrical components such as SMT connectors, LED and relay housings to reduce outgasing
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 13 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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This is key, as the industry has exhausted most possibilities for outgasing from polymer matricies and additives.
PerforMax HR chopped strand is tailored for applications exposed to fluids and high temperatures, such as parts used for plumbing, heating and ventilation and automotive under-hood components.
Engine cooling conditions have become increasingly severe as automakers push the limits of engine design to achieve higher performance and greater fuel economy.
This has resulted in engines running hotter, a problem which until now was only combated by adding new chemicals to coolant mixes - creating further challenges for traditional polyamides and reinforcements.
PerforMax SP chopped strand is specifically designed for reinforcing super engineering plastics and is an ideal complement to the superior property profiles of LCP, PPS, PEI, PES and Peek polymers in the most harsh and demanding electronic, automotive and plumbing applications.
"With the launch of these and other new high performance thermoplastic applications, Owens Corning has begun delivering on its promise of breakthrough products through the combination of complementary technologies following the company's acquisition of the composites business of Japan's Asahi Fiber Glass Company in May this year", said Owens Corning Senior Engineer Hiromasa Suzuki.
"What the Owens Corning and Asahi technical teams have done, is to address the outgasing issue in respect to the sizing of the glass fibre reinforcement".
"This has involved changes at the molecular level to deliver significantly lower outgasing than competitive products, and clear, game-changing technological advantages to the design engineers, compounders, moulders and OEMs who make up the value chain".
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