High-performance thermoplastics

 reinforced with LONG fibres (*)

Special characteristics:

An effective alternative when it is impossible to obtain required properties with conventional polymers.
Impact-resistant even at low temperatures;
Creep-resistant;
Good fatigue resistance;
Mechanical resistance and modulus properties at high temperatures;
Less tendency to warp following injection moulding, thanks to reduced anisotropy. Reduced anisotropy is also found in the mechanical properties.
(*) these reinforcement fibres are 10 or 12 millimetres long, while the average length of fibres dispersed in the granules of conventional short glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastics is around 1 millimetre. Commonly used reinforcements are primarily glass and carbon fibres.

available both non-reinforced and carbon fibre- or glass fibre-reinforced

Special characteristics:

High temperature, resistant at 240°C (temperature resistance rises to a maximum of 300°C if reinforced with 30% glass fibres, for example);
High resistance to gamma rays;
Very high resistance to sterilisation cycles;
Exceptional dimensional stability;
Good resistance to chemicals;
Good abrasion resistance;
Electrical insulation.

Glass fibre- or carbon fibre-reinforced

Special characteristics:

Developed to obtain improved properties compared to conventional aliphatic polyamides (PA6 and PA66). Offers a combination of very good mechanical and heat properties with an excellent cost/performance ratio;
High melting point;
Good rigidity at high temperatures;
High continuous operation temperature;
Excellent mechanical properties;
Good resistance to chemicals;
Good dimensional stability;
Relatively low moisture absorption;
Excellent surface appearance with special mineral content (up to 60%).