Aug 22, 2020 | Featured, Newsletter, Plastics Profiler
Glass fiber reinforced Nylon is a material often used to replace metal due to its higher strength to weight ratio. While Nylon 6 and Nylon 66 offer similar benefits there are distinct differences that should be taken into account when selecting between the two grades.
Feb 16, 2020 | Featured, News & Releases, Newsletter, Plastics Profiler
Carbon black has many applications in plastics. Carbon black is typically dispersed into a plastic master batch concentrate at a high dosage, 15% to 50% by weight. Concentrate allows AGS Technology to utilize carbon black in a pre-dispersed pellet form...
Dec 1, 2019 | Featured, Newsletter, Plastics Profiler
Unfilled polypropylene has rather low impact and stiffness. As a result, polypropylene materials are often modified to improve their mechanical properties. To improve stiffness the polypropylene can be compounded with short glass fiber (SGF-PP) or long...
Aug 11, 2019 | Featured, Newsletter, Plastics Profiler
Polypropylene copolymer is a crystalline thermoplastic that starts with polymer grade propylene with 1-7% ethylene monomer added during bulk polymerization. Comonomer content and molecular weight distribution can be controlled in the reactor allowing for a wide range...
Jul 14, 2019 | Featured, Newsletter, Plastics Profiler
Nylon 66 is a crystalline engineering thermoplastic made up of hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid that undergo a condensation reaction to form the polymer and is noted for the following performance characteristics: Chemical ResistanceAbrasion ReistanceFriction...
Jul 2, 2019 | Newsletter, Plastics Profiler
Polycarbonate resins are amorphous thermoplastic polymers based on bisphenol A. Polycarbonate is noted for the following performance characteristics: High Impact StrengthDimensional StabilityHeat ResistanceMemoryClarity A major drawback of polycarbonate is its...
