High-Temperature Resins suit critical electronics applications.April 15, 2002 - Flame-retardant AMODEL FR-4133, FR-6133 and FR-6145 polyphthalamide resins are useful in lead-free SMT soldering operations. They are available in hot-water-moldable base resins, 4000 and 6000, and 2 glass-reinforced levels, 33 and 45%, with heat distortion temperatures up to 300 deg C. Applications include connectors, chip capacitors, cell phone components, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, and switches.
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Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C.
4500 McGinnis Ferry Road
Alpharette, GA, 30005-3914
USA
Solvay Advanced Polymers Introduces New Generation Of Flame Retardant AMODEL(R) PPA
Three New Grades Now Available in Commercial Volumes
Alpharetta, Ga. -- Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., today introduced AMODEL FR-4133, FR-6133 and FR-6145, a new generation of high-temperature, flame retardant AMODEL polyphthalamide resins, at this year's National Manufacturing Week, being held from March 18-21, at McCormick Place, in Chicago, Ill. The company expects to roll out the new AMODEL FR grades at a series of trade shows and industry events over the next 12 to 18 months.
AMODEL FR grades are designed for critical electronics and electrical applications, such as connectors, chip capacitors, cell phone components, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, and switches. Of special note is the material's high conductive tracking index (CTI) and glow wire flammability temperature (GWF) performance.
According to Bruce Bersted, a senior product development specialist at Solvay Advanced Polymers, this new series combines the best attributes of previous generations, including robust mechanical properties, high thermal stability and enhanced processability, in a single family of high-temperature polymers.
"These new FR grades are more color stable due to their improved thermal stability when processed at very high temperatures," Bersted said. "In essence, they combine the superior mechanical properties of AMODEL AF-4133 with the outstanding processing
properties of AMODEL AFA-4133," he added.
According to the company, customers may also realize reduced outgassing and moisture pick-up, along with improved electrical properties and thermal capabilities, which can be an advantage for today's lead-free SMT soldering operations. The company offers these new AMODEL FR grades in two hot-water-moldable base resins, 4000 and 6000, and two glass-reinforced levels, 33 and 45%, with heat distortion temperatures up to 300 deg C.
Previously offered in smaller samples for initial testing use, AMODEL FR grades are now available in commercial volumes.
About Solvay Advanced Polymers
Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., is a subsidiary of Solvay America, Inc. The company produces high-performance polymers that are used in a wide range of demanding applications in the automotive, aerospace, industrial, foodservice, medical and electronics industries worldwide. Solvay Advanced Polymers was formed when Solvay S.A. combined its PA-MX6 and PPS product lines with a portfolio of materials that had comprised BP Amoco's engineering resins business.
Solvay S.A. is an international pharmaceuticals and chemicals group with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, employing about 32,000 people in 50 countries. In 2001, its consolidated sales amounted to EUR 8.7 billion generated by its four activity sectors: Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Plastics and Processing. Solvay is listed in the Euronext 100 index of top European
companies. Details are available at www.solvay.com
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