Nylon Compound adds strength to injection molded parts.
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Chemlon 217 GI is 17% glass fiber-reinforced nylon 6 compound with levels of stiffness, flexural strength, and tensile strength suitable for injection molded applications that undergo challenging dynamic forces. Impact-modified and UV-stabilized, it suitable for outdoor and low-temperature environments. Compound can be used in applications such as office chairs, outdoor power equipment, outboard motor covers, and gun stock components.
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Glass-Filled Nylon Withstands Flexural Forces in Challenging Dynamic Applications
PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A. - A new 17% glass fiber-reinforced nylon 6 compound provides a combination of strength and stiffness required for injection molded applications that undergo challenging dynamic forces, it was announced today by Chem Polymer, a unit of Teknor Apex Company.
Chemlon 217 GI exhibits the high levels of stiffness, flexural strength, and tensile strength called for in dynamically challenging applications like office chairs, outdoor power equipment, outboard motor covers, and gun stock components. The compound is impact modified and UV stabilized, making it suitable for outdoor and low-temperature environments.
"Chemlon 217 GI provides the practical toughness that rugged-use applications require, and it yields an excellent surface even though it is a glass-filled formulation," said Todd Bresson, national sales manager. "Its outstanding flow characteristics make it suitable for large parts."
Bresson noted that a customized formulation of the compound has been used commercially for the one-piece molded inner shells of office chairs, where exactly the right balance of flexibility and stiffness is needed to combine structural strength with user comfort.
CHEM POLYMER is an international supplier of engineering thermoplastics for the transportation, consumer products, and industrial markets. It produces reinforced and specially modified compounds of polyamide 6, 6/6, 6/10, and 6/12 under the Chemlon® brand. Founded in 1965, Chem Polymer was acquired by Teknor Apex in 2004. TEKNOR APEX COMPANY is a privately held firm with seven business units and 2,000 employees. It is headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.A., manufactures at 12 locations in the U.S. and overseas, and sells in 86 countries, serving markets in the plastics and chemical industries. Visit www.teknorapex.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Americas: Teknor Apex Company, 505 Central Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861 U.S.A. Tel:1-401-725-8000. Tel. from U.S. only: 1-800-237-3167. E-mail: chempolymer@teknorapex.com. Europe: Teknor Apex UK Ltd., Tat Bank Road, Oldbury, West Midlands B69 4NH, UK. Tel: 44-121-665-2105. Fax: 44-121-544-5530. Email: etpsales@teknorapex.co.uk. Asia: Singapore Polymer Corporation, 41 Shipyard Road, Singapore 628134. Tel: 65-6265-2544. Fax: 65-6265-1821. Email: apactpe@teknorapex.com.
