New Michelman Fiber Sizings Improves Fiber-polymer Interface Adhesion
Press Release Summary:
- Provides benefits such as design freedom, consolidation of parts and integration of functionality
- Help automotive, transportation, construction, aerospace, energy industries and sport to improve quality and performance of composites
- Hydrosize carbon 300 series produces good chemical resistance along with interfacial adhesion to polymer systems
Original Press Release:
Michelman to Introduce JEC Forum Chicago Attendees to Powerful Line-up of Fiber Sizings that Improve Performance of Carbon Fiber Composites
Cincinnati, OH (June 14, 2019) –Michelman will introduce visitors to the JEC Forum Chicago Conference & Business Meetings to its portfolio of fiber sizing solutions that help industry exploit the benefits of composites: design freedom, consolidation of parts, and integration of functionality while meeting lightweighting initiatives.
Michelman fiber sizings are available for a variety of application types, and dramatically improve fiber-polymer interface adhesion. These help industries including, automotive, transportation, construction, aerospace, energy, and sport improve the quality and performance of composites.
Visitors to Michelman’s booth #113 will find a focus on Hydrosize® Carbon, which allows carbon fiber manufacturers to optimize the interfacial adhesion between polymers and fibers by tailoring the surface chemistry of their reinforcement fibers to the chemistry of the matrix resin. Various grades are available and offer a wide variety of solutions depending on resin compatibility, fiber type, and desired composite performance.
Designed for polyamides including high-temperature applications, the Hydrosize Carbon 200 Series is APE, solvent, and VOC-free and is perfect for fiber reinforced nylon composites where greater thermal stability is required. Coolant pumps are a typical automotive application. Other benefits of these small particle size dispersions include excellent film-forming properties and high strand integrity.
Formulated for polycarbonates (PC) and other PC blends such as PC-ABS, the Hydrosize Carbon 300 Series produces good chemical resistance along with interfacial adhesion to polymer systems. Appropriate applications include laptop cases or other electronic components.
Their Hydrosize Carbon 400 Series include high-performance grades that can withstand the extreme processing temperatures that many high-temperature thermoplastics require. Appropriate materials include PEEK, PPS, PEI, and others used to produce various composite engine components. This Series exhibits excellent thermal stability, mechanical properties, and low creep. It is especially suited for chopped carbon fiber applications.
The Hydrosize Carbon 700 Series is formulated to improve the performance of carbon fiber reinforced vinyl ester composites and is perfect for under-the-hood applications. Its proprietary chemistry allows for increased adhesion between the carbon fiber and various vinyl ester compounds.
The JEC Forum is taking place June 19-20, 2019 at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois.
About Michelman
Michelman is a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for industry, offering solutions for the coatings, printing & packaging and industrial manufacturing markets. The company’s surface additives and polymeric binders are used by leading manufacturers around the world to enhance performance attributes and add value in applications including wood and floor care products, metal and industrial coatings, paints, varnishes, inks, fibers and composites. Michelman is also well-known as an innovator in the development of barrier and functional coatings, as well as digital printing-press primers that are used in the production of consumer and industrial packaging, paper products, labels, and commercially printed materials. Michelman serves its customers with production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, product development and technical service centers in several major global markets, and a worldwide team of highly trained business development personnel.
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