TP Compounds enhance plastic automotive gear wheel resilience.

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Exhibiting increased strengths at room temperature and 240°F for gear wheels subject to high stresses, LUVOCOM® 1-8181 and 1-8520 compounds consist of polyamide 66 fortified with carbon fibers and impact modifiers. Materials also exhibit impact strength that meets/exceeds requirements of gear wheel applications. Depending on component service life, continuous operating temperature is 240°F; short periods can tolerate temperatures up to 302°F.



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Lehvoss Develops New High Performance Compounds for Automotive Gear Wheels



PAWCATUCK, CT USA -- Plastic gearing in the automotive industry is increasingly being subjected to extremely demanding applications having higher loads and operating temperatures. Lehvoss North America has responded to this trend by developing new thermoplastic compounds that make it possible to produce gear wheels that are more resilient when compared to acetal, nylon, and PBT even at elevated temperatures.



New LUVOCOM® 1-8181 and 1-8520 compounds polyamide 66 fortified with carbon fibers and impact modifiers, have been developed for gear wheels subject to high stresses. The strengths of these compounds at room temperature and at 120°C (240°F) have been increased by approximately 80% compared with standard polyamide 66 compounds. As an additional benefit, these new materials also exhibit an increased impact strength that meets or exceeds the requirements of many gear wheel applications. Depending on the service life of the component, the continuous operating temperature is 120°C (240°F) and up to 150°C (302°F) for short periods. “This combination of properties expands the engineering envelope for ultra-high performance plastic gearing,” explained Lefteris Valsamis, General Manager, Lehvoss North America.



Because of their technical and economic advantages, plastic gear wheels are currently displacing conventional metal designs in many industrial applications. In addition to their good processing characteristics, excellent design freedom, and mass production cost effectiveness, plastics also offer benefits such as high noise insulation, weight reduction, functional integration, and chemical resistance. Incorporating lubrication into the materials leads to an improvement in the tribological properties of plastic gear wheels which also contributes to a cleaner operating environment due to the elimination of external lubrication. Ultimately both higher performance and lower maintenance costs are achieved.  “We offer formulations to create tailor-made compounds meeting the customer’s exact engineering requirements” said Valsamis.



For more information about LUVOCOM 1-8181 and 1-8520 compounds for gear wheels, please call LEHVOSS at (860) 495-2046 or visit www.luvocom.com.



About Lehvoss North America

Lehvoss North America, a subsidiary of Lehmann & Voss, provides LUVOCOM® high-performance compounds and solutions into the North American market. The compounds are manufactured in Germany, USA, and Asia. Lehmann & Voss is a chemical company and for almost 125 years a provider of chemical and mineral specialties to industrial customers. Established in 1894 as a trading company, today Lehmann & Voss is recognized as a leader in high performance material technologies with global manufacturing facilities and a technical sales organization supporting customers worldwide.

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