In addition to increased flexibility, designers wanted the prosthetic foot to provide multiaxial stability, have a symmetrical shape for right or left side application, and provide a modern, attractive design—a feature generally reserved for higher activity prosthetic feet. Beyond material selection, the collaborative team also identified a proprietary design and finishing process that could be achieved with the tooling already in place at WillowWood’s Ohio-based manufacturing facility. THE IMPACT Finding a material that could enable just the right amount of flexibility as well as necessary stability was critical to meet the needs of WillowWood’s target market.

The shape of the mineral particle can be long and needle-like, spherical, flat and flaky, or broad. It’s one of these shapes that influences what kind of enhancement the particle can bring.   Carbon nanotubes are carbon atoms linked in a cylindrical shape with diameters as small as 1 nanometer and lengths up to several centimeters.5 They have the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any known material.

Smart Materials™ Advanced Composites eBook Material Continuous fiber-reinforced composites in standard and custom shapes & sizes

Traditional materials such as aluminum provide excellent thermal conductivity, but there is a tradeoff – aluminum is heavier, isn't easily formed into complex shapes, and inhibits part consolidation. Injection moldable material enables design freedom and easier processing for more complex shapes Heat Sink Material for LED

Now the benefits of thermoplastic materials are available also for the applications traditionally produced from ceramics or thermoset plastic materials This is a challenge for material performance. This is how we create materials that matter. 

COMPOSITE BRACE SAVES WEIGHT, IMPROVES STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY © 2020, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 To learn more, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368) THE CHALLENGE A major US automotive OEM makes extensive use of lightweight composites materials. Each cradle brace is a two-foot long, rectangular bar with a “U” shape machined into our engineering team developed and analyzed three options: a unidirectional, hybrid carbon and glass fiber profile; a unidirectional carbon fiber profile; and finally, a profile made with both a unidirectional carbon fiber and a transverse engineered fabric, which had the advantage of minimizing any potential cracks from propagating. The composite material used to make this part includes a custom-formulated thermoset epoxy resin, which also has good corrosion and chemical resistance.

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Uniquely shaped and sized particles provide the basis for brilliant metallic shades that convey a premium impression. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

Uniquely shaped and sized particles provide the basis for brilliant metallic shades that convey a premium impression. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

The shape of the mineral particle can be long and needle-like, spherical, flat and flaky, or broad. It’s one of these shapes that influences what kind of enhancement the particle can bring.   Carbon nanotubes are carbon atoms linked in a cylindrical shape with diameters as small as 1 nanometer and lengths up to several centimeters.5 They have the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any known material.