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Artisan™ high-gloss, metallic effect ABS formulation provided paint replacement solution to meet electronic applications needs

Artisan™ high-gloss, metallic effect ABS formulation provided paint replacement solution to meet electronic applications needs

Control samples (top row) are shown for comparison to samples post-incubation and washing (bottom row) TABLE 1 Summary of ASTM G21 results for initial susceptibility screening of untreated resins/compounds Fungal growth Resin/compound 4 = Heavy growth (61%– 100% coverage, fail) TPE, 6 formulations 3 = Moderate growth (31%–60% coverage, fail) Poly(urethane), 2 formulations 2 = Light growth (11%– 30% coverage, fail) Nylon-6,10, PBT, poly(amide) elastomer, ABS, 3 formulations, reinforced Nylon, 2 formulations 1 = Trace growth (

Temperature, time, dew point setting, minimum and maximum moisture guidelines for Polypropylene (PP), Rigid Thermoplastic Polyurethane (ETPU),  Nylon 6 (PA6), Nylon 66 (PA66), Polyketone (PK), Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS), Polyphthalamide (PPA), Polyetherimide (PEI), Polyethersulfone (PES), and Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)  Temperature (rear feed zone, center transition zone, front metering zone, nozzle, melt, and mold) guidelines for PP, ETPU,  PA6, PA66, PK, PPS, PPA, PEI, PES, and PEEK 

Capron 8333GHI N/mm (lb/in) 60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-V 50A-VI 70A-VII 260C/500F 3.7 / 21 N/A 3.2 / 18 No No No No 276C/530F 3.7 / 21 3.7 / 21 3.2 / 18 2.1 / 12 No No No 288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.5 / 14 2.5 / 14 No No Capron 8333GHIHS N/mm (lb/in) 60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII 260C/500F 3.9 / 22 N/A 3.3 / 19 No No No No 276C/530F 3.5 / 20 N/A 3.3 / 19 No No No No 288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.5 / 14 2.6 / 15 No No Ultramid B3ZG6 N/mm (lb/in) 60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII 260C/500F 3.0 / 17 3.3 / 19 3.2 / 18 No No No No 276C/530F 3.2 / 18 3.3 / 19 3.2 / 18 No No No No 288C/550F 3.3 / 19 N/A 3.0 / 17 2.1 / 12 2.1 / 12 No No Zytel 70G33L N/mm (lb/in) 60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII 260C/500F 3.7 / 21 N/A 3.3 / 19 No No No No 276C/530F 3.7 / 21 3.7 / 21 3.3 / 19 2.3 / 13 No No No 288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.1 / 12 2.5 / 14 No No Zytel 408HS N/mm (lb/in) 60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII 260C/500F 3.0 / 17 N/A 3.2 / 18 No No No No 276C/530F 3.2 / 18 4 / 23 3.0 / 17 No No No No 288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.5 / 14 2.5 / 14 No No Zytel 409AHS N/mm (lb/in) 60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII 260C/500F 3.2 / 18 N/A 3.0 / 17 No No No No 276C/530F 3.3 / 19 4.2 / 24 2.8/ 16 No No No No 288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.1 / 12 2.1 / 12 No No Page 6 of 11 Table 4: Two-shot molding comparison TPE 60A-I 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII Barrel temp C/F 260/500 260/500 288/550 288/550 288/550 288/550 Peel Values N/mm or Pli Capron 8333GHI 4.2 / 24 3.5 / 20 3.3 / 19 3.0 / 17 2.3 / 13 3.0 / 17 Capron 8333GHIHS 4.0 / 23 3.9 / 22 2.8 / 16 3.0 / 17 2.3 / 13 3.2 / 18 Zytel 70G33L 4.2 / 24 3.3 / 19 2.8 / 16 3.3 / 18 1.9 / 11 3.3 / 19 Zytel 408AHS 4.0 / 23 4.0 / 23 3.5 / 20 3.7 / 21 1.9 / 11 3.9 / 22 Zytel 409AHS 4.2 / 24 4.0 / 23 3.2 / 18 3.3 / 19 1.6 / 9 3.3 / 19 Surface Energy (mN/m) 46 43 40 37 34 31 28 Engineering Plastics Polyamide 6,6 ABS Polycarbonate Acrylic Polystyrene Polypropylene Polyethylene Elastomers Coplyamide TPU Copolyester Styrenic-TPE TPV metallocenes Figure1.

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