Depending on the ratio of long glass to long carbon reinforcement selected, you are able to blend the best of both worlds – long glass fiber's toughness and economical cost with long carbon fiber's robust strength, stiffness and low density.    The long glass fiber reinforcement within the hybrid solutions offers a significant boost in toughness to the formulation, protecting your application from impact failure. Hybrid materials range from 20-50% total long glass + long carbon fiber content (by weight) reinforcing a variety of resin systems including polyamides, rigid thermoplastic polyurethanes and polypropylene.

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A new eBook from Avient titled, “Smarter Materials™: High-Performance Thermoplastics” can help answer these questions and be a valuable resource for anyone considering the use of these advanced materials, which are ideally suited for very demanding environments.   If you’re blazing ahead with additive manufacturing, here are some suggested guidelines excerpted from the eBook: It typically works best with a nozzle temperature between 360–400°C and a heated bed of 120°C.

In an effort to strengthen the bushings, the company’s engineering team tested materials from several suppliers, but the LubriOne™ wear-resistant compounds from Avient were the most intriguing. They provided rapid response to our request and helped us to provide the best quality system to our customers.”

These braces, traditionally made with steel, were initially fabricated from aluminum for a solid weight savings of 3 kg per vehicle over steel versions. For the brace, Avient's 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. Engineers chose this third option because it met all of the technical requirements and had the best combination of properties.

These braces, traditionally made with steel, were initially fabricated from aluminum for a solid weight savings of 3 kg per vehicle over steel versions. For the brace, Avient's 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. Engineers chose this third option because it met all of the technical requirements and had the best combination of properties.

The wall thickness of the substrate and overmold should be as uniform as possible to obtain the best cycle time. Wall thickness in the range from 0.060" to 0.120" will ensure good bonding in most overmolding applications. Prevent the TPE from flashing over areas on the substrate.

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A high quality, TPE grip from Avient offers an easy path to the ultimate end game—a happy, on- trend customer and a higher return on investment for you. Avient can help improve your product with a soft-touch TPE grip as well as offer best practice approaches to overmolding with a large variety of substrates. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

These braces, traditionally made with steel, were initially fabricated from aluminum for a solid weight savings of 3 kg per vehicle over steel versions. 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. Engineers chose this third option because it met all of the technical requirements and had the best combination of properties.