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• Custom sizes, profiles, tooling design and
prototyping available for specific applications
USES AND APPLICATIONS
Transportation - Automotive chassis, automotive
body panels, marine stringer systems, floor
strengthening and stability reinforcement
Consumer - Watersports paddles, sporting goods
sticks, tent poles, fishing rods, archery bow limbs
and arrow shafts, bicycle frames, sail battens
Infrastructure & Construction - Bridge support
and retrofitting repair, support beams, concrete
reinforcement
Healthcare - Orthopedic external fixators
Energy - Wind turbine blades and stiffeners
PRODUCT BULLETIN
Property
CFRP Barstock, Laminates &
Pultruded Profiles
Resin Epoxy, Vinyl ester
Tensile Strength 400–500 ksi 2758–3447 MPa
Flexural Strength 130–350 ksi 896–2413 MPa
Flexural Modulus 18–22 msi 124–152 GPa
Glass Transition Temperature 149–320 °F 65–160 °C
Density 0.056–0.060 lb/in3 1.54–1.65 g/cm3
TECHNICAL PROPERTIES (Typical Values)
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KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• UL 94 V-2, V-0, 5VA ratings and elevated
RTI ratings
• GWFI (IEC 60695-11-10) up to 960°C
• Comparative Tracking Index (CTI) PLC 0,
600V ratings
• Injection molding and extrusion grades
• Non-halogen grades available
• Low dielectric performance with selected
formulations
• Good recyclability
• Colorable
MARKETS & APPLICATIONS
Applications that require flame retardant
performance including:
• Transportation: Interior components, seat
components, door panels, aircraft interiors,
railway interiors, boat interiors
• Construction & Building Materials: Cable
insulation, pipes and fittings, insulation
materials
• Consumer – Appliance casings, housings,
covers, fume hoods, battery packages, furniture
• Industrial Equipment: Machine housings
• Energy, Electrical & Electronic, E-Mobility:
Battery frames, electrical housings, connectors
• Telecommunication: Cable management
• Packaging: Transportation of sensitive goods
• Healthcare: Medical device housings and
components
PRODUCT BULLETIN
MAXXAM FR FLAME RETARDANT POLYOLEFIN FORMULATIONS
Non-halogenated Halogenated
PP Homopolymer Copolymer Homopolymer Copolymer
Unit Unfilled Glass Fiber Mineral Unfilled Glass Fiber Mineral Unfilled Glass Fiber Mineral Unfilled Glass Fiber Mineral
Characteristic Talcum Talcum Talcum Talcum
Reinforcement Mass-% 0 5–30 5–30 0 20–30 5-20 0 5–30 5–20 0 5–30 5–20
Colorable – ++ ++ + ++ ++ + + + + + + +
Density g/cm3 0,9–1,08 1,28–1,37 0,98–1,55 0,92–1,06 1,25–1,35 0,95–1,28 0,94–1,04 1,3–1,55 1,01–1,42 0,96–1,01 0,94–1,58 0,95–1,46
Tensile Strength MPa 25–30 30–70 25–35 16–22 40–65 15–25 25-–35 30–70 25–35 20–24 20–55 -25
E-Modulus (Tensile) MPa 1600–2500 2500–8200 2500–4000 800–1200 2000–8000 1600–3000 1300–2000 3000–8900 1900–3500 1000–1400 1200–7500 1500–3000
Izod Impact 23°C notched % 2,0–4,5 3,5–7,5 2,5–4,5 5–40 2,5–18 2,5–6 2,5–4,5 3,5–6,0 3,0–7,0 4,0–40 2,5–16 2,5–10
Max.
Temp (HDT 0,45 MPa) °C 60–100 80–145 80–160 40–80 60–120 60–110 60–100 80–145 80–145 40–80 60–120 60–110
Flammability, UL94 Step V2-V0/5VA V2-V0 V2-V0 V2-V0 V2-V0 V2-V0 V2-V0 V2-V0 V2-V0 V2-V0 V2-V0 V2-V0
Glow Wire
Flammability Index
°C 750–960 750–960 750–960 750–960 750–960 750–960 750–960 750–960 750–960 750–960 750–960 750–960
CTI V 450–00 450–600 450–600 450–600 450–600 450–600 350–600 350–600 350–600 350–600 350–600 350–600
Oil Resistance – + + + + + + + + + + + +
Drying Required – Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Process (IM, EX, BM)1 – (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX) (IM, EX)
Other Modifications2 –
Impact, HS,
UV, LM
GB, T, HS,
UV, LM
GF, HS, UV, LM
Impact, HS,
UV, LM
GB, T, HS,
UV, LM
GF, HS, UV, LM
Impact, HS,
UV, LM
GB, T, HS,
UV, LM
GF, HS, UV, LM
Impact, HS,
UV, LM
GB, T, HS,
UV, LM
GF, HS, UV, LM
Descriptions
Lower density
with moderate
strength.