https://www.avient.com/news/avient-feature-specialty-technologies-and-services-healthcare-mdm-west-2023
The portfolio includes the HC8910 and HC8920 series for improved resistance to harsh chemicals and hospital-grade disinfectants over other flame-resistant (FR) polymers such as PC/ABS, PC/PET, and copolyester.
Available in pre-colored formulations, they offer a sustainable drop-in replacement for fossil-based grades and can be processed and recycled in the same channels.
It also contains more specialty formulations like the HC BT218 grade, which was developed specifically to handle the complexities of biopharmaceutical tubing and deliver excellent weldability, kink resistance, and low levels of extractables.
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-highlight-achievements-global-growth-latest-innovations-plastindia-2023
Maxxam™ REC, Maxxam™ BIO, and Nymax™ BIO grades: An expanded portfolio of recycled and bio-based polyolefin and polyamide formulations now manufactured in Europe.
These grades can offer a more sustainable alternative to traditional grades while still achieving performance requirements in many applications and industries, including transportation, industrial, consumer, electrical and electronic, and building and construction.
https://www.avient.com/news/bic-amplifies-sustainable-design-avient-recycled-content-material-soleil-click-5-women-s-razor-handle
Utilizing its formulation expertise, Avient is able to increase the overall percentage of recycled content in additional reSound R grades to over 80 percent at performance comparable to prime grades.
These grades can replace traditional TPEs in personal care, lawn and garden, outdoor high performance, footwear, office supplies, houseware durables, and automotive applications.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-05/avnt-tpe-beginner-guide-fin.pdf
What are medical
grade TPEs?
What are medical grade
TPEs?
Risks are mitigated
during the entire production process to create different medical grades.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/versaflex-computer-mouse-case-study.pdf
This custom Versaflex grade provides 60 Shore A
hardness and superior tear strength.
For the mouse feet, Avient formulated a special grade of
LubriOne™ filled acetal as an improvement over the neat
acetal found in traditional designs.
The LubriOne grade offers a kinetic coefficient of friction
value (0.108), which is roughly 50% better than that of
the traditional material.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Gravi-Tech Product Bulletin_A4.pdf
Several grades
of Gravi-Tech composites used for radiation-
shielding applications provide protections similar
to traditional lead-based materials, yet these
Gravi-Tech polymer-metal composites are 37
percent lighter.
Other radiation-shielding grades
are available that match the density of lead
(11 gm/cm3).
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
The primary features and benefits of Gravi-Tech
formulations are:
• Customized density, offering a wide range
of specific gravities from 1.2 to 11 gm/cm3
• Broad modulus range, from very flexible
to very rigid grades
• Corrosion resistance, withstanding oxidation
for long-term use and benefit
• Chemical resistance, withstanding fuels, oils
and other harsh chemicals
• Metallization and electroplating, delivering
the look and feel of metal
Additional features include:
• Design flexibility and processing ease
• Good impact strength
• Elevated heat deflection temperature
PRODUCT BULLETIN
TARGET MARKET AND APPLICATIONS
Gravi-Tech composites are an excellent choice for applications in a full range of markets, including:
Consumer
Luxury packaging, golf clubs, fishing tackle,
casino/gaming chips, exercise weights, hunting
supplies, cutlery, appliances and hunting
ammunition
Healthcare
X-ray shielding, nuclear medicine transport
containers, and laboratory furniture and
equipment
Industrial
Ammunition, reactor shielding, vibration and
acoustical damping, military/tactical equipment,
airport x-ray shielding, various food ware, building
and construction equipment, inertial weighting,
and underwater cable weighting
Base Resin Specific Gravities
Nylon 6 2.3, 2.7, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6
TPE 2.6, 3.9
TPU 2.6, 3, 4.5, 7.5, 9
PP 1.15–4
ABS 1.2–3
PPS 4
Nylon 12 4, 6.9, 11
TECHNICAL PROPERTIES
Copyright © 2024, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-06/ECCOH 5981 for Teck 90 Cables Product Bulletin.pdf
This low smoke and fume non-halogen (LSFOH) grade
was developed to provide comparable performance to
market-leading jacket materials, including PVC, while
offering additional benefits to cable manufacturers
needing to meet CSA Teck 90 certification.
The ECCOH
5981 UV grade prevents cracking, absorbs stress,
withstands low temperatures, and resists chemicals,
helping to reduce damage to cable construction,
mitigate risks during installation and use, and avoid
costly field repairs.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Smoke mitigation
• Flame resistance
• Passes -40° cold impact testing
• Crush resistance
• UV resistance
• Suitable for CSA Teck 90 specification
• Excellent tensile strength (2,910 psi)
• Natural grades for easy colorability
MARKETS & APPLICATIONS
This LSFOH thermoplastic meets critical
requirements for low-voltage, armored cable jackets.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-02/onflex-af-cup-holder-mat-case-study-one-pager.pdf
EUROPEAN OEM &
TIER 2 MOLDER
C U P H O L D E R M A T
• Low odor material
• Excellent surface finish
• Provided excellent low VOC/FOG properties
and lower density than previous solution
with a specialty TPE grade
• Delivered high-quality aesthetics, including
soft touch and low gloss finish
• Offered global support and production
capabilities to allow molder to source the
grade globally
OnFlex™ AF 7210-70N Thermoplastic
Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_type=0&industry=0&product_family=80&product_subfamily=0&product_name=0&op=FILTER RESULTS&form_build_id=form-UG1SadN_IzwjaEoNv2mxi93WqDtETQ5gclbi1PCnUm0&form_id=resource_filter_form
Focusing on Military-grade Protection for US soldiers
Military-Grade Protection for U.S.
https://www.avient.com/products/engineered-polymer-formulations/flame-retardant-formulations/firecon-cpe-insulation-jacketing-formulations
Offering an excellent physical and electrical performance, FireCon retains flexibility at temperatures below 0°C and is available in UV resistant grades, and grades to meet various UL standards, including UL 1581 FT4.