Vol. 18,
No. 4, Page 9
APPLICATIONS LIBEL REIN~RCED NYLON WHEEL COVERS
The Renault 21 is fitted with wheel covers moulded in Du Pant 'Minion', a 30% mineral reinforced nylon 66 which provides a range of properties particularly suited to this type of application, including high-heat resistance, good deflection temperature under load, and good impact resistance against flying stones, etc.
GLASS REINM)RCED NYL,ON ELECTRONIC IDENTITY TAGS
Developed by Eureka, the Slough based electronic identification company, are two tag systems for easy connection to most mainframe or host computers for maximum flexibility and simple system building. Low frequency RF communication between said to provide significant advantages identification systems as bar codes.
the tag and antenna is over such traditional
Injectionmoulded in glass reinforced nylon the tags will 'read' even when covered in oil., dirt, paint and other substances. They have high resistance to shock, vibration and other hostile environments, and can be modified to operate at temperatures between 2o0°c to -4oOc.
SILANE FILLERS
This article considers some of the current applications for silanated fillers, By varying the composition of the silanes and the degree of comminution of the filler, plastics systems can be developed for specific types of applications. The outstanding characteristics of plastics containing silanated silicate or quartz fillers include better melt flow properties, compared with systems containing untreated fillers, and improved mechanical properties and chemical stability in the finished articles. Kunststoffe,
FILLED ~L~ROP~~E COMPOUNDS kQq AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
ADDITIVES FOR POLYMERS
1987,
fNov.),
1153-56
Polychemie AB of Sweden is marketing three grades of glass filled polypropylene which are said to meet the needs of the automotive industry. Polyfill PPHT 5020 VT2 complies with automotive standards covering 700h durability at 15O'C and grades GF 5020 VT2, CF 5030 VT2 (20% and 30% coupled glass fibre respectively) meet the requirements involving a lOOOh durability test.
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