FLORENCE, USA: Ticona Engineering Polymers has introduced a new line of Hostaform® long glass-reinforced polyoxymethylene materials with superior performance over standard-enhanced thermoplastic polymers. Ticona plans to use this long glass-reinforced polyoxymethylene material for structural applications such as automobiles and equipment.
According to Vinicius Mardegan, Marketing Manager of American POM Products, “Designers and engineers are using the new Hostaform long glass fiber reinforced polyoxymethylene material to improve the performance of composite parts, providing excellent impact performance and smoothness, and at the same time oil resistance. And chemical resistance is also very prominent."
Ticona will use Hostaform long glass fiber reinforced polyoxymethylene for applications such as car awnings, seats, equipment, and high-load transmissions.
The new Hostaform long long glass-reinforced polyoxymethylene material has the following outstanding properties:
Excellent mechanical properties - impact strength, creep resistance and hardness - necessary for structural applications; improved heat resistance compared to conventional long fiber reinforced polyolefin materials; inherent smoothness and wear resistance Good; oil and chemical resistance; moisture absorption significantly lower than traditional polyamide materials.