This issue is packed with a new web-seminar and information about PEEK plastics!

Our friends at Solvay Advanced Polymers also provide us with a complimentary article on How to Manage Plastics Stress that's available through The Plastics Store®.

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The IDES Team

Spire Ultra Polymers - More of What You're Looking For

A spire at the top of tall, prominent building is a strong visual symbol, proclaiming its presence for the whole world to see. Likewise, our SolvaSpire™ line of ultra polymers comprises a full range of ultra-performance materials that tower at the top of the plastics performance pyramid.

SolvaSpire ultra polymers are used today more than ever in demanding aerospace, electronics, health-care, and industrial applications. Components like bearings, bushings, and gears can last longer when made from Torlon, KetaSpire, and AvaSpire resins. That's because these resins combine exceptional wear resistance with high strength, thermal and dimensional stability, as well as chemical resistance in both dry and lubricated environments.

• KetaSpire™ PEEK
  One of the most chemically resistant plastics available and exhibits excellent strength, stiffness and fatigue resistance. It has an HDT up to 315°C with a continuous use temperature of 240°C.

• AvaSpire™ modified PEEK
  Novel PEEK-based formulations with unique advantages that bridge price and performance gaps

• PrimoSpire™ SRP
  The stiffest and strongest unreinforced thermoplastic available. It offers exceptional hardness and surface finish along with high compressive strength and a low isotropic CTE for exceptional dimensional stability even after steam sterilization.

• EpiSpire™ HTS
  EpiSpire™ high-temperature sulfone (HTS) has the highest heat resistance of any transparent thermoplastic. With a Tg of 265°C (509°F), it can provide the strength, stiffness and dimensional stability in high-temperature applications that have traditionally relied on filled, semi-crystalline polymers.

• Torlon® PAI   
  Torlon® polyamide-imide (PAI) has the highest strength and stiffness of any thermoplastic up to 275°C (525°F). It has outstanding resistance to wear, creep, and chemicals- including strong acids and most organics-and is ideally suited for severe service environments.

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Solvay Advanced Polymers teams with Ajedium Film Group to supply customers with KetaSpire™ PEEK and AvaSpire™ modified PEEK films

Alpharetta, GA. August 14, 2007 - Solvay Advanced Polymers announced today that it has teamed with premier film processor, Ajedium Film Group, to offer KetaSpire™ PEEK and AvaSpire™ modified PEEK in film form. This now gives Ajedium’s customers access to Solvay Advanced Polymers’ ultra-performance PEEK product lines which deliver superior thermal, mechanical and chemical-resistant properties. Initial film offerings will range from two- to 20-mil thicknesses in rolls of up to 48-inch widths. Further development will debut one mil and micron-sized thicknesses later this year.

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How to Manage Plastics Stress
Look beyond datasheets to isochronous stree-strain curves and visco-plastic models in CAE programs. Use special designs to battle heat & stress..

Design engineers with considerable experience in metals may overlook the effect creep can have on the long-term performance of a plastic part, particularly when applications involve high operating temperatures. When a stress is applied over a long time, the observed strain is greater than that predicted by the short-term modulus.

This additional strain is called creep. It occurs in metals, but is a much more significant design factor in plastics. It can generally be stated that the closer the applied stress is to the ultimate stress (or failure point), the more significant creep becomes for plastics.

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New Material WebSeminar: Self-Reinforced Polyphenylenes
by Gregory Jack and Nick Malkovitch

A new generation of high-performance plastics is now commercially available as PrimoSpire™ SRP. These materials are amorphous, lightweight, flame-resistant polymers featuring incredible mechanical properties without fiber reinforcement. They can be melt processed by injection molding and extrusion. Parts can also be machined from stock shapes.

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Visit Solvay Plastics at the K-Show Stand Number 6D76

Solvay Plastics will be exhibiting at K’2007, the world's largest international fair for the plastics and rubber industry. The event will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, 24 October 2007 through 31 October 2007. We will be positioned at Stand Number 6D76.

This is a major event attracting a quarter of a million people from around the world. Our goal is to position Solvay Plastics as the company offering more plastics with more performance than any other company in the world.

Visit the official K2007 website

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