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Companies world-wide rely on Prospector advanced searches to help them quickly find plastics that meet their applications' demanding requirements. Demonstrations are available below for you to view each search feature.

Prospector includes immediate access to 75771 technical plastic material datasheets from 652 global resin manufacturers. We update the database every week.

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Alternative Resins Search View demo
Find alternative plastics in 1-click. Alternatives searches the entire Prospector database for similar materials, then ranks them based on datasheet properties giving you the closest matches for comparison.
$499 per person, per year

Property Search View demo
Select materials by key design parameters such as Density, Melt Flow Rate,
Notched Izod, etc. You can also search by properties like Flame Rating, Agency Rating, and Uses. View properties
$499 per person, per year

Automotive Plastics Search View demo
Quickly locate materials approved to automotive specifications. Search on 4,476 specifications for thousands of plastics. OEMs
$699 per person, per year

Curve Data Search View demo
View, compare and export engineering design curve data. Choose from Stress-Strain, Viscosity-Shear Rate, and 20 other curve types. Includes access to 60,000 curves for 2,260 plastics. Curves | Sample | Export
$99 per person, per year


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