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Polymers

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Injection Molding

Lay-upComposites

Kyron MAX Ultra Strength Polymers Bridge the Gap

Between Conventional Injection Moldable Filled Polymers and

Expensive Lay-up Composites

Kyron MAX Ultra Strength Polymers

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Lay-up & Compression Molded Composites

The inherent shear planes in lay-up and compression molded composites result

in non-isotropic properties, shear fracture risk and structural damage due to

delamination

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Delamination / Fracture Concerns

Delamination of conventional lay-up composites

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Kyron MAX Summary

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Kyron MAX “S” Series

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Tensile Comparison vs. Fiber Technology

PA 66 PPA PEI PEEK

30% Glass Fiber 27500 25100 25100 25000

30% Carbon Fiber 35000 41000 31000 36000

30% KyronMax Fiber 47200 55600 40300 48700

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Tensile strength comparison using the same fiber loading

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Kyron MAX “ES” Series

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KyronMAX ES Series

ES-9255 ES-9155

Conductive Non-Conductive

Tensile Strength 70,000 42,000

Tensile Modulus 7,700,000 4,620,000

Flexural Strength 80,000 48,000

Flexural Modulus 7,000,000 4,200,000

Compression Strength 61,000 36,600

Surface Resistivity < 102 > 1013

Volume Resistivity < 102 > 1013

Density 1.62 1.7

Specific Strength - Tensile 43,000 24,706

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Kyron MAX “XS” Series

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KyronMAX XS Series

XS-9260 XS-9160

Conductive Non-Conductive

Tensile Strength 122,000 88,000

Tensile Modulus 8,500,000 3,000,000

Flexural Strength 133,000 92,800

Flexural Modulus 8,100,000 3,080,000

Compression Strength 84,600 89,000

Compression Modulus 8,100,000 3,000,500

Poisson's Ratio 0.33 0.29

Surface Resistivity < 102 > 1013

Volume Resistivity < 102 > 1013

Density 1.79 1.7

Specific Strength - Tensile 68,150 51,800

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KyronMAX XS-9260 Example

KyronMAX XS

Molded ¼”-20 Bolt

Tensile tested to determine

maximum load strength

Results

1,200 lb Tensile strengthNon Conductive Material KyronMAX XS-9160

1,800 lb + Tensile StrengthConductive Material (XS-9260)

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