ANTISTATIC MATERIALS AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES


EARLIER IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE, I LISTED UNITED COMPOSITES FAMILY OF ANTISTATIC COMPOUNDS. THESE MATERIALS ARE BASED ON A SURFACTANT TECHNOLOGY AND WORKS WELL FOR MATERIALS THAT PROCESS BELOW 415 DEGREES F. THAT FAMILY INCLUDES ABS, LDPE, STYRENE, HDPE, AND POLYPROPYLENE. BUT WHAT ABOUT HIGHER TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS REQUIRING HIGHER HEAT RESISTANT PLASTICS ?



THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION LIES IN THE ABILITY TO COMPOUND CARBON FIBER AND/OR CARBON POWDER AT EXACT RATIOS TO ACHIEVE CONDUCTIVITY AT THE ANTISTAT RANGE - 10(9) TO 10(12) OHMS PER SQUARE RESISTIVITY. THIS RANGE ALLOWS FOR A SLOW CONSTANT DRAIN OF ELECTROSTATIC ENERGY WITHOUT DAMAGING SURGES OR STATIC BUILD-UP. SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURES, CHIP CARRIER OEM'S, PRINTER MANUFACTURERS, MEDICAL/OXYGEN ENVIRONMENTS, COMPUTER OEM'S AND MANY OTHER END-USERS ARE NOW REQUIRING THESE UNIQUE PROPERTIES FOR THEIR APPLICATIONS.


LISTED BELOW ARE A FEW NEW FORMULATIONS THAT ARE BEING FORMULATED IN THE HIGHER HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS TO PROVIDE ANTISTATIC PROPERTIES, HEAT RESISTANCE, LITTLE TO NO SLOUGHING (CRAYON EFFECT) AND GOOD MECHANICAL PROPERTIES.

Plasco
Material Code		 BASE RESINS SP. GRVT TEN. STR. FLEX STR. UNN. IZOD SURF. RESIS. STAT DECAY HDT
PZC 300 EZ PEI 1.30 18K 27K 10

10(9)

10(12)

 <0.50 400F
PCC 300 EG PC 1.23 15K 23K 14

10(9)

10(12)

 <0.50 290F
PBC 300 EG PBT 1.35 14K 26K 7

10(9)

10(12)

 ,0.50 380F


FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW PLASCO CAN CUSTOM TAILOR MATERIALS TO MEET YOUR MOST DEMANDING APPLICATIONS, PLEASE CALL US AT 831-464-1111.


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