Ticona Introduces Hostaform Long Glass Fiber POM
Florence, KY - Ticona Engineering Polymers recently introduced a new Hostaform long glass fiber acetal copolymer (POM) that delivers better performance than standard reinforced thermoplastic polymers. Ticona designed this long glass fiber POM to become the industry's choice of material in a variety of structural applications such as automotive, appliances and gears.
"Designers and engineers can now enhance the performance of their composite parts with a new Hostaform long glass fiber POM that offers a unique combination of properties including unprecedented impact resistance, inherent lubricity and excellent fuel and chemical resistance," said Vinicius Mardegan, POM product marketing manager - Americas.
Ticona designed Hostaform long glass fiber POM for structural applications such as sunroof systems, seating systems for automobiles or tractors, appliances, high loading gears and industrial applications.
New Hostaform long glass fiber POM achieves its performance advantage via:
- Superior mechanical performance - impact, creep and stiffness - that is required in structural applications
- Elevated temperature resistance than standard olefin based long fiber products
- Inherent lubricity and wear resistance
- Excellent resistance to fuels and chemicals
- Typically lower moisture absorption vs. standard polyamides
"Thanks to our new Hostaform long glass fiber POM, with better performance characteristics than standard long reinforced thermoplastic polymers, manufacturers now have a cost effective engineering polymer that can replace metal in a variety of applications," said Mardegan.
SOURCE: Ticona Engineering Polymers