https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/2020-composite-springs-product-selection-install-guide.pdf
TYPICAL PROPERTIES
Sample thickness 0.25 in/6.35mm
TEMPERATURE FLEXURAL STRENGTH ASTM
D790
FLEXURAL MODULUS ASTM
D790
°F °C ksi MPa msi GPa
-60 -51 173 1193 5.00 34.48
70 21 155 1069 5.11 35.23
160 71 138 952 5.04 34.75
250 121 110 758 4.70 32.41
300 149 78 538 4.22 29.10
-60 -51 176 1211 5.64 38.92
70 21 143 989 5.36 36.98
160 71 120 824 5.57 38.41
250 121 61 423 4.82 33.24
-60 -51 163 1125 4.19 28.88
70 21 120 824 3.85 26.51
160 71 86 595 3.83 26.44
250 121 40 274 3.19 22.00
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MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE
TESTING NOTES
Springs were fatigue tested at 4 hz in a cantilevered loading.
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing
to determine suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/ColorMatrix SmartHeat RHC Brochure.pdf
Improved Thermal Stability & Reduced Yellowing
Based on APR Critical Guidance Test Data
3mm Plaque Actual APR Tolerance
L* 91 >82
da* -0.61 >-3
db* -0.38 1.5
Sample Delta L* Delta b*
Reference -7.5 11.3
Reference + RHC -5.6 8.6
INCREASED rPET CONTENT & IMPROVED QUALITY
SmartHeat RHC is
APR accredited for both
Critical Guidance and
Bottle-to-Bottle,
and is EPBP approved.
IMPROVED BOTTLE
QUALITY
+2% in
neck
+3% in
body
-12% in
base
8.5g 0.5L bottle, 60% rPET
Polymer Weight Distribution
Based on commercially produced water
bottles, 51,000bph
Mechanical Strength
Based on PTI 14.4g 0.5L water bottles, Instron testing
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REDUCED CO2 EMISSIONS
Based on a commercial process producing 8.5g 0.5L water bottles as 51,000bph
25% reduction in energy consumed during the bottle blowing process
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Reduce Energy Consumption
SmartHeat RHC increases the heat-up rate for preforms, enabling energy reductions
for the heating lamps used during the bottle blowing process.
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing
to determine suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-05/DOC 1879.pdf
Information, including but not limited to a CoA,
SDS, Batch #, BoL, and Customer Specific
Information are provided.
10.8 Quality Control Testing
Are all materials tested/inspected and approved
by Quality prior to release for shipment or
transfer to finished goods inventory?
Is there a formal documented review and
approval procedure for test methods?
Yes
Are final lot test results retained?
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-colorants/liquid-color-concentrates-and-dosing
Learn which colorant technology best suits your application to help you gain maximum performance and value.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/ECCOH XL Cross-Linkable Solutions for Photovoltaic Cable _8148_ Product Bulletin.pdf
They have outstanding UV and weather resistance,
passing Arrhenius lifetime prediction tests of
20,000 hours as per the IEC 60216-1 standard.
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing to determine
suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-08/Humotech Robotic Prosthetic Case Study.pdf
Humotech Caplex™ PRO-002 is a wearable device that
is used to design and evaluate experimental prosthetic
mechanical properties or to emulate and test-drive
the mechanical properties of commercially-available
prosthetic feet.
Humotech is currently working with the
US Department of Defense, US Department of Veterans
Affairs, and others to develop, evaluate, and validate
this emulator-based test-drive strategy.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-10/PREPERM Automotive Application Bulletin.pdf
PREPERM™ Solutions for Automotive Radars
Millimeter frequencies put the performance of RF materials into a real test.
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing
to determine suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/versaflex-tpe-contact-lens-case-case-study.pdf
Testing showed that this TPE would not stick
to the machinery or itself.
The company was pleased with the testing results and
wanted to move forward.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/oncolor-hc-product-bulletin-1.pdf
OnColor
HC Plus Colorants have been tested across a
wide range of medical polymers to provide
added confidence in meeting these critical bio-
compatibility standards.
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing
to determine suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/Cesa_ Stat Antistatic Additives for Automotive - Application Bulletin.pdf
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing
to determine suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
Cesa Stat Antistatic Additives for automotive can
support customers with electrostatic decay time
testing according to Standard DIN EN 61340-2-1
to speed up the development.