Florence, Ky., Feb. 2, 2010 – Ticona today announced the commercial availability of Fortron 6162A7, a mineral/glass-filled polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) with exceptional high flow properties for appliance, industrial and electrical/electronics customers that need high-temperature resistant, thin-wall components.
The base Fortron PPS resin is inherently flame resistant without additives and the new Fortron 6162A7 is recognized by Underwriters Laboratories to be (UL) 94 V-0 for wall thicknesses down to 0.8 millimeters. It also offers a:
- 40 percent improved flow vs. Fortron 6165A6
- Comparative Tracking Index (CTI) greater than or equal to 175 Volts
- “0” UL Hot Wire Ignition (HWI) rating, their best such rating, at 3.0 millimeters thickness
Ticona developed Fortron 6162A7 in response to a consumer appliance manufacturer that needed a high-flow version of Fortron 6165A6 to allow molding of larger diameter parts in a multi-cavity tool.
These molding conditions required an enhanced Fortron PPS grade with improved flow that could maintain the same shrinkage properties and had all the virtues of the original product trialed in the Fortron 6165A6 grade.
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Fortron PPS is ideal for industrial and appliance applications such as induction heating coil plates for food warmers and electric ranges, and laboratory “cool touch” heating apparatus. Fortron 6162A7, with its UL, HWI, CTI and V-0 ratings, also is ideal for use in electrical/electronics switches, relays, potentiometers and other circuit carrying components.
For more information, visit www.ticona.com