Ascend Performance Materials will be showcasing its most recent innovative grades of Vydyne® PA66 at the K Show, the world’s largest plastics trade show, in Dusseldorf from October 19-26. Ascend, the world’s largest fully-integrated producer of PA66 resin, manufactures materials used in the automotive, consumer, industrial, textile, electrical and electronic and carpet industries. Customers also rely on Vydyne® PA66 fiber products for air bags and tire cord. Ascend will be showcasing PA66 innovations in:
Automotive:
- The new Vydyne® R530HR PA66 grade delivers “best-in-class” thermal and hydro-aging performance for demanding automotive cooling system applications.
- For fuel-efficient turbocharged engines, the Vydyne® PA66 HT-series provides high levels of resistance to property degradation after long term exposure to this challenging operating environment.
- Vydyne® R860 is a new ‘eco-friendly’ reinforced PA66 compound with post-industrial recycled content that delivers the right balance between performance and economics when used in fans and shrouds.
- Push-to-release fasteners using Ascend’s material were designed for the 2015 Ford Mustang and received the Society of Plastics Engineers Innovation Award in the Body Exterior Category.
- New heat-stabilized grades of Vydyne® PA66 offer superior temperature resistance for transmission covers, oil pan covers and air intake manifolds.
Cable ties:
- Ascend manufactures the world’s largest portfolio of PA66 products for cable ties and fasteners, including grades of Vydyne® that are impact modified, heat stabilized, outdoor weatherable and UV resistant.
- Vydyne® 47H BK0644, a new impact modified grade of PA66, delivers best-in class heat resistance, toughness, flexibility and UV resistance.
- New grades of Vydyne® PA66 deliver cost-saving manufacturing advantages, including low plate out, fast cycling and high flow.
Consumer and industrial:
- New high-viscosity grades of Vydyne® PA66 for the food packaging and industrial film industries offer improved heat performance, gloss and superior puncture resistance when compared to alternative polyamide offerings. Vydyne® PA66 homo-polymer and co-polymer resins can enable a simpler film layer construction.
- Glass-filled Vydyne® PA66 provides cost performance when used in thermal breaks in window frames to increase insulation.
- Several new grades of Vydyne® PA66 offer strength, toughness, stiffness, heat resistance, precise color and durability.
Electrical and electronics:
- The glass-filled and electrically neutral Vydyne® PA66 J-Series is copper-free and halogen-free, heat-stabilized (155°C for 1000 hours), CTI>600V and is laser-markable and laser-weldable.
- Vydyne® ECO315J is a new unfilled, halogen-free PA66 grade for electrical connectors that offers superior ductility, meets UL94 VO at 0.4mm and exhibits enhanced heat aging of 1000 hours at 135°C.
- Vydyne® ECO366H is a new flame retardant, non-halogenated and heat stabilized grade of PA66 for use in electrical applications in the construction, data communication, renewable energy and transportation industries. ECO366H meets the standards of UL94, offering a V-0 rating, a GWFI (glow wire flammability index) of 960°C and a RTI (relative thermal index) electrical of 150°C down to 0.4 mm. This grade is designed for high performance and long-lasting electrical applications.
Textiles and fibers:
- No-Shock® is a PA66-based bicomponent fiber that is a permanent anti-static solution and is dyeable for pastel colors in clothing and textiles. The fiber is available as filament (drawn and undrawn), staple fiber and sliver forms in a wide range of deniers. No-Shock® repels lint and dust, is static-free and chemical-free and OEKO-TEX® certified. No-Shock® is ideal for woven, knit and electrically embedded wearables.
- Ascend’s PA66 fiber products serve the carpet, consumer apparel, clothing, shapewear and sportswear industries, along with manufacturers of tire cord and vehicle airbags.
“Our world-class, integrated operations provide the supply assurance needed in today’s dynamic marketplace. Customers trust Ascend to deliver value as we continue to develop new product innovations,” said McDivitt.
13-Oct-16 
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