New high performance PA66 engineering plastics from RadiciGroup
Radilon®, the traditional RadiciGroup line of polyamide engineering polymers, has expanded with the addition of new high performance PA66 products specifically developed for the automotive sector.
The new Radilon® PA66 materials, introduced at Fakuma 2009, are ideal for the most critical components in car cooling systems. They are designed to ensure high thermal resistance when in contact with water and glycols at temperatures that may reach up to 135 °C in continuous operation, in the case of the highest performance polymers.
The Radilon® PA66 range of products for car cooling systems comprises: Radilon® A RV300 RKC, a standard hydrolysis-resistant 30% glass fibre filled material; Radilon® A GV HO 30P sw E4, an innovative PA66 designed for the most critical applications and rated as “Top Class” material for use in car cooling systems; Radilon® A RCV3015 RKC and Radilon® WIT 30/28, PA66 materials suitable for GIT and WIT moulding of cooling system hoses as alternatives to metals.
The RadiciGroup Plastics offering in this important segment ranges form standard to specialty materials.
Radilon® A GV HO 30P sw E4 was designed using an original RadiciGroup technology and can be utilized in all kinds of applications where components must operate under severe operating conditions, such as high temperatures and/or pressures. Our product, which has been approved by a number of important end users, opens up new possibilities, as it can be used as a replacement for metals and special polymer materials, such as PPA and PPS.
The grades Radilon® A RCV3015 RKC and Radilon® WIT 30/28, designed for GIT and WIT ,can be processed into complex shapes and are ideal materials for cooling pipe metal replacement. The use of these two Radilon® PA66 materials for GIT and WIT moulding will achieve complete coverage of glass fibres by the polyamide matrix, thus preventing the glass fibres from being released during the component’s life and avoiding possible damage to the car cooling system.
