Compounder Avient has debuted a series of polyamide-based Complēt long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites with enhanced moisture resistance and smooth surface aesthetics. These formulations ...

This article was updated on 5 th Feb 2020 by Clare Kiernan. Polyamide 6/12 (PA 6/12) is a thermoplastic with a distinct chemical structure that gives it a low-moisture absorbing property. A large ...

Dr. Kevin Matthews and Dr. Seth Villarreal discuss cryo vacuum workflows and their impact on preserving sodium battery interfaces for accurate analysis. Here, our Editor has pulled the pieces that ...

NEW YORK & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, has formed a strategic partnership with Genomatica, Inc., regarding hexamethylenediamine (HMD) based on ...

Cable harnesses are among the most complex assemblies found in electric vehicles (EVs). Their numerous connectors not only all have to be marked in different colors to indicate a range of functions ...

Polyamide-imides are engineering thermoplastics characterized by excellent dimensional stability, high strength at high temperature, and good impact resistance. Molded parts can maintain structural ...

European chemicals firm says it is creating 100 percent recycled-content polyamide from what it calls preconsumer scrap. Solvay says engineering plastics applications in the automotive, small ...

BASF SE BASFY has mainly tested the durability of materials in air-heat environments, but is now adapting to proven methods of hydrolysis storage to ascertain ageing in water-glycol mixtures. As ...

A research team from the Fraunhofer Society and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) led by chemist Volker Sieber has developed a new polyamide family which can be produced from a byproduct of ...