JM launches organosheets for automobiles at Fakuma 2018

"The OS-6 series of nylon 6 based organosheets are an ideal structural reinforcement solution for lightweight parts. They are suitable for high throughput manufacturing processes, such as injection overmolding and compression molding. They meet short cycle-time requirements suitable for automotive applications," said Matthew Walp, new business innovation leader in JM’s Corporate R&D.

"JM’s product offering in nylon compounds reveals its excellent performance in hydrolysis and fatigue performance, which become more and more demanding when long-term testing and vibration tests are performed for critical automotive applications," said Karin Demez, global marketing and portfolio leader in JM’s Engineered Products – Global Fibers business. "ThermoFlow 675 short-glass fibres outperform benchmarking fibres in PA6 and PA66 during fatigue testing with more than 10 per cent and 50 per cent, respectively."

OS-6 series organosheets can be reinforced with StarRov 886 glass fibre roving or other reinforcement fibres with sizing chemistry tailored for promoting the in-situ polymerization of caprolactam and producing void-free composites. The reinforcement fibres provide strong fibre-resin bonding resulting in improved properties in nylon 6 composites, JM said in a press release.

StarRov 895 Rovings are designed for automotive applications where high strength performance is required. The product is designed with improved spreading of the fibres for tapes, prepregs and organosheets in nylon and high heat-polymers. JM’s global technical service engineers are working with customers to ensure high quality glass-reinforced nylon is used in automotive and electrical applications.

JM Composites’ OS-6 series is produced using JM proprietary technology. The technology enables the control of high fibre content in composites and offers design flexibility for specific applications by incorporating the desired fibre orientations into fabrics with various weaving architectures. Crimped fabrics and non-crimped fabrics as heavy as 2,500 g/m2 are fully impregnated in one step, thus eliminating the need for lamination/consolidation steps to build up thickness.

ThermoFlow 675 chopped strands yield excellent tensile strength in PA6 after aging for more than 2,000 hours at 190°C. Those properties enable compounders to continue to develop new solutions for demanding under-the-hood applications in both gasoline engines and new critical electrical components for e-cars, the release added. (RR)

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