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DuPont offering new nylon, acetal grades.(DuPont Engineering Polymers)(Brief article)
Plastics News, May, 2006 by Esposito, Frank
Byline: Frank Esposito DuPont Engineering Polymers (Booth S2632) will combat wear and friction in plastic parts with new grades of nylon and acetal that will debut at NPE 2006. Two new grades of Zytel HTN-brand high-performance nylon are intended for wear and friction parts that must withstand higher temperatures or more aggressive chemicals than standard nylons and acetals, officials said in a news release.
One new Zytel grade combines very low friction with good wear resistance and contains DuPont's Teflon-brand fluoropolymer in micropowder form. The second new Zytel offers exceptional abrasive wear resistance and is reinforced with DuPont's Kevlar-brand aramid fiber. Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont makes Zytel at U.S. plants, in Tennessee and...
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