| This fibre-reinforced type of polyphenylene sulphide has an integral solid lubricant. It has an exceptional combination of properties with regard to its wear resistance, mechanical load-bearing capacity, and dimensional stability, even when exposed to chemicals and high temperatures. This material is used wherever other technical plastics such as PA, POM, PET, PEI, and PSU are no longer sufficient or where a more cost-effective alternative to PI, PEEK, or PAI is sought in less challenging high-tech applications. Thanks to the homogeneously distributed, integral solid lubricant, PPS GF SL has excellent wear resistance and a low coefficient of sliding friction. It is able to overcome the disadvantages of unfilled PPS (high coefficient of sliding friction) and of glass fibre reinforced PPS (early wear of mating surface) in the case of sliding elements. Naturally, these characteristics combined with exceptional chemical resistance open up a wide range of possible applications in all possible industrial sectors, e.g. industrial drying furnaces and ovens for food processing, devices for chemical processing, and electrical insulation systems.Information provided by Angst + Pfister |
