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GHARDA CHEMCALS LTD

ENGINEERING POLYMER DIVISION

APPLICATION OF SPECIALITY PLASTICS

Tushar Parida
NPCIL, MUMBAI
14th January 2004
GHARDA CHEMICALS LTD.

SPECIALTY POLYMERS

GAFONE™PES GAFONE™-S PSU

GAFONE™-P PPSU GAFONE™PEEK


GAFONE – SULFONE POLYMER
(GRADES)

• UNFILLED GRADES OF PES/ PSU/PPSU


• 10-30 % GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED GRADES
• 10-30 % CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED
GRADES
• MINERAL + GLASS FIBER REINFORCED
GRADES.
• EMI SHIELDING GRADES (Surf Res.= 104-6)
• BLENDS / ALLOYS
GATONE PEEK - GRADES

• UNFILLED NATURAL
– 5300, 5400, 5600, 5700
• GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED
– 10% to 60 %
• CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED
– 10% to 30 %
• TRIBOLOGY GRADES
– 5330FC, 5340FC, 5615FC,5655FC, 5307LG
• OTHER CUSTOM MADE GRADES
APPLICATIONS- CHAPTERS
• DOMESTIC & KITCHEN WARE
• MEDICAL
• HEALTH CARE
• SANITARY
• ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS
• AUTOMOTIVES
• INDUSTRIAL- ENGINEERING
DOMESTIC &
KITCHENWARES

DISHWASHER PROOF
STEAM AUTOCLAVABLE
TRANSPERENCY
PRECOLOURED GRADES
FDA COMPLAINCE
PES- COOKWARE COATINGS
PES-BAKEWARE COATING
PES- Turn Table Base
Microwave ovens
PPSU/PES- FOOD TRAY
MEDICAL
CAN BE STEAM STERILISED
CAN BE HEAT STERLISED
TRANSPERENCY
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
USP CLASS VI APPROVED
FDA COMPLAINCE
NSF APPROVED
MEDICAL TRAYS FROM PES
PES/PPSU medical trays
PPSU-medical tray
ANIMAL CAGE FROM PSU S-1300
PSU- Animal cage
PPSU- surgical instrument
PEEK FOR RADIOPAQUE PLUG FOR HUMAN HEART VALVES
healthcare

NSF & FDA APPROVED GRADES


TRANSPERENCY
EXCELLENT PERMEABILITY PROPERTIES
Parts of Milking machine from PSU
DIALYSIS MEMBRANE FROM GAFONETM -S PSU
Dialysis Membrane from PSU
PSU- Water Filtration Membranes
PES- BABY FEED BOTTLES
SANITARY

RESISTANCE TO BOILING WATER


NSF APPROVED GRADES
RIGIDITY & DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
PSU-Hot Water pipe fittings
PES-hot water pump impellors
Electrical & Electronics

HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE


DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
NEGLIGIBLE WARPAGE
HIGH DILELECTRIC STRENGTH
HIGH CTI GRADES
HIGH MEHANICAL STRENGTH
PES- Electrical Contactor housing
PES- MCB housing
PES-Auxiliary switch
PES- IC chip tray
PES- MCB Latches
PES-Coil bobbins
PSU- CD Optical pick up device
Transformer Coil coating by PPSU
PEEK FOR CABLE GUARD & DUCT
ASSEMBLY
PEEK COIL SPRING
PEEK SILICONE WAFER CARRIER
Transportation / Automotives

HEAT RESISTANCE
EXCELLENT VACUM METALLISATION
SUPER TOUGH PPSU
LOW SMOKE DENSITY
HIGH LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX
HIGH STRENGTH
PES- Halogen lamp bulb holders
Halogen Lamp Socket from PES
PSU- Halogen lamp reflectors
HEADLAMP REFLECTOR FROM GAFONETM -S PSU 1300
MAXI FUSES FROM PSU
PSU- seat belt hooks
GATONE PEEK –VANES
(for FUEL PUMPS)

Made from 30 % Carbon Fibre Reinforced PEEK


PEEK FOR AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLIES
PEEK FOR AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY COMPONENT
PEEK FOR AIRCRAFT HINGE BRACKET
Industrial & Engineering

HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE


HIGH WEAR RESISTANCE PROPERTIES FOR PEEK
HIGH STRENGTH GRADES OF PEEK
AVAILABILITY OF STOCK SHAPES
HIGH CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
PEEK- Industrial components
PEEK- Industrial components
PEEK- chemical analyser
PEEK- Tribology Application
PEEK-Tribology Application
(Bearing cage & Bushings)
PEEK- stock shapes
GHARDA POLYMERS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
We offer the following
• MATERIAL SELECTION
• COMPOUND DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING
• PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
• COMPLETE MOULDING PROCESS DETAILS USING
MOLDFLOW CAE SOFTWARE ANALYSIS
• EXTRUSION & MOULDING TRIALS AT GCL OR AT
CUSTOMERS PLACE
• PRODUCT TESTING
• ASSISTANCE IN TOOL DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING
Processing of Specialty
Engineering Thermoplastics
by
INJECTION MOULDING
Processing Parameters for
Specialty Engg. Plastics
• Material Pre-drying
• Melt Temperatures
• Mould Temperatures
• Other processing parameters
• screw rpm,back pressure & Injection speed
• Mould Design using FEA methods
• CMOLD & MOLD FLOW techniques
Material Pre-Drying
• Predrying is to be carried out dedicatedly
for all specialty plastics, more so for
amorphous transparent plastics. Traces of
moisture (>0.05%) will tend to give rise to
following surface defects
– Silver Streaks
– Fish eyes
– Blow holes
Melt Temperatures
• Specialty Polymers are processed at higher
processing temperatures as compared to
normally available engg. plastics.
– PEEK = 360-385 deg C
– PPS = 300-350 deg C
– PPSU = 350-370 deg C
– PES = 340-370 deg C
– PEI = 350-380 deg C
– PSU = 325-350 deg C
– PC = 280-330 deg C
Mould Temperatures
• Mould temperatures are perhaps the
most critical parameter in the moulding
operation to affect the moulding
properties.
– PEEK = 180-200 deg C
– PPS = 150-170 deg C
– PPSU = 150-170 deg C
– PES = 150-170 deg C
– PEI = 150-170 deg C
– PSU = 140-150 deg C
– PC = 110-120 deg C
Effect of Mould Temperatures on
PEEK properties
• Low mould temperature reduce the
crystallinity levels in PEEK.
• Low crystallinity reduces the mechanical
strength & also dynamic fatigue properties
• PEEK products moulded with low mould
temperature need to be annealed for
regaining crystallinity.
• However annealing induces warpage in
the mouldings.
Other Processing Parameters
• Lower Screw rpms suggested for glass fibre
reinforced grades to prevent shear breakage of
glass fibres during processing.
• Higher Back pressures, helps in exuding out
moisture & volatiles through the vent port.
• Injection speed needs to be profiled in-order to
achieve proper & efficient filling.
• With slow speed / high pressure injection jetting /
streaks/ surface marks can be avoided.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

• For processing of Specialty Engg.plastics the mould


should be properly designed for runner systems,
gating & cooling channel designs using FEA methods.

• MOLDFLOW software is used for FEA analysis.

• Such softwares predict the shrinkage, warpage, part


filling details , part weight, cooling channel efficiency
etc w/o cutting steel.
MOLDFLOW
Melt Front Advancement
(Electrical Contactor Coil Bobbin)

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