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Next breakthrough material for military use could be carbon foam
carbon-foam technology. The coal-based carbon-foam material, called CFOAM, is a next-generation structural material that's lightweight, fire resistant, impact absorbing, and can be thermally insulating or conducting. The material's electrical conductivity can also be varied over nine orders of magnitude
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Polyurethane
, and sheathing and roof insulation for buildings. Integral-skin foam: Urethane foams that are formed with integral skins range from soft and flexible types to impact-absorbing grades and rigid foams used in structural parts. Color can be added, but since the foams yellow on aging, black is most practical
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Polyolefins
, detergents. and household and industrial liquid products. Other major uses include high-quality, injection-molded housewares, industrial pails, food containers, and tote boxes; extruded water and gas-distribution pipe, and wire insulation; and structural-foam housings. HDPE resins are also used
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Light as a feather -- stiff as a board
. Glass-mat thermoplastics (GMTs) are becoming the material of choice for automotive engineers designing high-impact, structural parts. Compared to metals, GMTs have higher strength-to-weight ratios and impact resistance, offer greater design flexibility, and better resistance to chemicals
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Allyl
Events. Advertisement. Related Content. Get Reliable Results From Rubber Test Data. Structural Foam. Polyvinyl Chloride. Polyphenylene Sulfide. Polyolefins. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Related Sites. Design Engineer JOBZone. Marketing Resource Center. Engineering TV. © 2011 Penton
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Designing with Engineering Plastics
. reaction injection molding, etc.) and near three-. analysis, manufacturing decisions, prototype. dimensional, net-shape capability (extrusion,. testing, redesign. sheet forming, blow-molding, structural reaction. injection molding etc.). "Near three-dimensional". Manufacturing stage. means
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Polyimide
. Advertisement. Related Content. Get Reliable Results From Rubber Test Data. Structural Foam. Polyphenylene Sulfide. Polyvinyl Chloride. Polyolefins. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Related Sites. Design Engineer JOBZone. Marketing Resource Center. Engineering TV. © 2011 Penton Media, Inc
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Engineering Films
replaced by fluorine. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK), a high-performance thermoplastic, offers outstanding thermal properties as well as resistance to many solvents and proprietary fluids. This film can be used for interbonding or cladding in PEEK structural components. Thermoplastic and thermoset