An online polymer advisor tool, developed by DuPont Performance Polymers, can help plastics professionals narrow the choice of which high-performance thermoplastic family to consider when designing a new component or system.
DuPont Performance Polymers have developed an online Polymer Advisor tool
The tool allows users to select up to 10 critical performance properties, including temperature performance, stiffness, flexibility, conductivity, hydrolysis resistance, wear and friction. Based on performance requirements, the tool evaluates and ranks 13 DuPont thermoplastic families from which to choose.
Dan Saunders, DuPont senior technical consultant, said: “Selecting a material is a critical part of the application development process. Material performance and design attributes are best considered early in the design stage so design engineers can take full advantage of the benefits of using a thermoplastic material.”
Customers could use this tool to point specifiers in the right direction early in the design process, thus saving time or missteps.
Saunders said: “In the last two years, I’ve seen many new faces in this industry and they want help getting started. This tool will be a quick reference for helping them to match their performance requirements with products in the DuPont plastics portfolio. The idea is to provide guidance and make the first contact with us most productive.”
In addition to the online tools, DuPont Performance Polymers provides support throughout the application development cycle, which includes materials selection, simulated design, predictive engineering, processing support, prototyping and testing.