Solvay Advanced Polymers Parmax® 1200 Self-Reinforcing Polyethersulfone

Subcategory: Polyethersulfone; Thermoplastic

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Parmax® has been replaced by PrimoSpire™. Please see current data under that trade name.

Material Notes:
PARMAX 1200 self-reinforcing polymer (SRP) is an ultra-high performance amorphous, melt-processable engineering thermoplastic. The unique properties of this material are due primarily to the inherent rigid-rod structure. PARMAX SRP is differentiated from other thermoplastics by outstanding mechanical properties without fiber reinforcement, scratch resistance, great friction and wear properties, excellent solvent resistance, and exceptional low temperature performance.

In addition, PARMAX 1200 SRP has great thermal and thermal-oxidative stability and it is noncombustible. The specific strength of PARMAX 1200 SRP exceeds many of the materials commonly encountered in structural applications. The resin also possesses excellent machinability permitting fabrication of parts such as fasteners to tolerances of less than one mil (0.025 mm).

The excellent mechanical, chemical, thermal, and physical properties of PARMAX 1200 SRP make it the material of choice for a variety of applications including aircraft substructures, semiconductor components, bushings, bearings, and gears, light-weight vehicle suspensions systems, and medical tubing and other devices.

PARMAX 1200 resin is commercially available in natural or black pellets as extrusion grade – PARMAX 1200 EP (NT-001 and BK-002) and as Krum for compression molding – PARMAX 1200 CK (NT-001 and BK-002).

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