Solvay Advanced Polymers PrimoSpire™ PR-250 Self-Reinforced Polyphenylene

Subcategory: Thermoplastic

Material Notes:
PrimoSpire self-reinforced polyphenylenes (SRPs), formerly marketed as Parmax, are ultra-high performance amorphous, melt-processable engineering thermoplastics. The unique properties of these materials are due primarily to the inherent rigid-rod structure. PrimoSpire SRPs are differentiated from other thermoplastics by outstanding mechanical properties without fiber reinforcement, scratch resistance, excellent solvent resistance, and exceptional low temperature performance.

In addition, PrimoSpire SRP has great thermal and thermal-oxidative stability, is noncombustible, presents higher specific strengths than many of the materials commonly encountered in structural applications, and also possesses excellent machinability. The outstanding mechanical, chemical, thermal, and physical properties of PrimoSpire SRP make it the material of choice for a variety of applications including aircraft substructures, semiconductor components, gears, light-weight vehicle suspensions systems, medical tubing and other medical devices.

PrimoSpire PR-250 resin is a developmental injection molding grade of ultra-high performance engineering thermoplastic. It is similar to our PrimoSpire PR-120 resin but with lower viscosity and consequently better flow performance at high temperatures making it especially well-suited for parts requiring injection molding capabilities. PrimoSpire PR-250 resin is commercially available in natural or black pellets for extrusion, compression or injection molding, or in a powder form.

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