Tribological applications
Hardware for mobile phones made of NYLAFORCE® A 50 TS13
The use of glass fibre reinforced polymer systems for
tribological applications has been unsuccessful in many
cases to date because of the strongly abrasive nature
of the glass fibres. Our NYLAFORCE® A 50 TS13
product development reduces this problem with the aid
of a new kind of lubricant system. Unlike with the use of
PTFE as a lubricant, the mechanical properties are not
significantly affected. Typical areas of application for
the material are bearing elements and gears with special
requirements in terms of mechanical strength. The first
applications using NYLAFORCE® A 50 TS13 are
thread guides for textile machines, gears for electronic
parking brakes for cars and hardware for mobile phones (see photo).
Features
- tensile strength at RT 200 MPa
- tensile modulus at RT 16 000 MPa
- temperature application area: -40°C to +120°C, at specific stabilisation up to +160°C
- highly weathering resistance
- highly abrasion resistance
- dyeable
Bearing bushings made of TRIBOFORCE®
TRIBOFORCE® compounds are characterized by
extraordinary wear resistance and low friction
coefficients, paired with outstanding dimensional
stability. This makes TRIBOFORCE® materials the ideal
antifriction material for parts with extreme requirements
like e.g. bearing bushings, bearing cages, pinion cages,
gears, rollers, joints, plug valves, cartridge seals, etc.
