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The Aptiform family of self-reinforced plastic materials includes self-reinforced polypropylene (srPP) and PET (srPET), with developments currently being made in polyamides and polyethylene. Specific strength and stiffness of these materials are approximately equal to glass-reinforced polymers, whilst properties such as impact performance and radio-transparency far exceed conventional materials.
Aptiform self-reinforced plastics are backed up with extensive technical knowledge on processing, bonding, painting and recycling, providing moulders with all the information that they need to process these innovative materials.
The moulding techniques that can be used are based on the results of extensive development work undertaken in collaboration with customers, and there are a range of forming processes appropriate to different component sizes and production volumes.
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Self-reinforced plastics are a new family of composite materials, where the polymer matrix is reinforced by highly oriented polymer fibres, usually derived from the same polymer. Compared to incumbent materials such as GMT, GRP or ABS, self-reinforced plastic mouldings typically offer significant performance advantages at similar or reduced costs.
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