Products in Prepregs & Molding Compounds: Compression Molding

Plenco® 03509 is a mineral and flock filled phenolic molding compound offering excellent electrical properties, dimensional stability, and improved heat resistance. UL recognized under component file E40654. 03509 is available in black or brown.

Plenco® 01501 is a general purpose, mineral filled granular polyester molding compound, offering excellent arc and track resistance properties, low post shrinkage, and improved mechanical strength values. UL recognized under component file E40654. 01501 is available in tan color.

Plenco® 04300 is a heat resistant, mineral filled phenolic molding compound offering optimum cure characteristics and excellent dimensional stability. Customers have found this material useful for wiring devices and electrical control applications. UL recognized under component file E40654. 04300 is available in black. 04300 was qualified under military specification MIL-M-14 (superseded by ASTM D-5948) TYPE CFG and batches can, if requested and paid for, be tested for certification to the standard.

Plenco® 07507 is an organic reinforced resole phenolic molding compound offering improved dimensional stability under humid conditions. 07507 offers excellent resistance to degradation from detergent solutions at elevated temperature. UL recognized under component file E40654. 07507 is available in black.

Plenco® 07579 is a fast curing, woodflour filled, novolac phenolic molding compound, formulated for industrial applications that do not require a smooth finish. UL recognized under component file E40654. 07579 is available in black.

Plenco® 02567 is a general purpose, organic filled phenolic molding compound offering excellent cosmetic characteristics. Customers have found this material useful for vacuum metalized closures. UL recognized under component file E40654. 02567 is available in black or red color. 02567 Black is not intended for electrical insulating applications.

Cuyahoga Plastics AB4000 is a mineral-filled, glass fiber reinforced polyester thermoset suitable for compression, transfer, and injection molding. It is currently supplied in bulk form, cut preforms & box length extrusions.

Plenco® 05118 is a mineral and graphite filled phenolic molding compound. Customers have found this material useful for bearing seals. 05118 provides for a low coefficient of friction, abrasion resistance, minimal water absorption, and excellent dimensional stability under severe exposure. 05118 is available in gray. 05118 is not recommended for electrical insulating applications.

Plenco® 05350 is a mineral and graphite filled phenolic molding compound. Customers have found this material useful for seal applications. Plenco® 05350 offers excellent dimensional stability, lubricity, and low abrasion properties. 05350 is available in gray. 05350 is not recommended for electrical insulating applications.

Plenco® 04466 is a heat resistant, mineral and flock filled phenolic molding compound, offering excellent mechanical strength and cosmetic properties. UL recognized under component file E40654. 04466 is available in black.

Plenco® 08218F is an 18% glass-filled polyester bulk molding compound characterized as an electrical grade, but has many outstanding properties that make it suitable for a broad range of applications because of its excellent electrical resistance and mechanical strength. Customers have found this material useful for commercial/industrial heavy duty electrical parts, enclosures for power distribution equipment, fuse holders, circuit breaker cases, electric motor housings and components. It is available in Gray color and can be supplied in bulk or extruded form. It is UL recognized under file E40654.

Renegade Materials Corporation RM-1100 Polyimide produces thousands of pounds of polyimide prepregs for flight hardware every month with a perfect quality and delivery record! Renegade Materials' high temperature prepregs and adhesives are powered by next generation polyimide resin technology. As the largest production supplier of polyimide composite materials in the world, we are the industry's most-trusted commercial source for AFR-PE-4 and other aerospace grade polyimide materials. Renegade Materials is the exclusive supplier of prepregs made with proprietary RM-1100 polyimide resin technology offering the highest temperature polymeric solution for commercial and military engine/aircraft applications up to 700°F. Renegade Materials is also the exclusive supplier of prepregs made with patented MVK-14M FreeFormTM, a polyimide prepreg used in global commercial aircraft applications up to 550°F.

Toray Toray Cetex® TC1000 Premium is a high-end thermoplastic composite, utilizing the amorphous PEI polymer for outstanding toughness and an inherently outstanding fire, smoke, and toxicity performance (< 15/15 OSU). With over 30 years in flight, Toray Cetex® TC1000 Premium is utilized in a consistently growing number of Applicationss. The material has gained a wide array of qualifications at Airbus, Boeing, and many other airframe OEMs. Compared to its semi-crystalline counterparts, Toray Cetex® TC1000 Premium can be used to achieve even shorter cycle times in part production. The material exhibits a superior bondability, which makes it very suitable for hybrid assemblies consisting of different materials. Toray Cetex® TC1000 is available as a UD tape and as a fabric prepreg, but is typically supplied in pre-consolidated reinforced thermoplastic laminates (RTLs) of varying thicknesses. Laminates and prepregs are available in black, cream white, gray, and natural (amber) resin colors. PEI (PolyEtherImide) Thermoplastic Resin System.

menzolit® HPC 1200 is a sheet molding compound based on unsaturated polyester resin. The product is glass fiber reinforced and contains mineral fillers. In case of fire the product doesn’t melt, neither does it form droplets nor is smoke generation excessive. The material is compression molded in heated steel molds. It is recommended to work with chrome plated tools. The product contains no halogens or heavy metals nor any candidates from the REACH SVHC list

Toray Toray Cetex® MC1322 New is a thermoplastic bulk molding compound (BMC) fabricated from Toray Cetex® TC1320 PEKK thermoplastic uni-directional tape. It is based on a semi-crystalline PEKK thermoplastic polymer and as such has excellent resistance to chemicals and solvents, while also offering excellent elevated service performance, good hot/ wet strength, and offers superior performance in flammability properties. Toray Cetex® MC1322 PEKK is offered on standard-modulus carbon fibers in lengths of up to 25.4 mm (1”). Intermediate modulus fibers and alternative lengths may also be available. Thermoplastic bulk molding compound allows part fabrication with short cycle times. This product also allows complex shapes to be made with varying wall thicknesses, integrated ribs, and reinforcing structures. Compression molded parts are used to replace metal parts for weight savings.

Lattice Composites LCMC-C2 has the highest strength BMC.

Park’s E-765 is a toughened 270°F cure epoxy prepreg system designed to replace 350°F cure systems in many aircraft structural applications. Park’s E-765-3K-PW, -6K-5HS and 7781 materials are AGATE approved. FAA-approved, B-Basis design allowable databases for AGATE materials are available upon request. Park has also developed AGATE approved material and process specifications which are also available upon request.

Basaltex NV Basaltex BAS1101 is an impregnated basalt fabric designed as fire barrier in composites for public transport, aerospace, maritime, automotive as well as building and construction. Basalt fibers are extruded from 100% basalt volcanic rocks. They are characterized by outstanding mechanical properties combined with unique heat resistance. Basalt fibers are inert at high temperatures, will not soften like glass fibers, and retain their structure as barrier in a fire.

Mar-Bal MB4000 is a best high track resistant material. A flame retardant polyester molding compound with moderate strength, excellent electrical properties and exceptional arc and track resistance.

menzolit® SMC 0400 is a sheet molding compound based on unsaturated polyester resin. The product is glass fiber reinforced and contains mineral fillers. In case of fire the product doesn’t melt, neither does it form droplets nor is smoke generation excessive. The material is compression molded in heated steel molds. It is a must to work with chrome plated tools. The product contains no halogens or heavy metals nor any candidates from the REACH SVHC list

Park’s E-722 is a modified 350°F cure epoxy system with excellent processing characteristics for vacuum bag, press, and autoclave molding.

Resinoid 1505 is a milled glass reinforced, two-step phenolic molding compound offering good mechanical and electrical properties. This product has been specifically formulated for electrical applications where very low post-molded shrinkage is desired. This material comes in granular form and is suitable for injection, transfer or compression molding. It can be preformed on automatic equipment.

menzolit® SMC 2600 is a sheet molding compound based on unsaturated polyester resin. The product is glass fiber reinforced and contains mineral fillers. In case of fire the product doesn’t melt, neither does it form droplets nor is smoke generation excessive. The material is compression molded in heated steel molds. It is recommended to work with chrome plated tools. The product contains no halogens or heavy metals nor any candidates from the REACH SVHC list.

PRF Composite Materials RP549 is a highly toughened modified epoxy prepreg that has been specially formulated for the production of components requiring high mechanical properties and good impact resistance, particularly those exposed to elevated temperatures. This new system has an >200°C Tg following the 180°C cure cycle, and provides excellent mechanical properties in tensile, ILS and flexural strength. RP549 is now in manufacture on a range of our high quality woven fabrics.

Mar-Bal MB1000-25 is designed for powder coating and electrostatic painting applications.

Toray Toray Cetex® TC925 FST is a value-oriented engineered thermoplastic composite, utilizing a polycarbonate compound for impact toughness and good fire resistance. Although Toray Cetex® TC925 FST is a cost-effective material to begin with, the real cost saving on a part level lies in streamlining production with < 3 minutes per automated process cycle, cutting out most manual postprocessing and potential for error. Additionally, this material offers a very good surface quality. Toray Cetex® TC925 FST is available as a fabric prepreg, but is typically supplied in pre-consolidated reinforced thermoplastic laminates (RTLs) of varying thicknesses and lay-ups. Laminates from natural color resin have a translucent quality. A white color option is also available. PolyCarbonate (PC) Thermoplastic Resin System.

Evopreg® PA is a range of thermoplastic tape manufactured from polyamide-6 (PA6) polymer with unidirectional carbon fiber and is suitable for automated tape laying, winding and compression molding into highperformance, lightweight components. Thermoplastic tapes can provide outstanding mechanical performance, clean manufacturing processes, low waste and the potential for easier recyclability at end-of-life. Much like traditional thermosets, there are also multiple processing routesavailable; however, processed parts can be subsequently post-formed to create more complex shapes. Additionally, thermoplastic tapes can be stored almost indefinitely, compared to the limited shelf-life of pre-impregnated thermoset tapes.

AX-4500 is a Toughened Phenolic Aramid Prepreg, Self-Adhesive.

Toray Toray Cetex® MC1200 is a thermoplastic bulk molding compound (BMC) based upon Cetex TC1200 PEEK thermoplastic uni-directional tape. Toray Cetex® MC1200 is offered on standard-modulus fibers lengths of up to 25.4 mm (1”). Intermediate modulus fibers and alternative lengths may also be available. Thermoplastic bulk molding compound allows part fabrication with short cycle times. This product allows complex shapes to be made with varying wall thickness, integrated ribs, and reinforcing structure. Many composite compression molded parts are used to replace metal parts for weight savings or they replace plastic injection molded parts where higher strengths or stiffness are required. Toray Cetex® MC1200-4A, PEEK, 25.4 mm (1”) represents standard-modulus AS-4 fiber chopped to 25.4 mm (1”) in length.

Lytex® 4197 is a chopped carbon fiber reinforced ESC® molding compound. It is easily moldable and provides parts that are high strength, fatigue resistant, with high heat resistance and a low density. The carbon fiber is standard modulus PAN based 3K tow.

THINPREG™ TP 415 is a rubber toughened version of TP402, design for sporting goods application, combining high elongation and great toughness. It is available in ultra-Thin Ply format, as low as 15gsm. This hot-melt epoxy prepreg is recommended to be cured at 135°C for optimal performance and a Tg until 145°C Onset (by E’ DMA). This matrix has a very good flow control. TP415 offers excellent mechanical properties on a wide variety of fibers, and fiber weights.

AMC® 8593HT is a chopped carbon fiber reinforced ESC® molding compound. It is easily moldable and provides parts that are high strength, fatigue resistant, with high heat resistance and a low density. The carbon fiber is standard modulus PAN based 3K tow.

Resinoid 1345 is a glass reinforced, two-step phenolic molding compound. It was specifically developed for molded electric motor commutators where performance for prolonged periods at elevated temperatures while under centrifugal loads is critical.This material comes in pelletized from and is suitable for injection, transfer or compression molding.

Lattice Composites LCMC-C1 is a low cost carbon fiber BMC with high strength, lightweight applications.

SIMPREX® M745 is an advanced vinyl ester prepreg designed to provide a high performance-to-cost ratio. SIMPREX® M745 has a medium to high tack and provides good adhesion to core materials such as Nomex® honeycomb, balsa and polyurethane foam. It is a great choice for many applications in the range of low to medium service temperature.

PRF Composite Materials RP542-4 is a controlled flow, toughened epoxy prepreg system formulated for the manufacture of high performance structural composite parts requiring very good impact strength properties. The system has been formulated for a medium temperature cure of 80 - 120°C under vacuum or autoclave pressure and is also suitable for press molding. Fully cured, this system has a dry service temperature capability up to 120°C. The component surface finish with this system is excellent. The tack level of this system has been optimized to meet the constructor’s requirements and will be retained for up to 60 days at 20°C making this system suitable for the manufacture of large composite components. RP-542-4 can be supplied on most of the vast range of PRF reinforcement materials in widths up to 1350 mm wide.