Fortron

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Fortron® PPS - High Temperature Stability, Broad Chemical, Strength and Creep Resistance

Fortron® polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), supplied by Celanese®, is a high-temperature semicrystalline polymer that offers exceptional thermal stability, high chemical resistance, stiffness, strength, and creep resistance.

Product Properties:

• Service temperatures up to 240°C
• Excellent resistance to chemicals and solvents
• Inherent flame resistance (UL 94 V-0, some grades 5VA)
• Very low moisture absorption
• Suitable for lead-free soldering
• Excellent creep resistance even at elevated temperatures
   

The chemical structure of Fortron® PPS provides outstanding chemical and thermal resistance. It is insoluble in all known solvents below 200°C (392°F) and exhibits excellent stability in both typical and alternative automotive fuels.

Grades:

• Glass-filled grades
• Mineral-glass grades
• Low-wear grades
• Blow-moulding grades
• Medical technology (MT®)
   

Processing:

• Injection moulding
• Extrusion (film, fibre, sheet, shapes)
• Blow moulding
   

Additionally, Fortron® PPS can be extruded using meltblown and spunbond technologies for melt-spun nonwovens. Unfilled, high viscosity Fortron® PPS is also suitable for extrusion and compression moulding to produce sheets, rods, and other stock shapes commonly used for prototyping.

Fortron® PPS has broad approvals for automotive, drinking water, food contact, and aerospace applications.