What is torlon used for?
Torlon is used frequently as a seal ring in transmissions due to its high strength and resistance to deformation. It’s commonly found in automotive transmissions as a replacement for metal rings, which would score mating surfaces. It also has excellent insulating properties for use in electrical service.
What is torlon plastic?
Performance Plastics is one of the industry pioneers in offering one of the highest performing, melt-processable thermoplastics, Torlon® PAI. Torlon® is a high strength, high temperature (500°F max) polymer that is injection molded and oven “cured” to produce a thermoset polymer with excellent bearing properties.
What is Torlon 4203?
Torlon® 4203L is an unreinforced, lubricated, pigmented grade of polyamide-imide (PAI) resin. It has the best impact resistance and greatest elongation of all the Torlon® grades. Torlon® PAI has the highest strength and stiffness of any thermoplastic up to 275°C (525°F).
Does torlon absorb water?
Torlon, like most materials, absorbs water when saturated or placed in high humidity conditions. The grade and geometry of the part influences the rate of water pick up and the resultant growth. Thicker cross sections take very long to reach equilibrium and will likely never reach saturation.
What is torlon made of?
Torlon ® is a high performance amorphous (non-crystalline) engineering thermoplastic. Chemically, Torlon ® is a polyamide-imide (PAI), a reaction product of trimellitic anhydride and aromatic diamines. It is called amide-imide because the polymer chain comprises amide linkages alternative with imide linkages.
Is Duratron the same as Torlon?
Duratron PAI (previously known as Torlon PAI) offers a range of versatile performance capabilities and proven performance in a broad range of applications such as high temperature applications, or applications where mechanical performance and dimensional stability are essential.
Who invented torlon?
We were one of the first companies to ever process the material in the 1970’s when it was originally invented by Amoco. Over the decades, Torlon changed hands in ownership from Amoco to BP to Solvay Advanced Polymers, and Aztec was there during each transition.
What kind of material is Torlon?
PAI (polyamide-imide) is a melt-processable plastic that has exceptional physical and chemical properties. It performs well under severe stress conditions at continuous temperatures as high as 500° F. Torlon® is an amorphous material with a Tg (glass transition temperature) of 537° F.
Is torlon a thermoplastic?
Torlon® polyamide-imide (PAI) is the highest performing, melt-processable thermoplastic. The amorphous polymer has exceptional resistance to wear, creep and chemicals and performs well under severe service conditions up to 260°C (500°F).