Market Applications

For over 25 years, Amodel® has been used in automotive, electronics, consumer, and industrial applications. Amodel® has a long history of replacing metals (die cast Al and Mg) in a range of automotive applications, including thermostat housings, clutch cylinders, charge air coolers, heater cores and water pumps. Select grades with food contact and drinking water approval have enabled metal replacement in small appliances and plumbing components.

Designed to Thrive Where Only the Strong Survive

Amodel® polyphthalamide (PPA) is a family of high-temperature polyamides that retain their high strength and stiffness up to 280°C. They maintain mechanical integrity after thousands of hours at elevated temperatures and in high humidity and chemically aggressive environments.

With a high melting point over 300°C, Amodel® PPA enables electronic processes and assembly including surface mount technology (SMT), IR reflow soldering, and overmolding of metals.

Food Contact and Drinking Water

Food contact (FC) grades of Amodel® PPA meet U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and EU Commission Regulation10/2011. They provide long-term performance up to 120°C along with resistance to common household cleaners, oils, hot water and steam. These materials do not impart smell or taste, and they are free from BPA and BLS.

Drinking water (DW) grades meet the requirements of independent global organizations, including NSF, KTW, DVGW, ACS and WRAS. These materials are compatible with nearly all parts of plumbing, heating and sanitary systems to produce non-corrosive, chemically-resistant products that extend service life. Amodel® PPA is also suitable for applications having intermittent exposure to hot chlorinated water.

Solvay Amodel PPA Resin Grades:

Amodel® DW-1140 is a 40% glass-fiber-reinforced resin designed for high strength and stiffness and improved hydrolytic stability. This material has low moisture absorption and a low coefficient of thermal expansion, which means excellent dimensional stability. Creep resistance is also exceptional.

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