High Performance Polymer FRP Solutions. Chemical Resistance

High Performance Polymer FRP Solutions. Holding It together: Chemical Resistance

Today we are going to take a closer look at the chemical resistance of Vinyl Ester FRP threaded rod and Isoplast LGF40-TPU.

Fiberglass reinforced polymer (FRP) is one of the strongest, most durable building materials available in the marketplace today. There are a variety of names that these materials are commonly known by including Complēt® LGF40-TPU, Celstran® LFRT, Superstud!™, Fiberfast™, Durostone®, Derakane®, Fiberglass.

In comparison to commonly considered industrial materials like wood, steel and aluminum, FRP doesn’t rust, warp or corrode making it environmentally sound. FRP is also a fraction of the weight for efficient transportation and installation. It’s a different way to approach your design challenge and makes FRP’s an ideal candidate for mechanical connections that require a higher degree of corrosion resistance in demanding environments. They can even be submerged in a marine environment for an extended period with no effect.

We incorporate the highest quality material to provide non-conductive components that offer superior chemical resistance, higher strength and ultraviolet protection.

Isoplast^® 101 LGF40 Engineered Thermoplastics (ETPs) are designed for rigid polymer requirements due to their high tensile strength and impact resistance. The resin that we utilize to produce our components is a premium long fiber reinforced thermoplastic (LFRT) that unite long fiber reinforcements with the Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) resins for a combination of mechanical properties, impact, creep resistance and low warpage that yields higher physical properties than the traditional production process.

TPU is considered in a variety of demanding applications because it combines the toughness and dimensional stability that you expect from amorphous resins with the chemical resistance of crystalline materials.

FRP Vinyl Ester Threaded Studs are high strength pultruded glass reinforced material coupled with a UV Stabilized Derakane® Vinyl Ester resin. After the rods are pultruded to maximum strength, the material is ground to standard Unified National Coarse (UNC) threads. Vinyl Ester studs and LGF40-TPU nuts are ideal for applications requiring mechanical fasteners that must be non-corrosive, lowin conductivity and/or transparent to electromagnetic waves.

We offer a variety of injection molded fasteners in the 101 LGF40 TPU material and Threaded rod utilizing a Derakane® Vinyl Ester resin. With a variety of solutions available off the shelf please see a bit more information about the chemical resistance of our materials below: