BRAND-NEW
Cool Touch Effect: Highly-Filled Polyamides with Special Properties
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and combination of fillers as well as the
conductivity can be felt; they are cooler
know-how and new technical
interface adhesion are key parameters
and can thus further enhance the cooling
possibilities, ROMIRA is able to
to achieve the desired properties profile
effect of any electroplated layer that is
manufacture highly-filled polyamides with
of the matrix material. The correct filler
applied (Fig. 1). One good, vivid example
some specific properties: the products
selection and appropriate additives
of an application area is for the push-
are characterized by an excellent,
lead to special properties that are not
buttons in lifts or for light switches. When
homogeneous and fine dispersion of fillers.
innate to metals giving for example,
manufactured from highly-filled polyamides,
As a result, products with special
the possibility of thermally conductive
they offer not only a cool touch effect
properties such as higher notched and
plastics that conduct heat but are still
but also a superior quality look and feel
un-notched impact strengths, together
electrically insulating. Smooth surfaces
compared to conventional plastic buttons.
with better thermal conductivity and
are necessary, amongst other things,
exceptionally smooth surfaces can be
for parts that are to be subsequently
For futher information:
achieved. The type, structure, quantity
electroplated. The better thermal
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ith its process engineering
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Figure 1: Highly-filled polyamides offer a better thermal conductivity, which can be felt through an enhanced cooling effect.
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