RTP's APWA Compounds Improve Wear-Resistance RTP Company has commercialised a line of all-polymeric wear-additive (APWA) compounds that offer improved wear resistance. The materials are free of particulate or fluid additives and provide excellent plastic-on-plastic performance without sacrificing properties inherent to the host resin. Tom Cordes, general manger of wear products at RTP Company, said: 'By eliminating traditional wear-reducing additives, such as PTFE or silicone, we have been able to significantly increase mechanical performance in these compounds. 'Using our new olefin-based APWA technology we are able to better maintain crucial base-resin properties - such as strength, impact resistance and specific gravity - allowing moulded parts to perform more consistently in end-use applications. 'Not only are wear performance and all-round properties improved, our APWA compounds are both non-halogenated and RoHS-compliant, making them more environmentally respo...
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