ElectriPlast has announced the availability of a new resin-based and electrically conductive material, ElectriPlast- PBT/NiC.
The company has engineered this material in order to meet challenging mechanical and thermal, electro-magnetic shielding properties for use in aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, marine and telecommunication applications.
EP-PBT/NiC is composed of nickel-plated carbon fiber and Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT), and is solvent-resistant. It can survive in temperatures of up to 215°C. ElectriPlast along with Tier One suppliers carried out third-party testing and wide development of EP-PBT/NiC and has planned to extend to this field through the enhancement in the products’ performance and physical characteristics, with the help of ElectriPlast technology.
Herbert Reedman, ElectriPlast’s CEO stated that the company’s new EP- PBT/NiC composite has been developed after broad R&D and a lot of collaborative hours with OEM clients. This flame resistant material can survive in corrosive environments and at high temperatures and also offers higher shielding, with 50 to 60% of weight reduction of aluminum. This new important material has expanded the company’s detailed ElectriPlast conductive plastics offering, according to Herbert.
EP-PBT/NiC is the new material in the product line of ElectriPlast conductive composites and is an electrically conductive and non-corrosive resin. It can be molded into infinite number of sizes and shapes related to rubbers, plastics and other polymers. The company has added this new EP-PBT/NiC product to its portfolio in order to provide electrically conductive hybrid plastics for use in each applications and market. ElectriPlast PBT/NiC can be applied to circuit breakers, electrical connectors and enclosures, fuse boxes, motors, mobile devices, telecommunications and sensors.