OVERVIEW
Manufacturers and Designers across industries are looking to produce stronger, more reliable parts for extreme operating environments. Evonik’s P84® polyimide pushes the boundaries, and is an ideal material for replacing metal and ceramic parts.
P84® Polyimides offer distinct advantages including high operating temperatures of -196°C to 300°C (-320°F to 572°F), corrosion resistance, superior dielectric properties, excellent creep resistance, chemical stability, exceptional wear behavior, and superior design flexibility. This has led to an increasing use of high performance polyimides P84® NT and P84® UHT for demanding applications such as bushings, sliding bearings, thrust washers, guides, and gears.
P84® NT and P84® UHT polyimides are the preferred choice at elevated temperatures, allowing specific parts to be designed smaller in size, while offering an excellent strength to weight ratio. These polymers provide high strength and stiffness over a wide temperature range -196°C to 300°C (-320°F to 572°F) to meet demanding environments in industrial, automotive, semiconductor, and aerospace applications. P84® NT and P84® UHT molding powders are readily processed into stock shapes, such as rods and plates using hot compression molding (HCM), or into parts using direct forming (DF).
Evonik offers a wide portfolio of P84® compounds and tailored solutions for your specific application.
In this informative webinar, specialists from Evonik, Nishant Negandhi, Dieter Danzer, Jimmy Knoll, Dr. Silke Witzel, will discuss the high-performance features and benefits of P84® NT and P84® UHT polyimide polymers and compounds, and their utilization in high heat, high wear applications. Specific topics covered will include:
Low wear rate bearings or thrust washers maintain high dimensional stability resulting in a longer lifetime without any performance loss
Performance comparison of P84® NT and P84® UHT versus other high performance polymers including PEEK and PAI
Low friction bearings promoting efficient energy transmission without oil and grease lubricants
Incorporating fillers such as graphite and molybdenum sulfide as solid lubricants allow “dry running” conditions and increased thermal and electrical conductivity
Maintaining high dimensional stability and resistance against the harsh cleaning chemical exposures and conditions
Electronic applications benefitting from the superior dielectric properties of polyimides
Resistance of P84® UHT against harsh chemical exposure, steam, and high temperatures.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Material engineers working with high temperature polymers such as PAI, PEEK, PI and others.
Design engineers and component manufacturers serving the aerospace, automotive, semicon, heavy electrical, defense, and consumer goods industries
Owners and operators of hot compression molding (HCM) and direct form (DF) facilities
Machine shops processing stock shapes into finished parts
Processors of near-net-shaped components
University mechanical engineering and material science professors and researchers
Attendees can ask questions during the Q&A session of the webinar.
Register today to secure your spot in this free webinar!
PRESENTERS
Nishant Negandhi | Business Manager - High Temperature Polymers
Nishant Negandhi has 20+ years of experience in high performance polymer, engineering polymers, compound development, sales and marketing. He holds a Master of Science in Polymer Engineering from University of Akron, OH and started his career research and applications development. He is now responsible for high temperature polymers Business (includes Vestakeep® PEEK and P84® PI) for Americas region.
Dieter Danzer | Application Technology
Dieter Danzer has 25 years of experience in polyimide chemistry and processing. He is a chemist from HTL Wels and started his career in the R&D department of Evonik Fibres GmbH in Austria. He is now responsible for application technology, supporting technical sales colleagues in the regions worldwide.
Silke Witzel | Head of Polymer Backbone & Polyimide Design
Dr. Silke Witzel is the Head of Polymer Backbone & PI Design for Evonik Fibres GmBH, where she oversees all R&D projects assigned to polymide polymer development, foams, and membranes. Prior to her current role, Dr. Witzel worked extensively with thermoset resins and managed thermoplastic polymer development as the Head of Composites Product and Application at Evonik. Dr. Witzel holds a Ph.D in polymer chemistry from Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany.
Jimmy Knoll | Business Development Manager
Jimmy Knoll has 8 years of business development experience within the polymers industry. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, and started his career selling stock shapes. He is now responsible for Evonik’s high performance polymers business in the United States including Vestakeep® PEEK and P84® Polyimide.