The quest for big-engine horsepower with the small-engine fuel economy that helps manufacturers meet CAFE regulations is leading to steady advances in turbocharger technology. Today’s down-sized engines run hotter and have higher compression ratios, creating operating conditions that exceed the performance capabilities of many conventional materials. 

As the maker of more plastics with more performance, Solvay gives you semi-aromatic polyamides and 
ultra polymers with the properties you need to produce lightweight components that deliver reliable long-life performance over a wide range of critical temperatures, pressures and velocities.

Amodel PPA Outperforms Conventional Nylons

With a heat deflection temperature of 280°C (536°F) and continuous-use temperature up to 210°C (410°F), Amodel^® polyphthalamide (PPA) can take the heat in under-the-hood applications that are too demanding for conventional nylons and polyesters. This allows charge air cooler (CAC) housings, airflow valves, throttle bodies and other components molded from Amodel PPA to maintain their high strength and stiffness along with excellent creep and fatigue resistance when exposed to high heat and thermal cycling.

Wear-Resistant Ultra Polymers Replace Metal

Turbocharger bushings, seal rings and other internal components are some of the most demanding applications in air induction systems. They must withstand extreme temperatures, wear, loads and aggressive chemicals in lubricated and non-lubricated environments over a wide range of critical pressures and velocities.

Wear-resistant grades of Torlon^® polyamide-imide (PAI) and KetaSpire^® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) are formulated to give you just the right combination of mechanical and tribological properties to effectively replace metal in high-temperature friction and wear applications.

For comparable PEEK performance with up to 30% lower cost, consider our new wear-resistant AV-700 grades of AvaSpire^® PAEK.

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