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HYTAC® FLX

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Hytac® FLX raises the bar on easily polished syntactic plug assist materials. This copolymer syntactic exhibits superb machinability plus excellent toughness and durability in use. FLX provides superior material distribution often leading to increased throughput for thermoformers. With more than 4 times the elongation to break, HYTAC FLX will withstand the most rigorous plug environment without the brittle failure often encountered in epoxy syntactics.

Foam Type: Syntactic Foam

Density: 817.0 - 817.0 kg/m³

Physical Form: Foam

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Identification & Functionality

Foam Type

Syntactic Foam

Product Type

Foam

Technologies

Ready-to-Use Products

Product Families

Ready-to-Use Products — Foams

Features & Benefits

Ready-to-Use Product Features

Excellent Toughness,

Good Machinability,

High Durability

Benefits
  • Excellent toughness and durability
  • Suitable in many applications
  • Easy to machine and to polish
  • Excellent material distribution

Applications & Uses

Markets

Industrial,

Printing & Packaging

Applications

Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing

Tooling & Moldmaking

Printing & Packaging — Packaging

Non-Food Consumer Packaging

Compatible Substrates & Surfaces

Plastics,

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET),

Polylactic Acid (PLA),

Polypropylene (PP),

Polystyrene (PS),

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

Thermoforming Applications
  • PET
  • PP
  • PS
  • PVC
  • PLA
Machining and Polishing Guides

HYTAC materials are generally easy to machine and polish. Following the CMT guidelines will improve surface quality and consistency in plug performance.

Properties

Physical Form

Foam

Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Density817kg/m3-
Thermal Conductivity0.11W/m°K-
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE)42 x 10ˉ⁶m/m/°C-
Compressive Strength92MPa-
Service Temperature176°C-

Technical Details & Test Data

HYTAC® Relative Performance
  W XTL WF WFT FLX FLXT C1R B1X
Ease Of Machining 2 5 2 3 4 4 4 5
Elimination of Machining Dust 1 5 1 1 3 3 3 5
Ease of Polishing 2 4 2 4 5 5 4 2
Resistance to Abuse 1 5 2 2 3 3 4 5
Fine Detail Durability 1 5 2 2 3 3 4 5
Even Sheet Distribution 3 5 3 3 5 4 5 5

1 = Lowest relative performance
5 = Best relative performance