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FLEX NORYL™ Resin

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Features and Benefits

Features Benefits
Ultra thin wall capable
  • Up to 15% diameter reduction / 45% area reduction versus ISO thin-wall coating
  • Column strength integrity in ultra small wire sizes
Mass savings vs. traditional products
  • Up to 30% mass reduction vs. PVC ultra thin-wall coating
  • Up to 50% insulation weight reduction vs. PVC thin-wall coating
Single-step extrusion
  • Potential cost savings through faster production rates
  • No cross-linking required
Improved scrape abrasion
  • Improved performance vs. PVC & XLPE
  • Elimination of secondary protection
  • Potential for lower manufacturer warranty cost
Improved pinch abrasion
  • Potential for lower manufacturer warranty cost via:
  • Improved performance
  • Elimination of secondary protection
Non-halogenated FR
  • Non-halogenated FR properties, Potential for Recyclability
Use of existing equipment
  • Same extrusion lines
  • Similar processing parameters as PVC
Material Classes
  • Simplification & single supply
Driving Towards the Reduced Size and Weight of Your Wiring Harnesses

The automobile has evolved from a mechanism of transportation into an experience that delivers comfort, safety and security - thanks to recent innovations in ADAS (Advanced Driving Assistance Systems) and IVI (in-vehicle infotainment).

Today’s automobile includes over one mile of wire that can weigh in excess of 150 Ibs. (68 kg). With the advent of V2V (vehicle-to-vehicle) and V2X ( vehicle-to-everything) connections, this number could increase significantly in order to support the increased electric componentry functionality needed to empower autonomous capabilities and safety features of the future.

FLEX NORYL™ resin can offer several benefits vs. traditionally used, commodity grade polymers (polypropylene, PVC, and polyethylene) to enhance wiring systems within the automobile

 

Class A/B (11/T2) Interior - Up to 100°C

  PVC FR-PP FR-PE

FLEX NORYL™ resin

Scrape Abrasion + - -- ++
Non-halogenated FR -- + + ++
UTW Capable + -- -- ++
Processability ++ -- - ++
Specific Gravity 1.33 1.3 1.45 1.03
Electrical Properties (DC) + + + ++
Recycle + + - ++
System cost ++ - - +

 

Now more than ever, material selection for data transfer wiring systems will be a critical
factor to address industry performance requirements. The broad materials portfolio of
SABIC’s Specialties business includes FLEX NORYL™ resin which offers:

  • Potential reduction in insulation thickness and downgauging of signal wires, leading to smaller bundle sizes, easier routing and weight reduction without compromising manufacturability of wire harnesses
  • Material properties superior to FR-PP and FR-PE during the assembly process
  • Elimination of the softness and durability issues that can occur with a PVC solution
  • Non-halogenated FR properties and potential for recyclability