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POTICON

POTICON is a series of plastic compounds utilizing our ultra-fine Potassium Titanate fiber, TISMO. POTICON is used in a wide variety of applications including micro-reinforcement applications, such as LED reflectors and camera modules, as well as sliding parts, particularly in the demanding automotive industry.

Advantages

Microscopic Reinforcement:
Length(10 ~ 20μm) of TISMO is nearly equal to the diameter (about 10μm) of other reinforcing fibers. This helps to enhance the strength of precision components such as watch gears and camera modules.

Photo1 SEM photo of TISMO and GF

LCP/TISMO 30wt%

LCP/TISMO 30wt%

LCP/GF 30wt%

LCP/GF 30wt%

Photo2 Watch gear and its enlarged photo

Excellent Abrasion Properties:
Hardness of TISMO is lower than that of other reinforcing fibers.

Using fibers of microscopic size, the surface of molded parts is smoother than using Glass or Carbon fibers.

These characteristic features helps to reduce friction and improve wear durability.

 

Fig1 Typical Example of Surface Roughness

PA/TISMO    Ra = 0.6µm

 

 

PA/GF      Ra = 12.5µm

 

Fig2 Sliding Property of POTICON (Tested by Suzuki’s Thrust Type Friction and Abrasion Tester)

Condition ; P = 1MPa  V = 0.3m/sec  L = 10km  Counterparts = Al

General Properties

Polymer
POM
PBT
PA
MXD6PA
PC
PPS
LCP
PEEK
Grade
OA30
BT262
NTE264
NT363
CT26B
RBA514
VT96HB
VCF442
KT16
Test method
Specific gravity
D792
1.68 1.58 1.38 1.48 1.51 1.6 1.71 1.63 1.58
Water absorption rate (%)
D570
0.2 0.07 1 0.2 0.11 0.02 0.02
Tensile strength (MPa)
D638
111 102 119 150 104 78 151 108 116
Elongation at break (%)
D638
3.5 3.2 3.7 3.1 5 2.2 2.6 4.4 4.4
Flexural strength (MPa)
D790
169 158 177 238 166 120 196 109 248
Flexural modulus (GPa)
D790
8.8 8.3 7.5 11.2 7.6 7.1 15.1 7.2 9.9
Izod impact strength (J/m(notched))
D256
44 49 39 31 41 25 200 102 45
Izod impact strength (J/m)
D256
637 794 774 627 127
Coefficient of kinetic friction
*Otsuka method
0.28 0.19 0.15 0.14 0.2 0.2
Specific abrasion volume (X10-1mm3/N・km)
0.296 0.012 0.006 0.018 0.021 0.001
Specific abrasion of counterpart (X10-1mm3/N・km)
0 0 0 0 0 0

* Otsuka method : This Size is measured size of 90×50×3 mm molded item by vernier caliper

Properties of typical POTICON grade

https://www.otsukac.co.jp/en/products/chemical/poticon/pdf/properties_e.pdf

Applications

Poticon SDS

Material Safety Data Sheet KZ0219E-3

Material Safety Data Sheet KZ0217U-1

Material Safety Data Sheet KZ0269U-1

Material Safety Data Sheet KZ0303U-1

Material Safety Data Sheet KZ0322E-1

Material Safety Data Sheet ZOC0223E-1

Material Safety Data Sheet KZ031OU-1

Material Safety Data Sheet KZ0222U-2