What’s PEEK LCF50?

PEEK LCF50 is a high-performance composite with PEEK as the matrix and 50% long carbon fiber added. Its special features are as follows:

1. Excellent mechanical properties:
– High strength: Significantly enhances the strength of the material, enabling it to withstand greater loads. Applicable in fields like aerospace and high-performance automobiles.
– High modulus: Has good dimensional stability and rigidity.
– Good fatigue resistance: Can maintain good performance under long-term cyclic loads.

2. Outstanding thermal properties:
– High temperature resistance: Can be used in high-temperature environments above 200°C.
– Low thermal expansion coefficient: Ensures good dimensional stability.

3. Good chemical stability:
– Corrosion resistance: Resistant to various chemicals.
– Anti-aging property: Maintains a long service life.

4. Unique processing performance:
– Processability: Can be molded by various methods to make complex parts.
– Controllable fiber orientation: Allows for property regulation.

5. Significant weight reduction effect: Reduces weight while ensuring strength and rigidity. Important for weight-sensitive fields.

6. Change in conductivity: Has certain conductivity for applications in electronics.

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Application Scenarios

1. Aerospace field:
– Aircraft structural parts: Parts such as aircraft wings and fuselage structural parts have high requirements for the modulus of materials. The high modulus performance of PEEK LCF50 can ensure that structural parts can withstand large stresses and strains during flight while maintaining structural stability and reliability. For example, at key parts such as the connection parts of wings and the frame structure of the fuselage, using the composite material can reduce the weight of components and at the same time improve the strength and rigidity of the structure.
– Satellite parts: Satellites need to withstand extreme environmental conditions such as temperature, radiation, and microgravity when operating in space. The high modulus performance of PEEK LCF50 enables it to maintain stable dimensions and performance under these harsh environments and is suitable for manufacturing parts such as antenna brackets and solar panel brackets for satellites.

2. Automotive industry field:
– Engine parts: Parts inside automobile engines, such as valve spring seats and piston rings, need to work in a high-temperature and high-pressure environment and withstand frequent vibrations and impacts. The high modulus performance of PEEK-LCF50 can meet the requirements of these parts for material strength and rigidity, improving the reliability and durability of the engine.
– Chassis parts: Parts of the suspension system and steering system of the car chassis have high requirements for the modulus and toughness of materials. PEEK LCF50 composite material can be used to manufacture parts such as spring brackets of the suspension system and gear shafts of the steering system to improve the handling and comfort of the chassis.

3. Mechanical manufacturing field:
– Precision instrument parts: Precision instruments have extremely high requirements for the precision and stability of parts. The high modulus performance of LCF50+PEEK can ensure that instrument parts will not be deformed or displaced during long-term use and is suitable for manufacturing precision instrument parts such as microscope brackets and optical instrument guide rails.
– Mold manufacturing: In mold manufacturing, LCF50-PEEK can be used to manufacture key parts of injection molds, stamping molds, etc. Its high modulus performance can improve the wear resistance and deformation resistance of molds, prolong the service life of molds and reduce production costs.

4. Energy field:
– Petrochemical equipment: Petrochemical equipment usually works in a high-temperature, high-pressure, and corrosive environment, and the performance requirements for materials are very strict. The high modulus performance and corrosion resistance of PEEK LCF50 make it suitable for manufacturing parts such as seals, valves, and pipelines of petrochemical equipment to improve the safety and reliability of equipment.
– Wind power generation equipment: Parts such as blades and hubs of wind power generation equipment need to withstand huge wind forces and centrifugal forces, and have very high requirements for the strength and rigidity of materials. PEEK LCF50 composite material can be used to manufacture parts such as blade connectors and hubs of wind power generation equipment to improve the efficiency and reliability of equipment.

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