HYTAC® XTL
Hytac® XTL is the latest generation of syntactic foams with enhanced toughness and superior machinability. This material is easy to machine and polish without dust. HYTAC-XTL is suitable for a wide range of plastics and allows users to machine fine details.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Blocks
- Rods
Product families
Applications
- Tooling & Moldmaking
- Non-Food Consumer Packaging
Product Families
- Foam Cores
Other characteristics
- Brand
- HYTAC
- Core Type
- Syntactic Foam, Thermoplastic Foam
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Polylactic Acid (PLA), Polypropylenes (PP), Polystyrenes (PS), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Markets
- Industrial
- Printing & Packaging
- Benefits
Strongest available syntactic foam; Dust-free machining and polishing; Widely suitable with nearly all plastics; Excellent material distribution; The highest toughness ratings for any syntactic foam; Superb machinability with no dust; Excellent where edge definition and detail are required; Low thermal conductivity; Low coefficient of thermal expansion
- Core
- Syntactic Foam
- Thermoplastic Foam
- Technology
- Composite Materials
- Material Features
- Good Machinability
- Thermoforming Applications
- PET
- PP
- PS
- PVC
- PLA
- Compatible Polymers and Resins
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
- Polylactic Acid (PLA)
- Polypropylenes (PP)
- Polystyrenes (PS)
- Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Relative Performance
1 = Lowest relative performance 5 = Best relative performance
- Composite Materials Functions
- Core Material
- 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.
- Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods
- Thermoforming
Technical data
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6 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 672-737 | kg/m3 | — |
| Thermal Conductivity | 0.17 | W/m°K | — |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) | 57.6 x 10ˉ⁶ | m/m/°C | — |
| Compressive Strength | 70.4 | MPa | — |
| Service Temperature | 176 | °C | — |
| Flexural Toughness | 163.4 | kPa | ASTM D790 |
