Black nylon 6 is laser weldable.BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida Corp. in Mt. Olive, N.J., has added a nylon 6 to its slate of laser-transparent, black compounds. Glass-reinforced Ultramid B3WG6 LT uses a propriety BASF black colorant col·or·ant n. Something, especially a dye, pigment, ink, or paint, that colors or modifies the hue of something else. adj. Of or being a subtractive primary color. that transmits laser light so that it can be joined to a conventional laser-absorbent black part. Previously, BASF used this technology to make laser-transparent black PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet) PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT Profit Before Tax PBT Paper Based Test (education) and nylon 66, which have gained acceptance in Europe for automotive electronic parts like oil sensors and keyless door-entry modules. The new grade is aimed at engine intake manifolds Noun 1. intake manifold - a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine fuel system - equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine , which are currently vibration welded. Laser welding Laser welding Welding with a laser beam. The primary apparatus is the continuous-wave, convectively cooled CO2 laser with either oscillator/amplifier (gaussian output beam) or unstable resonator (hollows output beam) optics. imposes less heat and vibration stress on sensitive parts and leaves smoother surfaces. Laser-welded nylon 6 also has potential in oil-sensor bodies and engine covers. Nylon 6 is inherently more laser-transparent than nylon 66, so Ultramid B3WG6 LT can shorten welding cycles and provide a stronger joint when parts with thick walls and complex geometries are being joined. Tel: (800) 227-3746, www.basf.com |
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