Polyethersulfone Compound Outshines Stainless Steel.A new glass-reinforced polyethersul fone compound recently scored a first in replacing stainless steel for the base of a hospital warming plate. The base of the Insul-Plus warming plate from Aladdin Temprite of Nashville, Term., is injection molded of an RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. 1400 series compound from RTP Co., Winona, Minn It costs less than steel and weighs less, too. The base is expected to last at least three years under exposure to extreme temperature, chemical, and handling conditions. It also meets critical color-match requirements. The compound has an unnotched Izod impact strength of 11 ft lb/in, and HDT HDT Heat Deflection Temperature (plastics) HDT High Dose Therapy HDT Heatpipe Direct Touch (Xigmatek) HDT Heat Distortion Temperature (plastics) HDT Henry David Thoreau of 410 F at 264 psi. It also has the necessary FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. and NSF NSF - National Science Foundation approvals. |
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