Material database changes

Changes to the material database that have been implemented since the 2013 SP2 release are summarized here.

These changes accommodate new data required to support solver changes implemented in this version, as well as newly tested materials and new information received from material suppliers.

Details of these changes are found in the Material Database Changes document provided separately.

Changes to the Thermoplastics material database

  • Total number of suppliers: 463
    • New suppliers added: 16
    • Suppliers deleted: 12
  • Supplier added to the database Supplier deleted from the database

    Albis Plastic GmbH

    Enichem Polimeri

    Borealis South America

    Polimeri Europa

    China National Petroleum Corporation

    Borealis OPP S A

    Color & Composite Technologies Inc

    Borealis

    DuPont Vespel Products

    DuPont Engineering Polymers (Moldflow Verified)

    ELIX Polymers S L

    Nova Innovene

    Evitron

    Asahi Thermofil

    Hefei Genius Advanced Material Co Ltd

    Cargill Dow LLC

    Luxus Ltd

    Thermofil

    LyondellBasell Australia

    Albis Plastics GmbH

    Plastic Selection Group

    DuPont Engineering Polymers

    RIALTI s r l

     

    Royal Mouldings

     

    Styrolution

     

    Suzhou Sunway Polymer Co Ltd

     

    Versalis

     
  • Total number of grades: 8944
    • Grades added: 332
    • Grades deleted: 236
    • Grades amended: 729
  • Specific data:
    • Grades with specific PVT data: 5584
    • Grades with default Shrinkage Properties data: 2306
    • Grades with RSC or ARD-RSC Fiber - Residual Stress data: 808