Material Database Changes

Changes to the material database that have been implemented since the 2014 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: 478
    • New suppliers added: 16
    • Suppliers deleted: 6
  • Supplier added to the database Supplier deleted from the database
    Borouge Compounding Shanghai Co Ltd

    LG-Dow

    Bostik SA France

    DuPont Dow Elastomers

    Celanese (Europe Revised) Ineos Styrenics
    Celanese (Europe) Ticona (Europe Revised)
    Celanese Ticona (Europe)
    Chi Lin Technology Ticona
    DOMO Engineering Plastics GmbH  
    EVONIK Industries AG  
    IRPC Public Co Ltd  
    ITOCHU PLASTICS INC  
    Kuraray Trading Co Ltd.  
    Polyplast Compound GmbH  
    Sumika Styron Polycarbonate Limited  
    TechnoCompound GmbH  
    Teijin Limited  
    Various  
  • Total number of grades: 9359
    • Grades added: 395
    • Grades amended: 503
    • Grades deleted: 126
  • Specific data:
    • Grades with specific PVT data: 5956
    • Grades with long-fiber Filler Initial Length data: 119
    • Grades with specific Crystallization Morphology data: 18
    • Grades with default Shrinkage Properties data: 2646
    • Grades with Crystallization - Residual Stress data: 15
    • Grades with Crystallization - Residual Strain data: 18
    • Grades with RSC or ARD-RSC Fiber - Residual Stress data: 896
    • Grades with RSC or ARD-RSC Fiber - Residual Strain data: 961
    • Grades with RSC/ARD-RSC and Crystallization - Residual Stress data: 9
    • Grades with RSC/ARD-RSC and Crystallization - Residual Strain data: 10