Material Database Changes

Ongoing internal testing and changing material supplier offerings require the material database to be continuously updated.

Changes to the Thermoplastics material database

  • Total number of suppliers: 498

    Since the 2018.1 SP3 release

    • New suppliers added: 9
    • Suppliers deleted: 3
  • Supplier added to the database Supplier deleted from the database
    ALLOD Werkstoff GmbH & Co KG Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Esprix Technologies Polykemi AB
    Ester Industries Ltd Styron EUR
    Hysoung Corporation
    Japan Polypropylene Corporation
    Mauser-Werke GmbH
    TASNEE
    Toray Plastics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
    Ahuzhou Times New Material Technology Co Ltd
  • Total number of grades: 9265

    Since the 2018.1 SP3 release

    • Grades added: 356
    • Grades amended: 127
    • Grades deleted: 751
  • Specific data:
    • Grades with specific PVT data: 6334
    • Grades with long-fiber length data: 149
    • Grades with specific Crystallization Morphology data: 23
    • Grades with default Shrinkage Properties data: 2860
    • Grades with Crystallization - Residual Stress data: 21
    • Grades with Crystallization - Residual Strain data: 22
    • Grades with RSC Fiber - Residual Stress data: 1716
    • Grades with RSC Fiber - Residual Strain data: 1585
    • Grades with Crystallization RSC Fiber - Residual Stress data: 13
    • Grades with Crystallization RSC Fiber - Residual Strain data: 14
    • Grades with Stress/Strain data: 1
    • Grades with Microcellular data: 2

Changes to the Thermoset material database