SMC
A thermoset composite compound based on unsaturated polyester or vinyl ester resins, fillers and fibre reinforcement. Catalysts, stabilizers, mould release agents, thickeners, pigments and other functional additives are utilised to enhance the properties of the SMC material, designed to offer superior mechanical properties, excellent electrical and fire protecting characteristics, as well as “Class A” surface appearance and low density characteristics.
SMC Reference Products & Markets
| Product code | Description | Key-Word | Markets | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMC 0150 |  | General purpose SMC for electrical applications especially lamp housings. Fire retardancy UL 94 HB, glow wire 750 °C. | Flame resistant | Electrical |  |
| SMC 0160 | | General purpose SMC for electrical applications especially wiring cabinets. Fire retardancy UL 94 HB, glow wire 850°C. | Flame resistant | Electrical | |
| SMC 0170 | | General purpose SMC for electrical applications, similar to SMC 0150 but increased glass content for higher mechanical properties. | Flame resistant | Electrical | |
| SMC 0190 | | General purpose SMC for electrical applications. Fire retardancy: UL 94, V-0 (3 mm) - Yellow card available and fulfils DIN 5510 class S4 | Flame resistant | Electrical | |
| SMC 0200 | | General-purpose material for housings, covers and functional components. Minimal fire redundancy UL 94 HB. | General Purpose SMC | Electrical, Construction, Energy, Industrial | |
| SMC 0250 | | General-purpose SMC optimized for high density to give superior acoustic damping properties. | High density | Automotive, Commercial Vehicle | |
| SMC 0290 | | Injection mouldable SMC for electrical applications. Suitable for switch gear housings and functional components, that need higher strength than injection moulded BMC. Fire retardancy UL 94, V-0 (3 mm). Yellow card available for all colours. | Injection SMC | Electrical, Energy | |
| SMC 0300 | | SMC with improved surface quality compared to SMC 0200 . Typical applications are housings, covers or furniture (i.e. stadium seats). UL94 V-0 possible on request. | Surface Quality | Construction, Commercial Vehicle, Electrical, Industrial | |
| SMC 0390 | | A product with improved surface quality. Pigmentable but not available in all colours. Typical applications are body panels for trucks, commercial vehicles or farm vehicles. For rail interior application also available according to DIN 5510 S4. | Surface Quality | Commercial Vehicle, Mass Transport | |
| SMC 0400 | | Class-A SMC for exterior body applications on cars, LCV´s and trucks. These compounds mould to parts with good up to excellent surface quality for painted body panels. | Class-A | Automotive, Commercial Vehicle | |
| SMC 0410 | | Premium Class-A SMC for exterior body applications on cars. | Class-A | Automotive | |
| SMC 0430 | | Low Density Premium Class-A SMC for exterior body applications on cars. These compounds mould to light weight parts with excellent surface quality. | Class-A | Automotive | |
| SMC 0500 | | Low Density SMC for non painted applications | Low Density | Automotive, Commercial Vehicle, Mass Transport | |
| SMC 0600 | | Low Pressure SMC for applications requiring moulding at low press tonnage. | Low Pressure | Construction, Commercial Vehicle, Electrical, Industrial | |
| SMC 0800 | | This product is resistant to food chemicals and cleaning detergents. Typical applications are trays or food processing equipment. | Chemical Resistant | Sanitary | |
| SMC 0900 | | Product has increased resistance to chemicals used in chemical plants for pumps and armatures. Please refer to our list of resistance to chemicals. | Chemical Resistance | Construction, Industrial | |
| SMC 1000 | | Product with increased hydrolysis resistance. Typical applications, sectional water tanks, or water purification systems. | Hydrolisis Resistance | Construction, Industrial, Sanitary | |
| SMC 1100 | | High strength material with chopped fibres and tough matrix resins for structural applications. | High strength | Construction, Commercial Vehicle, Industrial | |
| SMC 1400 | | High strength material resistant to fuel, lubricants, brake fluid and cleaning agents being used around automotive engines. Typical applications are oil pan or valve cover. | High strength | Automotive, Commercial Vehicle, Energy, Industrial | |
| SMC 1600 | | Product for sanitary applications, for instance sink, shower tray or bath tube. Special appearance effects are possible, please contact our tech service for further information. | Sanitary | Construction, Sanitary | |
| SMC 2300 | | Arc resistance SMC for arc quenching cambers. High fire retardancy SMC for electrical applications. | Flame resistant | Electrical | |
| SMC 2400 | | SMC for Railway application with high flame retardancy, low smoke density and toxicity. British standard BS 6853 level 1b and European EN 45545 HL2 & HL3 categories. Please contact your local Menzolit representatives for more details. | Flame resistant | Mass Transport | |
| SMC 2500 | | SMC for electrical applications requiring very high isolating properties. | Flame resistant | Electrical | |
| SMC 2600 | | This product provides some conductivity to provide antistatic properties for explosion proof components in mining, gas and oil exploration industries as well as in chemical plants. UL Yellow card available UL 94 V-0, UL 746 C. | Antistatic | Electrical, Energy | |
BMC
A thermoset composite compound based on unsaturated polyester or vinyl ester resins, fillers and fibre reinforcement. Catalysts, stabilizers, mould release agents, thickeners, pigments and other functional additives are utilised to enhance the properties of the BMC material, designed to offer superior mechanical properties, excellent electrical and fire protecting characteristics, as well as “Class A” classification for production of complex mouldings.
BMC Reference Products & Markets
| Product code | Description | Key-Word | Markets | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMC 0170 | | General purpose BMC for electrical applications. Fire retardancy UL 94 HB, glow wire 750°C. High Strength | Flame resistant | Electrical, Energy, Industrial | |
| BMC 0190 | | General purpose BMC for electrical applications. Fire retardancy UL 94 V-0 (3mm), glow wire 960°C. | Flame resistant | Electrical, Energy, Industrial | |
| BMC 0195 | | General purpose BMC for electrical applications. Fire retardancy UL 94 V-0 (1,5mm), glow wire 960°C. | Flame resistant | Electrical, Energy, Industrial | |
| BMC 0200 | | General purpose material for housings, covers and functional components. Fire retardancy UL 94 HB, V-0 possible upon request. | General Purpose BMC | Electrical, Energy, Industrial |  |
| BMC 0300 | | Low Shrink material. Minimal fire retardancy UL 94 HB, higher retardancy upon request. Typical applications are housings, covers and household appliances. | Surface Quality | Sanitary | |
| BMC 0390 | | Low Profile BMC with increased shrinkage compensation but reduced pigmentability. Shrinkage is approximately zero. Typical applications are functional compounds with light colours. Minimal fire retardancy UL 94 HB, higher retardancy upon request | Surface Quality | Electrical, Energy, Industrial, Sanitary | |
| BMC 0400 | | Low Profile material for Class-A body panel applications. The material provides an excellent surface for painted panels for the automotive industry. | Class-A | Automotive | |
| BMC 0410 | | This product is recommended for components requiring very precise tolerances as an alternative to outsert technology. Especially designed for overmoulding of various components. | Class-A | Automotive, Industrial | |
| BMC 0800 | | This product is resistant to food chemicals and cleaning detergents. Components for food processing equipment. | Chemical Resistance | Sanitary | |
| BMC 0900 | | Product has increased resistance to chemicals used in chemical plants for pumps and armatures. Please refer to our list of resistance to chemicals. | Chemical Resistance | Industrial | |
| BMC 1000 | | Product with increased hydrolysis resistance, for instance pump housings and water purification systems. | Hydrolisis Resistance | Construction, Industrial | |
| BMC 1100 | | High strength material with tough matrix resins, for compression moulding only. | High strength | Electrical, Energy, Industrial | |
| BMC 1400 | | High strength material resistant to fuel, lubricants and cleaning agents being used around automotive engines. Examples are valve cover, carburettor housings. | High strength | Automotive | |
| BMC 1500 | | Product with high temperature stability for applications requiring high service temperatures approx. 200°C. | High Temperature | Electrical, Energy, Industrial, Sanitary | |
| BMC 2300 | | Arc resistance BMC for arc quenching chambers, especially high fire retardancy. | Flame resistant | Electrical, Energy | |
| BMC 2500 | | For electrical applications requiring very high isolating properties. | Flame resistant | Electrical | |
| BMC 2600 | | This product provides some conductivity to provide antistatic properties for applications within explosion proof components in mining, gas and oil exploration industries as well as in chemical plants. | Antistatic | Construction, Electrical, Energy, Industrial | |
| BMC 3100 | | BMC for headlamp reflectors. | Class-A | Automotive, Commercial Vehicle | |
HPC
A high strength material with unidirectional reinforcement. The combination of chopped, randomly distributed glassfibres and additional continuous lengthwise oriented glassfibres results in high strength and stiffness in the direction of the continuous reinforcement.
HPC Reference Products & Markets
| Product code | Description | Key-Word | Markets | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPC 1200 | | High strength material with unidirectional reinforcement. Especially high strength and stiffness in direction of fibre orientation for structural applications. | Structural HPC | Automotive Commercial_Vehicle Industrial | |
| HPC 1300 | | High strength material with unidirectional reinforcement. Especially high strength in fibre direction, high glass content. | Structural HPC | Automotive Commercial_Vehicle Industrial | |
TECH SERVICE
Our Tech Service teams work together with the customer from the first idea about a new material, through definitions of specifications and sampling, to moulding and production supply, in order to design the right composite in terms of strength, fire protection, colour, surface quality, paintability or weight.
After the development phase our objective is to further support the customer to provide continuous improvements in quality and performance.