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White Paper
Impact Strength
The application of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) in many applications has long been commonplace. Understandably, some designers are reluctant to use alternative…
White Paper
Converting from Laminates to Thermoplastics
High Pressure Laminates (HPL) have been used in interior design as a decorative and protective surface finish since the 1930s. HPL are…
White Paper
Thermoplastic Bonded Buildups for Mass Transit Interior Applications
Many of the railcars that are in service today were designed decades ago. Their purpose was mostly utilitarian and functional, often with…
Technical Brief
General Information about KYDEX® Thermoplastic Sheet
FST2 please refer to 300 series technical briefs. The KYDEX® sheet name is a trademark of the SEKISUI KYDEX for our proprietary…
Technical Brief
Explanation of UL 94 Rating for KYDEX® T and KYDEX® 100 TB111A
UL Subject 94 is a small scale flammability test. This test is meant to measure and describe the flammability of plastic materials…
Technical Brief
KYDEX® Thermoplastic Sheet & REACH TB 110C
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) is a new EU chemicals policy that came into effect on June 1, 2007.…
Technical Brief
Understanding CIE L*a*b Color Space TB 130A
Because one person’s view of color may differ from others, visual color matching is extremely subjective. Xrite (1997), a manufacturer of spectrophotometers…
Technical Brief
Miter Folding KYDEX® Sheet
When laminating KYDEX® Sheet to MDF or a similar substrate a V-groove router bit can be used to create V-groove into the…
Technical Brief
How to Remove Stress Whitening from KYDEX® Thermoplastic Sheet TB 153C
With certain KYDEX® sheet colors, particularly darker colors, a phenomenon known as stress whitening can occur when the material is stressed such…
Technical Brief
Resurfacing High-Pressure Laminates with KYDEX® Thermoplastic Sheet TB 154
High pressure laminated (HPL) counters, shelving, fixtures, etc may be resurfaced with KYDEX® sheet, which can be installed directly onto an existing…