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title: Thermoplastic Engineering | Power-Core Material Information
description: Power-Core PA12GC composite material is a proprietary cast polyamide which can be finished machined gears and rollers.
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# Material Information

## Power-Core Thermoplastic - The Top Performer in Polyamides

![describe the image](https://www.intechpower.com/hs-fs/file-14950318-gif/images/img25.gif)Is dependable performance of critical parts a problem?

Is early wear of important parts raising your maintenance and operating cost?

Enter **Power-Core's Domain** and leave your wear costs behind.

**Power-Core** Standsout within the family polyamides (nylons) due to its unique, tension-free, homogeneously crystalline structure, achieved through a unique casting process. This structure allows for Powercore to be among one of only a handful of polyamides that does not absorb moisture even when submerged.

INTECH Power-Core™ (PA12GC) shapes are made from laurinlactam resin and are available in a wide variety of sizes of rods, tubes, rods with cast-in metal cores, and plates. Machined into parts, Power-Core delivers high performance which provides a unique combination of the physical properties of plastics, metal and ceramics, securing Power-Core's Domain among polyamides.

Gear machining cost can be cut significantly with prefabricated, gravity cast, custom shapes.

Rods with cast-in metal cores, are especially preferred in maintenance. Gears machined from this stock can transmit torque previously achieved only with metal gears. The knurled shape of the metal core guarantees a molecular and mechanical bond between metal and PA12GC, allowing the transmission of the full torque found on the keyway, machined into the metal core.

INTECH Power-Core™ non-metallic gears and rollers offer several advantages over metal and other plastic components:

**Delrin (POM) - Acetal**

- higher torque transmission
- longer life due to lower wear
- Chemical Resistant
- Better material stability (lower inner polymer tension) allows for more precise machining.
- Lower creep

**Nylon (PA 6 -  PA 6,6 - PA 12 extruded - PA 6,12)   
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- higher torque transmission
- longer life due to low water absorption

**Metal**

- weight reduction
- noise reduction
- self-lubricating
- shock absorbent
- non-corrosive
- no need for hardening or grinding
- replaces bronze in worm gear applications

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### INTECH Power-Core™out performs conventional plastics:

- Lowest Water Absorption
- Highest Dimensional Stability
- Best Creep Behavior
- Superior Wear Resistance
- Highly Resistant to Corrosion
- Excellent Self-Lubricating Properties
- Outstanding Mechanical Characteristics
- Extremely High Impact Strength
- Free of Internal Stresses
- More Precise Machining
- No Need for Water Treatment

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