Wear-Resistant Hardened Plastic Design
Budget: £20 – £250 GBP
I’m developing a new hardened-plastic component that will live inside a mobile phone housing, where space is tight and constant micro-abrasion from buttons, sliders and dust particles quickly erodes standard polymers. The priority is to create a genuinely wear-resistant material formulation—not just tweak an existing grade—so the core task is the complete design of the hardened plastic itself.
What I need from you
• Select or formulate the base resin, additives, fillers and surface treatments that will maximise wear resistance while staying thin and lightweight enough for smartphone assemblies.
• Model expected wear rates and heat build-up under repetitive contact (FEA or equivalent simulation welcome).
• Provide lab-ready mixing ratios and processing parameters so the compound can be injection-moulded on conventional mobile-device tooling.
• Supply a concise report that includes material datasheets, simulation outputs, and a short justification of each design choice.
Acceptance criteria
1. Simulated volume-loss after 100k micro-cycles must beat PC-ABS baseline by at least 30 %.
2. Resulting material must remain within 1.2 g/cm³ density and tolerate 100 °C continuous service.
3. Documentation is clear enough for an in-house pilot run without additional clarification.
If you can combine practical compounding know-how with analytical wear modelling, this should be a straightforward but rewarding engagement.
What I need from you
• Select or formulate the base resin, additives, fillers and surface treatments that will maximise wear resistance while staying thin and lightweight enough for smartphone assemblies.
• Model expected wear rates and heat build-up under repetitive contact (FEA or equivalent simulation welcome).
• Provide lab-ready mixing ratios and processing parameters so the compound can be injection-moulded on conventional mobile-device tooling.
• Supply a concise report that includes material datasheets, simulation outputs, and a short justification of each design choice.
Acceptance criteria
1. Simulated volume-loss after 100k micro-cycles must beat PC-ABS baseline by at least 30 %.
2. Resulting material must remain within 1.2 g/cm³ density and tolerate 100 °C continuous service.
3. Documentation is clear enough for an in-house pilot run without additional clarification.
If you can combine practical compounding know-how with analytical wear modelling, this should be a straightforward but rewarding engagement.