Make birthdays extra special with our Happy Birthday candle jar!

Available in gorgeous 30cl Lotti gloss white, these beauties are perfect to turn your customers’ and loved ones’ birthdays into stylish celebrations. With their beautiful ‘happy birthday’ etch, these white candle jars are only waiting for your creative spark to become masterpieces. Combine them with European Golden Wax 464 and one of our luxurious fragrances to complete the effect and wow all who see them!

All our laser-etched designs are made with our in-house laser systems. While our EU warehouse has limited stock, we can accommodate bigger orders by contacting our customer services at [email protected].

Dimensions:

• Inner Diameter – 7.6cm
• Outer Diameter (Top) – 7.78cm
• Outer Height – 9.16cm
• Inner Height – 7.9cm (for wicking)
• Outer Diameter (Bottom) – 7.6cm

Please note:

• Do not wash this product as it might damage the jar. Clean with a soft warm damp cloth.
• All candle jars come empty. Pictures are for inspirational purposes only.

Researchers report the synthesis and characterisation of a new flame-retardant (FR), UV-curable resin, covalently stabilised with non-halogenated FR-additive, phytic acid (PA) for coating variety of substrates.

Incorporation of polyphosphate-rich compounds, such as PA, in an organic coating formulation is a challenging task. The UV curable FR-resin was prepared by reacting PA with isophorone diisocyanate to form a poly-isocyanate, which was further reacted with hydroxymethyl acrylate to produce methacrylated urethane resin (phyto-urethane-acrylate, PUA). Upon application on metal substrates, PUA resin was UV-cured using a photo initiator.

“Good” flame retardancy index

Surface coatings prepared using the PUA resin showed superior mechanical and thermal properties compared to coatings prepared with a commercially available resin. A proof-of-principle cone calorimetry studies showed that PUA based coatings demonstrated 30 % lower peak heat release rate (PHRR), 25 % lower total heat release (THR) and “Good” flame retardancy index (FRI) properties compared to control coatings prepared with commercially available resins.

The study has been published in Progress in Organic Coatings, Volume 172, November 2022.

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Glass-filled nylon is an engineering plastic that combines the strength and mechanical properties of glass with the versatility of nylon, a thermoplastic that’s used in 3D printing, injection molding and CNC machining. Incorporating glass fibers into the nylon matrix improves strength, stiffness, and durability; however, there are some trade-offs to consider. 

In this article, we’ll consider the advantages and disadvantages of glass-filled nylon so that you can evaluate its suitability for your parts. Fictiv helps part designers with material selection and provides free design for manufacturing (DFM) feedback with every quote, so if you’re ready to get started, create a free Fictiv account and upload your designs. 

What is Glass-Filled Nylon?

Nylon is a synthetic polyamide derived from petroleum that’s valued for its toughness, chemical resistance, and temperature resistance. It’s used as fibers in textiles, films for food packaging, and resins for manufacturing. Glass-filled nylon, or glass-reinforced nylon, uses nylon as the base material and combines it with short glass fibers that provide reinforcement.

The short glass fibers in glass-filled nylon significantly increase the strength and resistance of this synthetic plastic. The proportion of glass fibers varies and depends on the desired characteristics of the final material — typically it’s 10% to 40% by weight. Glass-filled nylon also comes in different grades and may be based on nylon 6 or nylon 66 formulations.

The incorporation of glass can be achieved through various methods, such as mixing powdered glass particles into nylon resin, integrating small round glass beads into nylon powder, or blending small glass fibers with nylon pellets or filaments during the extrusion process. Blends such as 30% glass-filled nylon 66 are commonly used for plastic extrusion. 

How Strong is Glass-Filled Nylon?

The strength of glass-filled nylon varies with the specific nylon formulation and the percentage of glass fibers. Strength is also affected by the type and length of the glass fibers, the distribution of fibers within the nylon matrix, and the overall fiber-to-resin ratio. In general, higher percentages of glass fibers result in greater tensile strength, flexural strength, and impact resistance.

Depending on the specific material composition, glass-filled nylon can have tensile strengths ranging from 50–200 MPa. Flexural strengths can range from 50–300 MPa or higher. To determine the exact strength of a particular grade or type, you should consult the material’s technical data sheet and perform testing with sample parts.

What’s the Difference Between Nylon 12 and Glass-Filled Nylon?

Nylon 12 and glass-filled nylon are two distinct materials with different compositions and properties. Nylon 12, which is also known as polyamide 12 or PA 12, is an unfilled thermoplastic polymer that belongs to the nylon family. This semi-crystalline material offers good mechanical strength, high impact resistance, and excellent chemical resistance. 

Nylon 12 also has low moisture absorption, which makes it suitable for use in wet or humid environments, exhibits good dimensional stability, and has low friction properties. Applications for the material span the automotive, aerospace, electronics, and consumer goods industries.

Glass-filled nylon, on the other hand, is a composite made by incorporating glass fibers into a nylon matrix, which makes it a stronger and more durable material than Nylon 12. Glass-filled nylon is widely used in applications that require high strength and rigidity, such as automotive parts, industrial components, and consumer products.

What are the Advantages of Glass-Filled Nylon?

Glass-filled nylon offers seven main advantages over other materials, including unfilled nylon. 

1. Enhanced Strength and Stiffness: Glass-filled nylon’s higher tensile strength and modulus of elasticity make it suitable for applications that require structural integrity and load-bearing.

2. Improved Dimensional Stability: The addition of glass fibers reduces nylon’s coefficient of thermal expansion for greater dimensional stability. In other words, glass-filled nylon is less prone to warping, shrinking, or expansion with temperature variations.

3. Increased Heat Resistance: Adding glass fibers to nylon increases the material’s heat distortion temperature (HDT). This enables glass-filled nylon to withstand higher operating temperatures without significant deformation or loss of mechanical properties.

4. Enhanced Impact Resistance: Glass-filled nylon can withstand greater impact and has improved resistance to cracking and fracturing. This makes it suitable for applications with dynamic loading.

5. Good Chemical Resistance: Nylon has good chemical resistance but glass-filled versions of this material can also withstand exposure to various chemicals, oils, and solvents.

6. Excellent Moldability: Glass-filled nylon can be molded into complex shapes and intricate designs. It can be injection-molded with ease and supports cost-effective parts production.

7. Electrical Insulation Properties: Like unfilled nylon, glass-filled nylon is electrically insulating. This makes it an option for products with electrical or electronic components. 

What are the Disadvantages of Glass-Filled Nylon?

Although glass-filled nylon offers numerous advantages, there are also disadvantages to consider.

1. Increased Abrasiveness: Glass-filled nylon is more abrasive than unfilled nylon, so there’s increased wear on 3D printer nozzles, injection molds, and CNC machine tools.

2. Higher Cost: Glass-filled nylon tends to cost more than unfilled nylon. Because its added strength and performance come at a higher price, glass-filled nylon may not be cost-effective for some applications.

3. More Brittle: Glass-reinforced nylon tends to be more brittle than unfilled nylon. Therefore, it’s more prone to cracking or fracturing under sudden impact or high-stress conditions.

4. Added Weight: Glass-filled nylon can weigh up to 15% more than unfilled nylon — a drawback for applications where lightweight parts are a priority.

5. Anisotropic Properties: Glass-filled nylon exhibits anisotropic behavior, meaning that its mechanical properties can vary depending on the direction of loading. The alignment of the glass fibers during manufacturing can create variations in strength and stiffness along different axes of the part.

6. Moisture Absorption: Unlike Nylon 12, glass-filled nylon tends to absorb moisture, which can lead to dimensional or structural weaknesses in parts exposed to wet or humid environments. 

How is Glass-Filled Nylon Used in Parts Production?

3D printing, injection molding, and CNC machining can all produce parts made of glass-filled nylon materials.

3D Printing

There are three forms of 3D printing that use glass-filled nylon materials:

• SLS (Selective Laser Sintering)
• MJF (Multi Jet Fusion)
• FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) 

Because of glass-filled nylon’s abrasiveness, hardened steel nozzles are recommended for 3D printing with the material. With SLS, the most commonly used nylon grade is PA 12, which can be reinforced with up to 40% glass fibers, but another option is nylon 3200 glass-filled material. For FDM 3D printing, glass-filled nylon filaments such as nylon 6 (PA 6) with 30% filler are used.

Injection Molding

Plastic injection molding can use various grades of glass-filled nylon materials, including glass-filled nylon 66 with fiber reinforcement ratios ranging from 10% to 50%. Because of the abrasiveness of glass-filled nylon, tools made of harder steels are recommended since these materials reduce injection mold life.  

CNC Machining

Glass-filled nylon can also be machined, but the material’s abrasiveness poses challenges. As with injection molds and 3D printer nozzles, CNC machine tools wear more quickly when machining glass-filled nylon. For best results, carbide or ceramic tools are recommended for machining glass-filled polymers, and reducing the cutting speed can also reduce tool wear.  

What are Some Applications for Glass-Filled Nylon Parts? 

Glass-filled nylon is used in automotive, electronics, and consumer goods applications because of its electrical insulation, high-temperature resistance, strength, and durability. Although glass-filled nylon weighs more than unfilled nylon, this filled material still weighs less than metal and supports weight reduction initiatives. 

Examples of glass-filled nylon automotive parts include speedometer gears, engine covers, brake fluid reservoirs, windshield wiper parts, connectors, and wire housings. Consumer goods applications include appliance manufacturing. 

Succeeding With Glass-Filled Nylon Parts

Glass-filled nylon is a versatile material that supports 3D printing, injection molding, and 3D printing. But, designers need to consider its advantages and disadvantages during material selection — in addition to strength, factors to consider include cost, exposure to moisture, and weight.  

Partnering with Fictiv means you have access to experts in all three manufacturing methods, so you can get material selection guidance plus design for manufacturing (DFM) assistance to ensure your parts work how you need them to. 

To get started, create your free Fictiv account and request an online CNC quote today. We make complex glass-filled nylon parts at ridiculous speeds!

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Glas Basix Series Creamy RY4 Butterscotch Reserve is a blended butterscotch and caramel treat, with a perfectly soft and creamy RY4 tobacco.

Glas Basix Series Nic Salts are best suited to Vape Starter Kits (Mouth to Lung) and Pod Vape Kits.

Nic Salts are extracted directly from the natural tobacco leaf, versus traditionally being made using a form of artificial nicotine called ‘free base’.

Freebase nicotine can be quite harsh on the throat and can cause discomfort for some vapers. Nic salts are absorbed into the body far quicker than standard e-liquid, so it provides a much quicker hit to keep your nicotine cravings at bay.

In addition to this, nic salts take away that harsh throaty aftertaste as they stay smooth even after being heated by your vaping device.

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* A Set of Hanfu: Top + Skirt

* Washing Instructions: Hand Wash or Dry Clean 

NOTE: These are asian sizes, which are smaller than western sizes. Please refer to the measurements below before placing the order.

In a year or so, the stable release of Drupal 9 will finally be made available to everyone. The previous release – Drupal 8 – was published in 2015 and it caused a lot of controversy among its users, mainly due to the complicated update path resulting from the rather significant differences compared to Drupal 7. All of this led to a schism of sorts, with Drupal 7 supporters going with a separate project named Backdrop.

Given all of this, it is no wonder that web developers keep glancing at the upcoming Drupal 9 with a lot of anxiety, as well as numerous questions about backward compatibility and ending support for older versions. And this is what I will be trying to answer in this article.

When is Drupal 9 coming out?

If everything goes according to plan, Drupal 9 will be released on the 3rd of June 2020. This date was not selected randomly. Even now, every June and October, a major version is released, containing new features. The previous releases included new modules, such as BigPipe, Migration, Content Moderation, Media and Layout Builder. Thanks to these, Drupal 8 has evolved into its current form, gaining many interesting capabilities.

What about support for previous versions?

Maintaining support for legacy versions is important when releasing a new version of the software. In the case of Drupal, the situation is quite unusual. The support for Drupal 7 and 8 will end at the same time – in November 2021. Developers will get a little over a year to plan and carry out their migrations. This is not a particularly long time; however, you can also count on the LTS service, which the old Drupal 6 still has to this day. In most cases, it covers paid maintenance and updates of the website, along with its external modules.

What is going to change?

The answer might be surprising. When you compare the planned version 8.9 with Drupal 9.0, nothing is going to change from the functional standpoint. The difference between Drupal 8 and 9 will be based on cutting out the largest existing dependency, Symfony 3, in favour of the more secure and modern Symfony 4/5. The code labelled as deprecated will no longer work.

Evolution or revolution?

Drupal 8 brought an actual revolution. Drupal 9, on the other hand, will bring evolution and do it as smoothly as possible. Ideally, it would be sufficient to switch the version to “^9.0” in composer.json and make a full update. Whether your website will work with Drupal 9 without any issues depends mainly on the quality of code written by your team, as well as by additional module developers.

What about the external modules?

This is one of the biggest uncertainties. Currently work is ongoing on checking the code for compatibility with Drupal 9, and you can follow the current progress on this site. Judging by the involvement of the community, we can count on the most popular modules to work with the new Drupal release out of the box. What is important, there is currently a debate about the core parameter in the *.info.yml file of each module. Evolution instead of revolution will make it unnecessary or even harmful – in its current form, it will block Drupal 8 modules from being used with Drupal 9. The final decisions haven’t been made yet, but you can be sure that there are going to be some significant changes in the versioning of addons from drupal.org.

Is it worth waiting to migrate from Drupal 6 and 7?

Owners of websites built on older Drupal versions are probably wondering if it’s worth it to migrate to Drupal 8 right now. Turns out that the answer is – yes! A stable and working update path has been developed over the last few years. A website migrated to Drupal 8 will be also easily migrated to the upcoming release – provided, of course, that the code is written in line with the new guidelines.

How to prepare for migration?

First of all, you should review the application code and remove all elements marked as deprecated. Deprecated elements can be found automatically with the drupal-check tool. Below, you can see its outcome during the refactoring of our project – Droopler:

Drupal-check can be installed in several ways, we recommend adding it to your project using Composer:

composer require mglaman/drupal-check --dev

Further documentation on installation and using the tool can be found on the project website.

In summary – what’s in store for us?

Drupal 9 is going to bring only good things: better performance and security, as well as cutting out obsolete features. It’s worthwhile to check your projects for compatibility today so that on the 3rd of June 2020, you can enjoy your modern and painlessly updated websites.

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• Digital led display with touch screen to select your cooking programs easily
• Glass windows for easy monitoring
• Auto-off with memory function when removing the frying basket

• Healthy ceramic non-stick coating
• 2 x 4L baskets with separate cooking control to serve up to 6 people
• 9 one-touch presets: fries, chicken, chicken legs, vegetables, bacon, fish, steak, shrimp, bake
• Timer up to 60mn u0026amp;#43; delay function
• Wipes clean easily

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Xl capacity:u0026nbsp;A generous 11 l capacity is perfect for preparing delicious meals

For family and friendsup to 6 people, with great versatility.

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Eric Devin assesses the French performances on an extremely difficult, but beautiful night for France and for football.

Hugo Lloris – 6 

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Did well to get down quickly after some sharp interchanges between Clyne and Sterling early on, but will have been disappointed to let Alli score from distance.

Bacary Sagna – 6.5 

Kept Kieran Gibbs largely under wraps by virtue of being positioned so high up the pitch, but displayed little quality in his attacking contributions.

Raphael Varane – 5.5 

For a defender whose biggest asset is his pace, he looked largely off it tonight, failing to establish the rapport with Koscielny that was on display against the Germans.

Laurent Koscielny – 6.5 

Was embarrassed by Rooney midway through the first half, but otherwise generally assured.

Lucas Digne – 5 

Got forward demonstratively in the opening stages, but influence waned as the match wore on. If Evra’s place in the eleven wasn’t already cemented, it is now.

Yohan Cabaye – 7 

Probably the best of France’s starting eleven; failed to be involved much going forward, but started a handful of counterattacks quite well and tackling and positioning was fine indeed.

Blaise Matuidi – 6 

Played some nice stuff with Martial on several occasions, but was the poorest of France’s midfield three.

Morgan Schneiderlin – 6.5 

While the Manchester United man doesn’t offer as much as Deschamps’ other options going forward, his passing was generally crisp and assured, a fairly mistake-free match.

Hatem Ben Arfa – 5.5

Eager to make a good impression, like Digne, his early energy soon dimmed, undone by a consistently poor touch. An exciting player on his day, he doesn’t look cut out to be a part of this 4-3-3.

Andre-Pierre Gignac – 5 

Another fringe player, Gignac showed a willingness to get about originally, but was never on the same wavelength as Martial and Ben Arfa, failing to trouble Hart.

Anthony Martial – 6 

A frustrating evening for the youngster; with Dier sitting deep, he was rarely afforded space in the box. Could’ve been less selfish at times. The best of France’s front three, but that’s not really saying much.

Substitutes:

Paul Pogba – 7 

Consistently inventive and tricky, the big Juventus man’s gifts were somewhat lost owing to a lack of chemistry with front three.

Kingsley Coman – 6 

An anonymous performance from the Bayern youngster, although Gibbs had as much to do with that as anyone.

Lassana Diarra – 7 

Probably Les Bleus’ best player, delivered an assured and confident performance at the base of midfield, getting forward when needed, but also doing much to limit the involvement of England’s attack, who consistently forced wide.

Olivier Giroud – 6

Much like Gignac, cut a frustrated figure. No service made the Arsenal forward visibly unhappy on more than one occasion.

Moussa Sissoko – N/A 

The former Toulouse man left little impression besides a cynical challenge on Shelvey.