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Materials for food-contact kitchen-appliance parts

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Materials for food-contact kitchen-appliance parts

Define contact media, duration, temperature and target market before selecting a grade and documentation for food-contact appliance parts, considering heat, cleaning, odor and assembly.

Application parts: Food-contact kitchen-appliance parts, container interfaces, lids, seal interfaces and drive couplings
Material system: Confirm matrix, reinforcement and functional formulation for the part requirements

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APPLICATION / REQUIREMENTS

Define the material through the part requirements.

Food-contact conditions
Define direct or indirect contact locations, contact media, time/temperature and repeated-use conditions.
Grade & documentation
Check the grade, color, additive system and available food-contact documentation for the target market.
Use & cleaning
Define material and part requirements around hot water, steam, detergents, odor and mechanical fit.

PART / PROCESS / VALIDATION

Confirm performance with the actual part.

Confirm the grade, part drawing and equipment before drying, molding and part trials; use formal documentation and trial results for processing parameters.

Documents: match the grade, color, contact conditions and scope; a general material description is not proof of food-contact suitability.
Contact: establish material and finished-product testing for the target market and actual use.
Use: assess cleaning cycles, hot water or steam, odor, dimensions and cracking after assembly.

GRADE / DOCUMENTS / TRIALS

Translate requirements into a specific grade.

This entry describes an industry application solution. Confirm its matrix, grade and property values for the project.

Property	Current status	Items to confirm
Tensile strength	To be confirmed	Grade not yet specified; confirm properties, test methods and specimen condition for the project
Notched impact strength	To be confirmed	Grade not yet specified; confirm properties, test methods and specimen condition for the project
Heat deflection temperature	To be confirmed	Grade not yet specified; confirm properties, test methods and specimen condition for the project
Molding shrinkage	To be confirmed	Grade not yet specified; confirm properties, test methods and specimen condition for the project
Melt temperature	To be confirmed	Grade not yet specified; confirm properties, test methods and specimen condition for the project