Bicycle Shifter RTP Company End-Use Case Study SRAM Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, specializes in high-performance shifters, derailleurs, brake levers and accessories for all types of bicycles. The material demands for the components are multiple and extreme. When SRAM came to RTP Company for a specialty compound for their ESP 9.0 shifter, they needed a UV stable, precolored material with excellent physical properties. After extensive testing, SRAM decided on a glass fiber reinforced RTP 200 Series (nylon 6/6) specialty compound. Standard material testing was followed by prototype development and field testing. The nylon 6/6 compound achieves all performance and aesthetic requirements. The material exhibits an unnotched impact strength of 20 ft. lbs/in. (1,068 J/m) and a tensile st

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