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What is TPE?
In short, TPEs are a family of rubberlike materials that combine
the characteristics of rubber with the
recyclability and processing advantages of plastics.
The science bit like thermoplastics,whenheated and withthe
application of shear force, TPEs become free-
flowing and when cooled regain their originalstructure and
stability.Unlike the chemical cross-linking which
occurs in thermoset rubbers, TPE involves purelyphysical
cross-linking, which can bereversed via the further
application of heat, this makes it possible to re-use all
production waste and end of life products can be easily
reprocessed.
TPEs exhibit elasticity similar to that of a cross-linked
rubber. Their softn ess or hardness value is measured
on the Shore durometer scale. Our TPEs are available as
ultra-soft gel li ke materials measuring 0 Shore A
hrough to rigid materials measuring up to 65 Shore D, and just
about every variation in-between.
It is this design flexibility, high-performance and ease of
processing thathas led to designers increasingly
urning to TPEs as their material of choice. TPEs are used in a
variety ofapplications in the automotive,
medical, construction, electrical, appliance, packaging and
industrial markets and new uses for TPEs are
being developed all the time.
There are six generic classes of TPEs
Styrenic block copolymers (TPE-s or TPS compounds based on SBS,
SEBS)
Polyolefin blends (TPE-O or TPO)
Elastomeric alloys (TPE-V or TPV)
Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPE-U or TPU)
Thermoplastic copolyester (TPE-E or TPC))
Thermoplastic polyamides (TPE-A or TPA)
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