TPE ( Thermoplastic Elastomere)
Thermoplastic Elastomere (TPE) is belong to “soft touch” family and having rubber properties. It's better than convensional rubber in terms of easy processing and usage. TPE, in addition to recyclability and and easy processing, it's also acts like thermoset polymer group. TPEs do not need vulcanization and curing, hence it is easily processed with conventional process methods like injection molding, extrusion and blow molding.
TPE Types
• TPV , vulcanizat EPDM +PP
• TPE-S, SBS ( or SEBS) + PS
• TPO, EPDM + PP
• TPE-U, Thermoplastic Polyurethan
• TPE-E, Thermoplastic copolyester
• TPE-A, Thermoplastic Polyamide
TPV
TPV, is the brand name of cross linked EPDM base elastomere vulcanizats. TPV serie products is desinged with high mechanical properties to meet user's requirements like sustainability, flexibility, permanent lower deformation.
Characteristics;
• Ambient temperature between -40˚C and 140˚C
• Wide range of hardness (30 ShA- 65 ShD)
• Lower density ( Varying between 0,89 and 1,05 g/cm³ )
• Design flexibility
• High resistant to acid and alkali in addition to oils. (example: IRM 903 , IRM 901)
• Good UV and ozon strenght
• Recycable material
• Easy processing with short cycle time
• High saving on production costs
• Lower flexibilty loss
• FLame restarder property
• Lower permanent deformation
• Resistant to harsh weather conditions
Applications
Otomotive parts, cable, electric/electronic parts, remote controllers, bumpers, communication wires, conjunction lids, films, conveyor bands, isolation sheets.
TPE-S ( SEBS basis)
TPE-S is a SEBS (styrene ethylene Butilene styrene) base thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), having elastomeric properties under the room temperatures. I's processed by injection, extrusion and blow molding methods.
Characteristics
• Ambient temperature between -40˚C and +130˚C
• Wide range of hardness (0 ShA- 60 ShD)
• Resistant to bad weather condition, UV, ozon and high impact strength
• Recyclable
• High cost saving on production costs
• Humidity proof, no need pre drying except G20X and G500 series.
• Adhesive property on engineering plastics like PA, ABS, PS and PC.
• Resistant to acids, alkalis and detergants.
• Wearing resistance
• Strength to fungal and bacteris propagation on specialty products.
• Antistatic products
• FDA approval on most of the products
• Transparent and semi transparent products
• Density varying between 0,89 and 1,25 g/cm³
Applications
Otomotive parts, cable industry, elecric/electronic parts, remote controllers, bumpers, commuication wires, conjuction lids, films, conveyor bands, isolation sheets.
TPE-S ( SBS Basis )
TPE-S is a SEBS (styrene ethylene Butilene styrene) base thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), having elastomeric properties under the room temperatures. Generally, Elastron SBS products suitable for indoor applications as they are not resistant to UV and higher temperatures. These are specially used for hand tools, home furnitures and mechanical parts for indoor usage. It's processed by injection, extrusion, blow molding.
Characteristics
• Having flexiability between temperatures -30˚C and +65˚C
• Hardness range between 20 ShA - 65 ShD
• Density range 0,89 and 1,20 g/cm³
• %100 recyclable
• Humidity resistant, no need pre drying
• Paintable during process.
• High wearing resistance (some special products)
Applications
Otomotive parts, cable, electric/electronic parts, remote controls, bumpers, communication wires, conjuction lids, films, conveyor bands, isolation sheets, hand tools, home furnitures, machinery parts.
TPO
TPO is the trade name of (EPDM veya EPM) rubber and polypropylene (PP) based unvulcanizated compounds. These compounds have a good strength of high stiffness, medium elasticity, also having good weathering conditions. TPO types can be colored with suitable color MB or supplied in the form of color compounds.
Characteristics;
• Good UV and Ozon resistance
• Flexible at lower temperatures
• Recyclable
• Resistant to acids, alkalis and detergants
• Tear resistance
• Humidity proof, no need pre drtying
• Color
• Ambient temperature between -40˚C and +100˚C
• Harddness range: 60 Shore A - 65 Shore D
Applications
Otomotive parts, cable industry, electric/electronic parts, remote controls, bumpers, communication wires, conjuction lids, films, conveyor bands, isolation sheets.
TPE-A
TPE-A, provides widest performance of polyether amid block copolymers within the thermoplastic elastomers, having high mechanical, chemical resistance and and chemical processing.
Characteristics
• Lighter type of TPE
• Wide range of hardness
• High dynamic properties and low heat resistance
• Good tear and impact strenght
• Elastic fatigue resistance
• Mechanical strenght even at lower temperatures
Applications
Conveyor belts, silent gears, medical cathether, tooth ropes, vacuum syringers, airbag cases, windshield wiper canal tubes, golf balls, toys, arrow wings, shoe soles, sport shoes.
TPE-E
TPE-E is belong s to thermoplastic copolymer base elastomers (TPE-E’s or COPE) These copolymers have both advantage; in addition to processing and strenght properties of engineering plastics, provide performance of easy processing and efficiency of thermoset elastomers.
TPE-E polymers do not need vulcanization to get optimum properties on product cost. They can be processed by injection and extrusion methods..
Characteristics
• Higher fatigue and creep resistance
• High heat resistance
• High impact
• High wearing strenght
• Good resistance to weather conditions and chemicalss
• Higher load carrying capacity
• Perfect mould adhesion (ABS/PBT/PC/metals )
• High tensile strength at wide temperature ranges.
. Higher dynamic properties like fatigue and yield strength
• High resistance to chemicals, liquid oils and grease
• Easy color matching
• Good electric isolation
• Low water absorbtion and dimensional stability
Applications
Air pipes and hoses in otomotive, airbag cases, body stoppers, conveyor bands, sport shoes, gaskets, bedding springs, wine caps, hanger, railway industry, bumpers, cable and electrical installation, pipes and hoses, roof covering, membrans.