TPEs are rubber-like materials that can be processed at any plastic machinery. They enable higher savings on processing costs compared to vulcanized rubbers, consequently increasing company s profits. Although they have functional characteristics as the vulcanized rubbers, the production and investment costs are lower. TPEs offer low density, a wide hardness range, weathering and temperature resistance, recyclability, good compression set and the ease of coloring.
| Main advantages of TPE: | About TPV : |
| • Low operating cost
• Overmoulding over various plastics
• Low cycle time
• Wide range of service temperature
• Easily processed with all plastic machinery
• High quality and dimensional stability
• 100% recyclable | • Dynamically cross-linked
• Contains vulcanized rubber
• Contains continuous thermoplastic phase
• Similar performance with thermoset EPDM rubber |