Facing strong competition from all-plastic garden sprayers, a leading garden equipment manufacturer decided to create a new, high-end line of sprayers featuring enhanced quality, durability and aesthetics. The garden equipment company paired up with Avient to determine a suitable TPE for this application. The material helps the company produce attractive, high-quality garden sprayers featuring precisely fitting parts.

Caption: BIC Soleil® Click 5 women’s razor handle utilizes reSound™ R TPE with 62 percent recycled content. The new BIC Soleil Click 5 handle is the most recent example of how BIC is putting sustainability into practice. These grades can replace traditional TPEs in personal care, lawn and garden, outdoor high performance, footwear, office supplies, houseware durables, and automotive applications.

THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER FOR OVERMOLDING ATTRACTIVE, PRACTICAL HANDGRIPS ONTO ABS RESIN © 2021, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 To learn more about OnFlex-S™ TPEs, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368) or visit avient.com THE CHALLENGE Facing strong competition from all-plastic garden sprayers, a leading garden equipment manufacturer decided to create a new, high-end line of sprayers featuring enhanced quality, durability and aesthetics. The material helps the company produce attractive, high-quality garden sprayers featuring precisely fitting parts.

LEADING GARDEN TOOLS BRAND O S C I L L A T I N G S P R I N K L E R S • Superior abrasion resistance performance • Ability to pass standard UV testing as well as the customer’s more stringent UV criteria • Global support and material availability • Developed a customized TPE material with superior UV resistance, adhesion to ABS, and demolding • Leveraged in-house UV chamber tests to exceed UV parameter requirements • Worked closely with customer’s product development, engineering and quality teams to test and specify material • Supplied grade globally with local technical and manufacturing support OnFlex™ S KE Thermoplastic Elastomer KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Hand and power tools, and lawn and garden equipment are increasingly popular as more consumers turn to outdoor areas for entertainment and extra living space. Garden tools Explore Highlights material solutions (engineered polymers and TPEs) for lawn and garden equipment

Lawn and garden, outdoor high performance, personal care, footwear, office supplies, houseware durables Transportation, lawn and garden, outdoor high performance, personal care, footwear, office supplies, houseware durables Lawn and garden, outdoor high performance, personal care, footwear, office supplies, houseware durables and automotive

For outdoor applications in lawn & garden, powersports, tools and hardware, and marine, your products also need long-lasting aesthetics that appeal to consumers. TECHNICAL BULLETIN Characteristics Artisan™ Nylon Solution Painted Metal Painted Plastic Traditional Molded-in Color Impact Modified Nylon PA Ionomer Alloy Aesthetic Very Good Excellent Excellent Good Very Good Very Good Scratch Appearance Excellent Poor Poor Good Excellent Excellent Scratch & Mar Resistance Very Good Excellent Excellent Poor Very Good Excellent Color Customization Good Excellent Excellent Very Good Good Good Stress Whitening Excellent Fair Fair Poor Excellent Excellent Weatherability Good Excellent Excellent Very Good Good Very Good Temperature Performance Good Excellent Fair Fair Fair Good Corrosion Resistance Excellent Fair Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Processability One Step Multi Step Multi Step One Step One Step Complex One Step Total Production Cost $$$ $$$$$ $$$$ $$ $$$ $$$$ Order Quantity Restrictions Some Some Some None More More COMPARISON OF NYLON, METAL, AND PLASTIC Properties Test Method Artisan™ AR6000-0007 HI UV* Gloss Level** Gloss reading at 60 degrees 80-93 Molding Shrinkage – Across Flow ASTM D955 0.009 to 0.013 in/in Tensile Strength (Yield) ASTM D638 7300 psi Tensile Strength (Break) ASTM D638 5300 psi Tensile Elongation (Yield) ASTM D638 6.0% Flexural Modulus ASTM D790 270500 psi Flexural Strength (Yield) ASTM D790 9950 psi Notched Izod Impact ASTM D256 -4°F (-20°C) 5 ft-lb/in 73°F (23°C) 11 ft-lb/in Unnotched Izod Impact ASTM D256 -4°F (-20°C) 29 ft-lb/in 73°F (23°C) 30 ft-lb/in Color & Aesthetics*** Green, medium blue, dark blue, red, orange, white, gray, black Color customization available based on specific needs KEY PROPERTIES Features: high-gloss finish, UV stability, scratch resistance, chemical/corrosion resistance, cold temperature impact resistance, heat resistance * Reflects average of several colors, properties shift slightly depending on color ** Gloss level varies based on tooling temperature *** UV data available upon request Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.

Examples of common applications include medical tubing, inflatables, packaging film and sheets, garden hoses, toys and automotive plastics.

APPLICATIONS Avient’s light stabilizers are suitable for PP, PET and PA fibers used in a wide range of applications including carpeting, upholstery, automotive textiles, artificial turf, awnings, marquees, blinds, sunshades, covers, tents, sun loungers and garden furniture.