Homepage // News Center // Avient Boosts Aesthetics and Productivity for Consumer Electronics with New Non-Blooming Versaflex™ CE 3130 TPEs Blooming or efflorescence can prematurely spoil a premium, overmolded TPE surface on consumer electronics devices. These TPEs also offer critical UV and stain resistance to endure everyday wear and tear.

Adhesion comparison of commercially available TPEs and TPVs with Universal TPEs: Zytel 70G33L. Adhesion comparison of commercially available TPEs and TPVs with Universal TPEs: Zytel 408AHS. Adhesion comparison of commercially available TPEs and TPVs with Universal TPEs: Zytel 409AHS.

NEWLY EXPANDED Versaflex™ HC Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs): a family of specialty and customizable TPEs with a broad range of performance characteristics and durometers, including grades formulated without animal derivatives, making them useful for countless injection molding or overmolding applications. The Versaflex HC BIO BT218 formulation was developed specifically to handle the complexities of biopharmaceutical tubing and deliver excellent weldability, kink resistance, and low levels of extractables.

Versaflex™ HC TPEs are compliant and easily colorable formulations for injection molding or overmolding uses. This family of TPEs includes the HC3810 series formulated without animal derivatives for use in a wide range of applications. It also contains more specialty formulations like the HC BT218 grade, which was developed specifically to handle the complexities of biopharmaceutical tubing and deliver excellent weldability, kink resistance, and low levels of extractables.

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Homepage // News Center // Avient Launches New Stat-Tech™ TPEs & PTFE-Free LubriOne™ Internally Lubricated Formulations at Fakuma 2023 Stat-Tech™ TPEs are suitable for applications including radars, sensors, and camera systems. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – October 9, 2023 – Avient Corporation, a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, announced its latest offering, Stat-Tech™ TPE Static Dissipative & Electrically Conductive Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs), which will be launched at the upcoming Fakuma International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing.

Table 1: Physical Properties of Typical Overmolding TPEs TPE-A TPE-B TPE-C TPE-D TPE-E TPE-F TPE-G Hardness: 40 60 45 55 62 50 65 Specific Gravity: 0.92 0.93 0.97 1.07 1.17 1.17 1.15 Flow/Cross 300% Modulus: 292 472 379 340 583 423 587 Flow/Cross Tensile Strength: 587 628 687 462 1847 473 592 Flow/Cross Elongation: 593 532 589 604 589 485 236 Flow/Cross Tear: 107 148 140 178 274 156 186 CS 22hr. @ 23 C 18 28 27 25 18 24 33 The specific gravity range from 0.92 to 1.17 with a range of hardness for the overmolding application. Table 2: Adhesion Values (pli) for Typical TPE grades which are polar modified styrenic block copolymers TPE-A TPE-B TPE-C TPE-D TPE-E TPE-F TPE-G Cycoloy C2950 (PC/ABS) 12.4 A 16.7 A 15 A 15.5 C 26.4 C Cycolac T1000 (ABS) 11.9 A 17.8 A 14.5 A 15.1 C 27.2 C Lexan 141 (PC) 12.2 A 14.5 A 13.5 A 17.2 C 27.1 C Zytel 7331F (PA6) 21 A 23.5 A Zytel 73G33L (33% GF PA6) 17.2 A 19.8 A Zytel 101L (PA66) 22.1 A 20.7 A Table3: Adhesion Values (pli) for commercially available TPEs. B-TPE-65A B-TPV-55A B-TPE-35A B-TPE-50A B-TPV-55A B-TPV-70A Cycoloy C2950 (PC/ABS) 12.8 A 8.1 A 10.4 A 15.1 A Cycolac T1000 (ABS) 10.2 A 9.1 A 9.1 A 12.4 A Lexane 141 (PC) 11.7 A 10.2 8.1 A 15 A Zytel 7331F (PA6) 7.2 A 8.8 A Zytel 73G33L (33% GF PA6) 8.1 A 8.2 A Zytel 101L (PA66) 6.8 A 7.2 A 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 TPE-A TPE-B TPE-D TPE-E1 TPE-E2 ABS PC/ABS PC Figure 8: Adhesion values of TPEs with rigid substrates, ABS, PC and PC/ABS Consumer Product Differentiation Page 13 July 19, 2007 Today there is phenomenal interest in overmolding TPEs onto rigid substrates, particularly in the consumer product arena in applications requiring a soft touch.

PRODUCT BULLETIN reSound™ REC Recycled Content TPEs Sustainable TPEs for automotive interiors The demands for improved sustainability continue to drive innovation and change across the transportation industry. Developed in response to the increased need for sustainable material alternatives, reSound™ REC TPEs provide comparable performance to traditional fossil-based grades, and support goals for reduced waste and carbon emissions. Designed to meet common OEM requirements, these recycled grades offer similar aesthetics to prime TPEs.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Provides New Twist for Aluminum Cap Liners with Low-Migration TPE Technology at Pack Expo 2015 This Versaflex™ PKG TPE is formulated for aluminum caps used for sealing glass, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), or aluminum containers. This advanced solution helps preserve the taste and aroma of sensitive beverages by allowing lower processing temperatures than those used with traditional TPEs.