TPEs and Liquid Silicone Rubber - eBook

The company tried several TPE grades, hoping to find a material that would eliminate the adhesion problem while providing comparable softness to silicone.

Versaflex™ TPE PORTABLE SPEAKER SOLUTIONS WATER AND DUST PROTECTION, DURABLE LOOK AND FEEL CE 3120-40 CE 3620 CE 3115 CE 3120-80 Application Gaskets Skins Skins Skins Product Aesthetics Tacky Translucent 42A 65A 65A 80A Special Characteristics Low compression set Low compression set High flow Abrasion resistance High strength Improved scratch/ mar, UV and abrasion Overmolding HOW VERSAFLEX TPEs MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN PORTABLE SPEAKERS APPLICATIONS GASKETS Water and Dust Protection - Tight housing seals with no leakage over time Reduced Manufacturing Costs - Eliminates sourcing and assembly steps required of O-rings by overmolding directly onto the substrate; strong adhesion to PC & ABS - Faster cycle times than silicone or TPU Design Freedom - Injection molding TPEs in gaskets enables complex designs in which simple O-rings would be challenging to assemble SPEAKER SKINS Durable Look and Feel - Silky feel soft touch - Long lasting aesthetics with abrasion and UV resistance Reduced Manufacturing Costs - Eliminates sourcing and assembly steps required of silicone skins by overmolding directly onto the substrate; strong adhesion to PC & ABS - Faster cycle times than silicone or TPU Design Freedom - Overmolding TPE removes the need for mechanical interlocks and primers to get silicone materials to adhere to substrates To learn more about Versaflex TPEs for portable speakers, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT.

Strict regulations control the use of plasticizers containing phthalates and some users are now switching to non-phthalate* formulations for the preparation of soft PVC.

Diffusing the light creates a soft, comfortable lighting experience.

Shots Composite Panel Nominal Thickness Nominal Weight Level 1 9mm full metal copper jacket with lead core 1175 ft/sec 358 m/sec 3 GlasArmor™ Level 1 0.256 in 6.5 mm 2.7 lb/ft2 13.2 kg/m2 Level 2 .357 magnum jacketed head soft point 1250 ft/sec 381 m/sec 3 GlasArmor™ Level 2 0.384 in 9.8 mm 4.0 lb/ft2 19.5 kg/m2 .44 magnum lead semi-wadcutter gas checked 1350 ft/sec 411 m/sec 3 GlasArmor™ Level 3 0.500 in 12.7 mm 5.2 lb/ft2 26.4 kg/m2 ThermoBallistic™ Level 3 0.440 in 11.2 mm 3.9 lb/ft2 19.0 kg/m2 PR OT EC TI O N L EV EL S Level 4–8: Customized solutions available, contact Avient to learn more.

Rubber and Plastics Manufacturers industry average. This includes masks, protective garments, medical tubing and packaging for personal care products.

Pultrusion can be used to make products of virtually any length, such as beams, channels, pipes, tubing, fishing rods, and golf club shafts. To start, it’s best to know the kind of environment in which your product will be and what kind of properties you need (e.g., heat or water resistant, hard or soft, color).

Molding Soft TPEs                                Soft GLS TPEs have very low viscosity (high flow), thus they require minimal injection pressure. Most of the GLS soft TPEs are either water-clear or translucent.