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TPEs are a family of rubber-like materials that combine the characteristics of rubber and plastics, allowing them to be melted and reshaped like plastics. TPEs exhibit elasticity like rubber but can be recycled like plastics. There are six main classes of TPEs that are used in automotive, medical, construction, and other applications.

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What Is Tpe - Hexpol Tpe

TPEs are a family of rubber-like materials that combine the characteristics of rubber and plastics, allowing them to be melted and reshaped like plastics. TPEs exhibit elasticity like rubber but can be recycled like plastics. There are six main classes of TPEs that are used in automotive, medical, construction, and other applications.

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Inshort,TPEsareafamilyofrubberlikematerialsthatcombinethecharacteristicsofrubberwiththe
recyclabilityandprocessingadvantagesofplastics.
Thesciencebitlikethermoplastics,whenheatedandwiththeapplicationofshearforce,TPEsbecomefree
flowingandwhencooledregaintheiroriginalstructureandstability.Unlikethechemicalcrosslinkingwhich
occursinthermosetrubbers,TPEinvolvespurelyphysicalcrosslinking,whichcanbereversedviathefurther
applicationofheat,thismakesitpossibletoreuseallproductionwasteandendoflifeproductscanbeeasily
reprocessed.
TPEsexhibitelasticitysimilartothatofacrosslinkedrubber.Theirsoftnessorhardnessvalueismeasured
ontheShoredurometerscale.OurTPEsareavailableasultrasoftgellikematerialsmeasuring0ShoreA
throughtorigidmaterialsmeasuringupto65ShoreD,andjustabouteveryvariationinbetween.
Itisthisdesignflexibility,highperformanceandeaseofprocessingthathasledtodesignersincreasingly
turningtoTPEsastheirmaterialofchoice.TPEsareusedinavarietyofapplicationsintheautomotive,
medical,construction,electrical,appliance,packagingandindustrialmarketsandnewusesforTPEsare
beingdevelopedallthetime.

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TherearesixgenericclassesofTPEs
Styrenicblockcopolymers(TPEsorTPScompoundsbasedonSBS,SEBS)
Polyolefinblends(TPEOorTPO)
Elastomericalloys(TPEVorTPV)
Thermoplasticpolyurethanes(TPEUorTPU)
Thermoplasticcopolyester(TPEEorTPC))
Thermoplasticpolyamides(TPEAorTPA)
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