https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/AVIENT_TPEs and LSR eBook.pdf
One caveat: Typical TPE shrinkage is around 2% while that of substrate materials
is closer to 1%.
CHECK OUT THIS BEGINNERS GUIDE TO TPES
https://www.avient.com/idea/video-advances-overmolding
https://www.avient.com/products/thermoplastic-elastomers/tpe-knowledge-center/beginners-guide
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Market Pricing ($/lb.)
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/gls-acqua-plose-case-study.pdf
1http://store.elsevier.com/Handbook-of-Polymer-Applications-in-Medicine-
and-Medical-Devices/isbn-9780323221696/
Tear Resistance
In Handbook of Polymer Applications in Medicine and Medical
Devices,1 Laurence W.