The loss of a soft-touch feel in thinner overmolds will be especially pronounced in low-durometer materials such as the 3, 13 and 33 Shore A materials shown in Figure 10. Figure 17 is a bar graph of mass loss for a variety of GLS™ TPE grades according to ASTM D3389. PRODUCT WITH TPE WITHOUT TPE % CHANGE Tape Measure 20.99 11.99 43 Ice Cream Scoop 5.99 4.99 17 Shaving Razor 1.30 0.75 42 Mechanical Pencil 0.50 0.29 48 Cork Screw 7.99 6.99 13 Pizza Wheel 6.99 4.99 29 Can Opener 8.99 5.99 33 Utility Knife 10.99 5.79 47 Figure 25: Price comparisons — amounts are US dollars Figure 26: Applying form, color and feel Ergonomic Grip Design Guide 26 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES To learn more about using TPEs to enhance your products, visit the Avient TPE Knowledge Center to find resources including the comprehensive GLS™ TPEs Overmolding Guide and the TPE Injection Molding Guide.

8370745A LOW SHORE BLACK

STAN-TONE HCC-32807 SEA SHORE

Geon(TM) DB5446 Orange 85 Shore PMS 7597

8370716D 65 SHORE CLEAR

Black NEUTHANE 80 Shore A

83701606 BRIGHT WHITE 75 SHORE

83701543 75 SHORE HI-GLOSS BLK

This specific grade is based on styrene-ethylene butylene-styrene (SEBS), and its 80 Shore A hardness provides desirable toughness.

ECCOH XL Cross-Linkable Solutions can be used in the most demanding environments such as off-shore, sustainable energy infrastructure, marine, railways or automation applications.