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Excellent colorability, which can be achieved with pre-colored raw materials or by coloring natural grades during processing
Flexibility in processing: The OnFlex S HF material can be supplied in either natural or pre-colored grades.
Natural grades can be colored during processing with compatible products from Avient’s OnColor™ color concentrate line.
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Personal Data” – any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person as defined under
applicable law.
Personal Data additionally includes any non-Avient data of a private nature, such as login
information for personal email, social media, or subscription service accounts, personal documents, and
notes.
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SPORTS
EQUIPMENT OEM
D I S C G O L F D I S C S
• Replace incumbent polymer with an alternative material that
offered consistent supply and comparable performance
• Colorable and able to support product differentiation using
special effects
• Grippy but not tacky
• Ability to meet varying flexibilities and weights
• Professional Disc Golf Association approval
• Presented a TPE with diverse durometers to support
a range of disc capabilities, weights and grip features
• Delivered a durable material with good flow
characteristics for simple and economical production
• Provided a natural, easy-to-color material with good
UV resistance
• Offered a breadth of material and specialty services
to enable product line expansion using metallic
effects, polymer additives, and additional material
formulations
Dynaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-08/air-fryer-window-one-page-case-study.pdf
COOKWARE
MANUFACTURER
A I R F R Y E R W I N D O W
• Clear, FDA food-contact compliant material that can be run
through a dishwasher
• Able to withstand long-term steam and heat
• Allows injection molding of a complex shape with
aesthetics that convey cleanliness and quality
• Added concentrate to a natural PES
material allowing it to retain clarity and
aesthetics in an FDA-compliant solution
• Enabled material to withstand sterilization
and maintain continuous heat resistance
• Provided a more pleasing appearance that
could command a greater price point due to
perception of higher quality
Colorant Chromatics™ PESU Concentrate
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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incidental, consequential, indirect, special damages or damages
of whatsoever nature.
Seller shall not be obliged to perform its obligations
under these Terms or be liable for any damages for delay in
performance or non-performance as a result of fire, flood, ice,
natural catastrophe, pandemic, strike, lockout, labor shortage, labor
dispute or trouble, accident, riot, act of governmental authority, act
of God, war, act of terrorism (including cyber-terrorism and
ransomware attacks), or other contingencies and/or circumstances
beyond its reasonable control preventing the performance of any of
its obligations or interfering with the production, supply,
transportation, or consumption of the Products or with the supply of
any raw materials used in connection therewith, or the inability of
Seller to purchase raw materials at a commercially reasonable price,
or if performance would be contrary to, or constitute a violation of,
any regulation, law, or requirement of a recognized government
authority, and quantities so affected may be eliminated by Seller
from these Terms without liability or damages to Seller, but these
Terms shall otherwise remain unaffected.
Should any dispute of whatever
nature arise from or in connect with these Terms, then the dispute
shall, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing be resolved by
way of binding arbitration.
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The bonding characteristics of TPE-2 materials
to all the substrates were adhesive in nature.
Figure 1
Surface energy of various thermoplastic elastomers with rigid thermoplastics
Engineering
Plastics
Polyamide 6,6
ABS
Polycarbonate
Acrylic
Polystyrene
Polypropylene
Polyethylene
Elastomers
COPA
TPU
COPE
S-TPE
TPV
mPE
Surface
Energy (mN/m)
46
43
40
37
34
31
28
Figure 2
Schematic diagram of the peel test
Table I
Physical property of TPE-1
Shore A Hardness (10 second delay) 44
Specific Gravity (g/cm3) 0.90
Color Natural
300 % Modulus (PSI) 348
Tensile Strength (PSI) 603
Elongation at Break (%) 598
Tear Strength (lbf/in) 110
Table II
Adhesion value of TPE-1 on different substrates
Substrate
Average Peel Strength
(lbf) Failure Type
PP 17 Cohesive
Copolyester 13 Adhesive
PET 13 Adhesive
PPE/HIPS 18 Adhesive
PMMA 15 Adhesive
PS 18 Adhesive
PC 17 Adhesive
PC/ABS 14 Adhesive
HIPS 13 Adhesive
ABS 13 Adhesive
Table III
Properties and peel strength of TPE-2 materials
15.37Nylon
11.16.5POM
227Polyester
22.619PC/ABS
24.5-ABS
20.828PP
Peel Strength (PIL)
713721Tensile Elongation (%):
10811010Tensile Strength (psi):
5651Hardness:
BA
15.37Nylon
11.16.5POM
227Polyester
22.619PC/ABS
24.5-ABS
20.828PP
Peel Strength (PIL)
713721Tensile Elongation (%):
10811010Tensile Strength (psi):
5651Hardness:
BA
Figure 3
Capillary viscosity of TPE-1 and -2 at 200°C
1.00E+00
1.00E+01
1.00E+02
1.00E+03
1.00E+01 1.00E+02 1.00E+03 1.00E+04 1.00E+05
Shear rate (1/sec)
Vi
sc
os
ity
(P
a*
se
c)
TPE-1 TPE-2A TPE-2B
GLS Corporation
Abstract
Introduction
Experimental
Material
Two classes of “universal overmolding TPEs” have been developed and used in this study.
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Available in natural, white and black grades, the
Edgetek HI PKE series is also colorable with support
from Avient.
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TEST STANDARD UNIT SYNCURE™ XLPE
S1054A ROHS NATURAL
Specific Gravity ASTM D1505 – 0.919
Melt Flow Index, 190°C/2.16kg ASTM D1238 g/10min 1.045
Tensile Strength at Break ASTM D638 psi 2500
Tensile Elongation at Break ASTM D638 % 450
Delta Torque Internal g-m 2154
Moisture Content ASTM D2974 % 0.0004
Gel Content ASTM D2765 % 73
Hot Creep Elongation UL 2556 % 49
Hot Deformation UL 2556 % 6
TECHNICAL PROPERTIES
*Gel Content, Hot Creep Elongation and Hot Deformation measured on 95 phr S1054A / 5 phr S100B system, and cured by autoclave for 9 hours
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Silicon dioxide is a natural compound of silicon
and oxygen found mostly in sand.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-11/reSound BIO TPEs Technical Bulletin.pdf
Plus, with an opaque natural color, reSound BIO
materials offer excellent colorability, making them
ideal for applications such as cosmetics packaging,
personal care products, household appliances, and
consumer electronics.