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TECHNICAL BULLETIN
UV RESISTANCE
• UV testing: QUV-A Test, 0.68 @ 45C • Comparable results to traditional TPEs
reSound OM 5510-45N reSound OM 5510-60N
Bio-derived Content (%) 40% 50%
Hardness, Shore A 45 60
Delta E after 150 hrs. 0.22 0.23
Delta E after 300 hrs. 1.68 0.56
AGING – BONDING STRENGTH ONTO ABS
reSound OM 5520-55N Room Temperature 70C
1 day 1 week 2 weeks 6 months 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks
Bio-derived Content (%) 49% 49% 49% 49% 49% 49% 49%
Hardness, Shore A 54 54 55 54 55 56
OM Substrate ABS ABS ABS ABS ABS ABS ABS
OM Avg.
Peel (N/mm) 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1
Failure Mode Cohesive Cohesive Cohesive Cohesive Cohesive Cohesive Cohesive
KEY PROPERTIES AND OVERMOLD PERFORMANCE
reSound™ OM 5510 grades for overmolding onto PP and reSound OM 5520 for ABS
reSound OM
5510-30N
reSound OM
5510-45N
reSound OM
5510-60N
reSound OM
5510-70N
reSound OM
5520-55N
Bio-derived Content (%) 40% 40% 50% 50% 49%
Hardness, Shore A 30 45 60 70 54
Specific Gravity 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.95
50% Modulus, PSI 96 153 247 384 258
100% Modulus, PSI 137 251 343 462 353
Tensile Strength, PSI 264 438 625 608 637
Elongation, % 280 215 306 271 319
Tear Strength, PLI 58 84 109 132 146
OM Substrate PP PP PP PP ABS
OM Avg.
Peel, PLI 12 19 23 20 19
reSound OM 5510 for PP
reSound OM 5510-60N Room Temperature 70C
1 day 1 week 2 weeks 6 months 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks
Bio-derived Content (%) 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50%
Hardness, Shore A 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
Specific Gravity 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.90
50% Modulus, PSI 247 241 244 251 234 244 240
100% Modulus, PSI 343 333 338 339 321 331 326
Tensile Strength, PSI 625 621 647 610 633 662 642
Elongation, % 306 314 309 313 312 315 315
Tear Strength, PLI 109 108 113 113 111 117 115
reSound OM 5520-55N Room Temperature 70C
1 day 1 week 2 weeks 6 months 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks
Bio-derived Content (%) 49% 49% 49% 49% 49% 49% 49%
Hardness, Shore A 54 54 55 55 54 55 56
Specific Gravity 0.95 0.95 0.96 0.96 0.95 0.96 0.96
50% Modulus, PSI 258 256 256 265 266 271 257
100% Modulus, PSI 353 355 357 362 373 379 367
Tensile strength, PSI 637 615 637 669 651 674 642
Elongation, % 319 315 319 333 313 319 315
Tear Strength, PLI 146 136 133 142 137 138 141
reSound OM 5510-45N Room Temperature 70C
1 day 1 week 2 weeks 6 months 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks
Bio-derived Content (%) 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40%
Hardness, Shore A 45 46 47 46 46 45 45
Specific Gravity 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.90
50% Modulus, PSI 153 158 154 162 137 136 133
100% Modulus, PSI 251 259 259 261 226 222 218
Tensile Strength, PSI 438 481 451 495 417 470 486
Elongation, % 215 240 211 243 204 227 238
Tear Strength, PLI 84 81 87 82 83 85 84
AGING – PROPERTY RETENTION
• Tested at room temperature and 70° C for comparison • Hardness, tensile strength elongation and modulus
showed great retention
Overmolding onto PP
Overmolding onto ABS
RHEOLOGY
Suitable for injection molding and overmolding
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reSound OM 5510 for PP
reSound OM 5520 for ABS
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