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Versaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers
Learn protection and durability differences, pros and cons of each material, suggested applications and more in this e-book
Thermoplastic Elastomers: GLS™ Versaflex™
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Centros de design e tecnologia ColorWorks™ – São Paulo entregou mais de 20 cores personalizadas e aprovadas, utilizando o conhecimento do mercado e das tendências.
A global consumer electronics brand used a Versaflex™ CE TPE to replace leather for soft touch, durable grip
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-02/versaflex-non-blooming-solution-technical-bulletin.pdf
Avient’s Versaflex™ CE non-blooming TPEs are specifically formulated to overcome the challenge of surface blooms when overmolding consumer electronics.
UV Resistance Test - 0.68W/m2 @ 45°C expose 168 hours Anti-abrasion Test - H18 wheel load 1kg @ 500 cycles Surface/Non-blooming - Visual observation Touch Feel - Hand touch Mechanical Properties - Refer to hardness, gravity, tensile strength, elongation, MFI, and flexural modulus, which are tested using ASTM methods Processing - Demold speed & cycle time TEST RESULTS Comprehensively, the Versaflex CE 3130 non-blooming series performed better than competitive materials in balancing functional properties and processing.
Stain Resistance Scratch Resistance Surface Aesthetics Touch Feel Mechanical Properties Processing Non-blooming Anti-UV — TPU — Vulcanized Silicone — Versaflex CE 3130-80N — Versaflex CE 3130-70N
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Avient's Highly Engineered Materials for the Battery and E-mobility Market
GLS™ Versaflex™ PF
Overview of our glow-in-the-dark colorants for automotive, consumer, and E&E products.
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Avient's Highly Engineered Materials for the Battery and E-mobility Market
GLS™ Versaflex™ PF
Overview of our glow-in-the-dark colorants for automotive, consumer, and E&E products.
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For applications requiring ultra-soft thermoplastic urethanes (TPUs), such as catheter tips and bodies, we developed the NEUSoft™ TPU series.
The NEUSoftTM series boasts translucent, ultra-soft polyether or polyester-based TPU blends with good elasticity, abrasion and tear resistance.
Healthcare TPEs: Versaflex™ HC
https://www.avient.com/news/medtec-china-2024-avient-announces-healthcare-tpu-manufacturing-expansion
Newly Expanded Manufacturing of NEU™ Custom Capabilities and NEUSoft™ Thermoplastics Polyurethanes for catheter applications: now produced in Suzhou, China, offering customized services and rapid response times to customers from Asia Pacific, a series of ultra-soft TPUs for short-term in-vivo applications that are available in custom colors with excellent ultraviolet (UV) stability and barrier properties, offer good elasticity, resistance to abrasions and tears, barrier properties, and melt strength for use in a host of catheter applications, including cardiovascular, intravenous, and other specialty segments .
Versaflex™ HC & Versaflex™ HC BIO BT Series TPEs: grades formulated specifically to handle the complexities of healthcare and biopharmaceutical tubing, including excellent weldability, kink resistance, and low extractables, delivering comparable performance to competing materials such as silicone and PVC tubing, while providing lower Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) values than other materials* The Versaflex HC BIO BT218 grade is formulated with 40% bio-derived content and provides a sustainable substitute for traditional materials.
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Versaflex OM 6258 improves haptics and vibration damping for power tool handle
OnFlex™ S KE Series provides scratch resistance and colorability for power tool handle
Versaflex™ CE 3120-40 easily prevented ingress of dust and water
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/overmolding-part-design
Series
Versaflex
Most GLS styrenic TPEs (Dynaflex and some Versaflex) have fairly high mold shrinkage and cause the overmolding TPE to contract more than the substrate, which can result in warpage or cupping of the substrate part.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/tpe-injection-molding-guide.pdf
Typical Spiral Flow Lengths for GLS TPEs* Flow length, in Series 3 in/sec 5 in/sec Dynaflex D 13–15 18–20 Dynaflex G 12–22 18–30 Versaflex™ 9–16 13–26 *Spiral flow tests performed using 0.0625 in thickness and 0.375 in width channel at 400°F.
For additional information about the standard Versaflex OM series and the development of new TPEs that bond to unusual substrates, please contact your Avient representative.
The Versaflex CL series is formulated for high clarity.