These materials are semi-crystalline and deliver excellent chemical resistance, low moisture uptake, and dimensional stability similar to nylon (PA6 and PA66). Manufacturing polyketone results in 61% less carbon dioxide (CO2) than producing PA66 and 46% less than PA6.   

Table 2: Adhesion Values (pli) for Typical TPE grades which are polar modified styrenic block copolymers TPE-A TPE-B TPE-C TPE-D TPE-E TPE-F TPE-G Cycoloy C2950 (PC/ABS) 12.4 A 16.7 A 15 A 15.5 C 26.4 C Cycolac T1000 (ABS) 11.9 A 17.8 A 14.5 A 15.1 C 27.2 C Lexan 141 (PC) 12.2 A 14.5 A 13.5 A 17.2 C 27.1 C Zytel 7331F (PA6) 21 A 23.5 A Zytel 73G33L (33% GF PA6) 17.2 A 19.8 A Zytel 101L (PA66) 22.1 A 20.7 A Table3: Adhesion Values (pli) for commercially available TPEs. B-TPE-65A B-TPV-55A B-TPE-35A B-TPE-50A B-TPV-55A B-TPV-70A Cycoloy C2950 (PC/ABS) 12.8 A 8.1 A 10.4 A 15.1 A Cycolac T1000 (ABS) 10.2 A 9.1 A 9.1 A 12.4 A Lexane 141 (PC) 11.7 A 10.2 8.1 A 15 A Zytel 7331F (PA6) 7.2 A 8.8 A Zytel 73G33L (33% GF PA6) 8.1 A 8.2 A Zytel 101L (PA66) 6.8 A 7.2 A 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 TPE-A TPE-B TPE-D TPE-E1 TPE-E2 ABS PC/ABS PC Figure 8: Adhesion values of TPEs with rigid substrates, ABS, PC and PC/ABS Consumer Product Differentiation Page 13 July 19, 2007 Today there is phenomenal interest in overmolding TPEs onto rigid substrates, particularly in the consumer product arena in applications requiring a soft touch.

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