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Ticona unveils new UV-stabilized thermoplastic polyester elastomer
08 Apr '08
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Specifically, this UV-optimized family of Riteflex TPC-ET offers:
-No objectionable color change or blooming
-Long-term property retention
-Long-term thermal stability
-Improved hydrolysis resistance
-Flame retardance: non-halogen XFR® grades
-Shore D hardness of 25D to 72D
-Processing capabilities including monofilament,injection molding and blown film
Unlike conventional copolyester elastomers (COPE), Riteflex UV stabilized grades of TPC-ET with their special stabilization systems provide protection in both interior and exterior products.
For example: UV Riteflex grades shields fabric chair arms from UV induced fading; resist fading and cracking in automotive interior parts — even metallic satin chrome finishes; stand up to weathering extremes in injection molded animal tags, hose fittings and cables for exterior use; and offer advanced UV/weathering to products from exterior seating to trampolines and thin films to cables.
Riteflex TPC-ETs deliver the desirable properties of thermoset elastomers with the processing ease of thermoplastics and combine toughness, tear and flex fatigue resistance with the ability to perform over a wide temperature range. They also offer the excellent chemical resistance of polyesters to common solvents, oils and greases and dilute acids and bases.
“For decades UV and weathering has represented a hard-to-beat challenge,” said Mulholland. “Now Ticona offersa family of UV stabilized Riteflex grades, which not only provide the softness and flexibility of rubber but resist the effects of UV and weathering. These are performance characteristics that are critical for applications from automotive interiors to trampolines.”
-No objectionable color change or blooming
-Long-term property retention
-Long-term thermal stability
-Improved hydrolysis resistance
-Flame retardance: non-halogen XFR® grades
-Shore D hardness of 25D to 72D
-Processing capabilities including monofilament,injection molding and blown film
Unlike conventional copolyester elastomers (COPE), Riteflex UV stabilized grades of TPC-ET with their special stabilization systems provide protection in both interior and exterior products.
For example: UV Riteflex grades shields fabric chair arms from UV induced fading; resist fading and cracking in automotive interior parts — even metallic satin chrome finishes; stand up to weathering extremes in injection molded animal tags, hose fittings and cables for exterior use; and offer advanced UV/weathering to products from exterior seating to trampolines and thin films to cables.
Riteflex TPC-ETs deliver the desirable properties of thermoset elastomers with the processing ease of thermoplastics and combine toughness, tear and flex fatigue resistance with the ability to perform over a wide temperature range. They also offer the excellent chemical resistance of polyesters to common solvents, oils and greases and dilute acids and bases.
“For decades UV and weathering has represented a hard-to-beat challenge,” said Mulholland. “Now Ticona offersa family of UV stabilized Riteflex grades, which not only provide the softness and flexibility of rubber but resist the effects of UV and weathering. These are performance characteristics that are critical for applications from automotive interiors to trampolines.”
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