(TPE) (r) a diverse family of rubberlike materials that, unlike conventional vulcanized rubbers, can be processed and recycled like thermoplastic materials.
a diverse family of rubber-like materials that, unlike conventional thermoset rubbers, can be reprocessed and recycled like thermoplastic materials
a soft synthetic material with a feel similar to that of natural rubber
A very flexible type of thermoplastic that has the properties of natural rubber
(TPE) some families of polymer mixtures or copolymers that will soften and flow when heated, but when cool exhibit dimensional stability and rubber-like properties even though they do not undergo a vulcanization reaction
A jacketed material which has many of the characteristics of rubber, as well as excellent electrical, mechanical and chemical properties.
A thermoplastic elastomer is a copolymer which consists of both a thermoplastic (i.e., can be melted and cooled to the same state) and an elastomer (i.e., rubbery). Most elastomers are thermosets; in contrast, thermoplastic elastomers are relatively easy to use in manufacturing, for example, by injection molding.
