Thermoplastic polyurethane behaves like a rubber in service and like a thermoplastic in the machine — which is what lets an elastomeric part be moulded instead of cured.
For a design team that means the tooling economics of injection moulding with the abrasion and oil resistance of a cast elastomer, and scrap that can be reprocessed rather than discarded.
What we supply
WHT-1172IC, our own thermoplastic polyurethane grade, and Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) sourced to specification.
What we supply
Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) WHT-1172ICThermoplastic Elastomer (TPE)
Elastomer, processed as a thermoplastic TPU recovers its shape like rubber but melts and flows like a thermoplastic — so parts can be injection moulded or extruded rather than vulcanised.
WHT-1172IC Our own TPU grade, stocked rather than sourced to order, for teams evaluating a material against an existing rubber or plasticised-PVC part.
Where it earns its place Abrasion resistance, oil resistance and toughness at low thickness — the combination that puts TPU into hoses, seals, films, footwear and cable jacketing.
Evaluating a grade Hardness, melt flow and whether the backbone is polyester or polyether decide processing behaviour and hydrolysis resistance. Full specification is available for formulation work.