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TPE became a commercial reality when thermoplastic polyurethane polymers became available in the 1950s. During the 1960s styrene block copolymer became available, and in the 1970s a wide range of TPEs came on the scene. The worldwide usage of TPEs (680,000 tons/year in 1990) is growing at about nine percent per year.
Tetraphenylethene (TPE) is an organic chemical compound with the formula Ph 2 C=CPh 2, where Ph = phenyl (C 6 H 5). It has been described as a yellow solid, but single crystals are colorless. The molecule is crowded such that all four phenyl groups are twisted out of the plane defined by the center six carbon atoms. [3]
Polyether block amide or PEBA is a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). It is known under the tradename of PEBAX® and VESTAMID® E (Evonik Industries).It is a block copolymer obtained by polycondensation of a carboxylic acid polyamide (PA6, PA11, PA12) with an alcohol termination polyether (Polytetramethylene glycol PTMG), PEG).
Thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) are a type of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) that undergo vulcanization processes during manufacturing, giving elastomeric properties to the final product. Vulcanization involves the cross-linking of polymer chains, leading to increased strength, durability, and flexibility.
Thermoplastic olefin, thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), or olefinic thermoplastic elastomers refer to polymer/filler blends usually consisting of some fraction of a thermoplastic, an elastomer or rubber, and usually a filler.
TPU is the right choice when flexibility at low temperatures and/or an abrasion resistant thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) is requested. Polyether-based TPU in cases where additional excellent hydrolysis and microbial resistance is required, as well as in cases where extreme low-temperature flexibility is important. Ester-based TPU in cases where ...
There are many formulations of clear, flexible, Tygon tubing. The chemical resistance and physical properties vary among the different formulations, but the tubing generally is intended to be "so resistant to chemical attack that it will handle practically any chemical", whether liquid, gas, or slurry. [ 2 ]
Triphenylethylene (TPE) is a simple aromatic hydrocarbon that possesses weak estrogenic activity. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its estrogenic effects were discovered in 1937. [ 3 ] TPE was derived from structural modification of the more potent estrogen diethylstilbestrol , which is a member of the stilbestrol group of nonsteroidal estrogens.