Color-stable TPUs like to play outdoors. (Keeping up with Materials).Bayer Corp., Pittsburgh, has a new line of aliphatic aliphatic /al·i·phat·ic/ (al?i-fat´ik) pertaining to any member of one of the two major groups of organic compounds, those with a straight or branched chain structure. al·i·phat·ic adj. TPUs for use in demanding outdoor applications. Whereas most outdoor TPUs are dark-colored to hide fading or yellowing when exposed to sun light and weathering, the new Desmopan TPUs reportedly make practical brightly colored outdoor products for sports, electronic, leisure, and industrial equipment. They also reportedly provide increased elasticity and improved rebound characteristics in a hardness range from 85A to 56D. These TPUs bond readily in overmolding onto substrates such as ABS (Automatic Backup System) See backup program. , PS, polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. , copolyesters, and rigid PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. . Tel: (800) 662-6004, www.bayerplastics.com |
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