Elastomeric polyolefin foam.MicroFlex is a closed-cell EPDM-based polyolefin, produced in bun or block form. When compared to conventional sponge rubber based on EPDM EPDM Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer EPDM Enterprise Product Data Management EPDM Ethylene Propylene Dimonomer (industrial/commercial piping/plumbing components) EPDM Engineering Product Data Management and EPDM/SBR/polychloroprene blends, MicroFlex is said to offer a variety of benefits, including cost savings, improvements in physical properties and flexibility in fabrication techniques. Micro-Flex can be thermoformed. Conventional sponge rubber is a thermoset A polymer-based liquid or powder that becomes solid when heated, placed under pressure, treated with a chemical or via radiation. The curing process creates a chemical bond that, unlike a thermoplastic, prevents the material from being remelted. See thermoplastic. , and cannot be molded into three dimensional shapes. This is said to offer advantages for the design of gaskets and seals, and means significant growth opportunities for foam fabricators who have been searching for a thermoformable cellular rubber, according to the company. MicroFlex is said to exhibit superior physical properties over typical cellular rubber at much lower densities, thereby offering dramatic cost savings for customers, according to the manufacturer. MicroFlex is free from plasticizers plasticizers mostly triaryl phosphates, such as tricresyl, triphenyl phosphates, which are poisonous. See also triorthocresyl phosphate. , sulfur and stabilizers. (Cellect LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ) Circle 109 on card |
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