Greener seal. (Inside, Under, Elsewhere & Otherwise).Toyota Motor Corp. has a strong commitment to providing more environmentally correct vehicles. As such, the vehicle manufacturer's engineers are looking at a variety of applications, all the way to the trim seals for its doors. It has recently commercialized a recyclable thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. vulcanizate (TPV TPV Temporary Protection Visa (Australia) TPV Terminal Punto Venta TPV Third-Party Verification TPV Thermophotovoltaic TPV Thermoplastic Vulcanizate (thermoplastic elastomer) TPV Total Payment Volume ) rear-door opening trim seal for the bB model sport utility vehicle that it sells in the Japanese market. The seal is a co-extrusion of TPV and metal. It weighs approximately 800 g, which is 30% lighter than a traditional seal made with PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. . Additionally, the seal is said to be easier to install and has a good appearance. The TPV material is Santoprene, from Advanced Elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. Systems (Akron, OH). The TPV is recyclable in the olefinic recycle stream. |
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