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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554241803321

Autore

Scholz Günter (Employee of BASF Polyurethanes GmbH)

Titolo

Thermoplastic elastomers : at a glance / / Günter Scholz and Manuela Gehringer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Germany ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : De Gruyter, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-11-073984-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 pages)

Collana

De Gruyter STEM

Disciplina

678

Soggetti

Elastomers

Thermoplastics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Contents -- 1 Introduction to TPE -- 2 Characteristic methods -- 3 A principal comparison of TPE to elastomers (vulcanized) -- 4 TPO – olefin-based TPE is introduced -- 5 TPV – olefin-based TPE, vulcanized, is introduced -- 6 TPS – styrene-based TPE is introduced -- 7 TPU – urethane-based TPE is introduced -- 8 TPC – ester-based TPE is introduced -- 9 TPA – amide-based TPE is introduced -- 10 Renewable materials -- 11 Description of testing procedure -- 12 Epilogue -- Literature -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book provides a qualified and fast view into the world of TPE including the difference to rubber materials. It describes their classification as they are presented in the market, characterization, manufacturing, processing and behavior. Aside from the self-learning option, it is a companion to seminars and studies about elastomers.