[TPE] Difference between TPE and TPU in elastomer products

For TPE and TPU, they are two kinds of thermoplastic elastomer raw materials. These two kinds of raw materials have common characteristics, but basically the characteristics reflect a lot of different characteristics, which also gives a lot of possibilities for material selection. So what is the difference between TPE and TPU in features?

The differences between TPE and TPU in elastomer products are as follows:

Light transmittance: The transparency of TPU is better than that of TPE. At the same time, it is not as easy to stick as fully transparent TPE.

Oil resistance: TPU has good oil resistance, while TPE has a certain degree of difficulty in ensuring acid and alkali resistance.

Proportion: The proportion of TPE is very large, ranging from 0.89 to 1.3, while TPU is between 1.0 and 1.4. In fact, in the process of adoption, they mainly take place in the form of blends, so the specific gravity changes greatly.

Heat resistance: TPE is - 60 ℃~105 ℃, TPU is - 60 ℃~80 ℃.

TPE and TPU are different in elastomer products. TPE can be regarded as the general name of all thermoplastic elastomers. TPU is thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. In this respect, TPU is only one of thermoplastic elastomer TPE.

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