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Specific
Gravity		 Hardness Tensile Strength
psi (MPa)		 Tensile Elongation
%		 Tensile Stress
psi (MPa)		 Tear Strength
pli (N/mm)		 Compression Set
22 hrs @		 Flammability
in (mm)		 FDA
Grades		 Key
Features
@ 100% @ 300% 73 °F
(23 °C)		 158 °F
(70 °C)
1.08 30A 450
(3.1)		 1000 100
(0.7)		 350
(2.4)		 90
(15.8)		 10 37 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Standard
Opaque
1.15 40A 550
(3.8)		 950 120
(0.8)		 380
(2.6)		 100
(17.5)		 12 38 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Standard
Opaque
1.15 50A 650
(4.5)		 900 170
(1.2)		 430
(3.0)		 120
(21)		 14 38 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Standard
Opaque
1.15 60A 800
(5.5)		 900 220
(1.5)		 530
(3.7)		 150
(26.3)		 16 40 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Standard
Opaque
1.15 70A 950
(6.6)		 900 346
(2.4)		 660
(4.6)		 180
(31.5)		 20 45 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Standard
Opaque
0.89 40A 750
(5.2)		 1100 125
(0.9)		 250
(1.7)		 150
(26.3)		 14 42 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Standard
Translucent
0.89 50A 880
(6.1)		 1100 170
(1.2)		 340
(2.3)		 175
(30.6)		 16 41 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Standard
Translucent
0.89 60A 930
(6.4)		 1100 240
(1.7)		 390
(2.7)		 190
(33.3)		 21 46 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Standard
Translucent
0.90 70A 950
(6.6)		 900 346
(2.4)		 660
(4.6)		 250
(43.8)		 25 48 HB @ 1/16 (1.5)Yes Standard
Translucent
0.89 80A 1800
(12)		 760 400
(2.8)		  — 230
(40.3)		 30 55 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		  Yes Bondable
Opaque
1.01 45A 500
(3.8)		 500 190
(1.3)		 420
(2.9)		 90
(15.8)		 16 33 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes TPV Type
Opaque
0.97 55A 600
(4.1)		 600 260
(1.8)		 490
(3.4)		 120
(21.0)		 21 38 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes TPV Type
Opaque
1.01 65A 700
(4.8)		 600 410
(2.8)		 670
(4.6)		 150
(26.3)		 24 43 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes TPV Type
Opaque
1.01 75A 1000
(6.9)		 750 520
(3.6)		 780
(5.4)		 185
(32.4)		 30 48 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes TPV Type
Opaque
1.02 85A 1500
(10.3)		 750 880
(6.0)		 1100
(7.6)		 280
(49.0)		 35 56 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes TPV Type
Opaque
1.04 — 680
(4.7)		 570 230
(1.6)		 — 100
(17.5)		 — — — — —
Polabond® 6042-50A 1.09 50A 1100
(8.0)		 500 220
(1.5)		 480
(3.3)		 150
(26.3)		 20 75 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
1.11 60A 1200
(8.0)		 500 290
(2.0)		 570
(3.9)		 190
(33.3)		 20 75 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
1.17 70A 2000
(14)		 500 420
(2.9)		 780
(5.4)		 265
(46.4)		 25 80 HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
0.94 — 440
(3.0)		 300 250
(1.7)		 — 76
(13.3)		 — — HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
0.94 — 685
(4.7)		 340 400
(2.8)		 — 100
(19.3)		 — — HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
0.94 — 1060
(7.3)		 400 640
(4.4)		 — 164
(28.7)		 — — HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
0.93 — 420
(2.9)		 310 255
(1.8)		 — 67
(11.7)		 — — HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
0.93 — 650
(4.5)		 370 390
(2.7)		 — 103
(18.0)		 — — HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
0.93 — 995
(6.9)		 420 600
(4.2)		 — 161
(28.2)		 — — HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
0.97 — 1160
(8.0)		 380 700
(4.8)		 — 166
(29.1)		 — — HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
0.94 — 480
(3.3)		 230 360
(2.5)		 — 78
(13.7)		 — — HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
0.93 — 560
(3.9)		 300 340
(2.4)		 — 88
(15.4)		 — — HB @ 1/16
(1.5)		 Yes Bondable
Opaque
ASTM
D 792		 ASTM
D 2240		 ASTM
D 412		 ASTM
D 412		 ASTM
D 412		 ASTM
D 624		 ASTM
D 395
Method B
Type 2		 UL94

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TPE Bondability to Rigid Substrates

RTP Company’s experienced engineers can develop a combination of soft elastomer and rigid thermoplastic substrate that bonds well and optimizes your processing conditions.

RTP 2740
S Series		 RTP 2700
S Series		 Permaprene®
2800 B Series		 Polabond®
6042 Series		 Polabond®
6003 Series		 Nylabond®
6091 Series
ABS no no no Yes Yes Yes
PC no no no Yes Yes Yes
PC/ABS no no no Yes Yes Yes
PBT no no no no Yes no
PBT/PC no no no Yes Yes Yes
PET/PC no no no Yes Yes Yes
PC/PMMA no no no Yes Yes Yes
RTPU no no no Yes Yes no
LDPE no no Yes no no no
PP Yes Yes Yes no no no
PP Long Fiber Yes Yes Yes no no no
PA 6 no no no no no Yes
PS no no no no no no

* Checkmarks indicate combination exhibiting very good peel strength of >15 pli (>2.6 N/mm).
* For simplicity, this chart does not incorporate TPE hardness. Typical hardnesses range from 45-75 Shore A, but my be customized to each application.

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