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Carl D. McAfee, Ph.D.
McAfee Consulting LLC
9 May 2005
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Thermo= plastics complement Thermosets
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Objectives of this talk:
nProvide a basis f= or selecting an appropriate TPE for your given roll application&#= 13;nProvid= e a broad understanding of the wide array of choices for potential new applications nProvide a rough s= cale to compare different types of polymer chemistries
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Polymers
nReminder that pol= ymer chemistry is based on long molecules of repeating chemical blocks
nTypica= lly we think rubber or plastic
nI prop= ose that you shift your mindset to polymers or polymer alloys or materi= als that are specifically engineered and chosen for ultimate performance in a desired application
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Polarity of Polymers
nPolymer building = blocks have pieces or functional groups that can be thought of as “polar” or “non-polar” nPolar pieces are = those that have or can carry electrical charges, i.e. water nNon-po= lar pieces are those that can not carry electrical charges, i.e. oil nTypically these two pieces do not mix or = interact from a chemical perspective
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What = does this mean to a roller person?
nThis means everyt= hing to the roller person as they select an appropriate material = for a given roll application nChoose the right material and the roll performs as desired nChoose= the wrong material and the roller falls short of the end users expectation nMaterial costs are generally a less significant <= span style=3D'position:absolute;top:78.0%;left:14.79%;width:91.01%;height:6.0%'= >aspect when considering roller performance
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A Defi= nition of Thermoplastic Elastomers
nA thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) is a polymer that melts and flows at high temperatures and has flexible and elastomeric properties at lower temperatures
nTPEs have a wide ran= ge of building blocks that provide a broad range of materi= als for the roller manufacturer
nTPEs like other poly= mers can be compounded or changed for an improvement = in selected physical properties over that of the polymers alone<= /div>
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The Broad Spectrum of TPEs
T= PEs
TP
TPO
TPV
TPU
Blends
Alloys
SBC
PP
PE
PC
PS
Nylon
PP/EP
PP/EPDM
PP/EP/SiO2
Ether
Ester
Plasticized
Reinforced
SIS
SBS
SEBS
Photo
PP/NBR
PP/SBR
PE/SBR
PP/Silicone
EVA
PP/ACM
PP/EPR
   Anything
From Reactor
   Anything
From a Mixer
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The Polymer Polarity Scale
In Between
Polar
&#= 8220;more like water”
Non-polar
&= #8220;more like oil”
TPU
Nylon
PP/NBR TPV
PP/SBR Blend
PP/PE
PP/EPDM TPV
PS
PC
Ester
Ether
SBS
SIS
SEBS
Ot= her Factors Include:
Percent One type polymer to other type polymer
Ratio of one chemical component to whole
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