Unlike metal, thermoplastics can also be molded into complex shapes that fit tight spaces. With thermoplastic parts, there is rarely a need for secondary processing steps such as coating, welding, drilling or painting.

Starting with specific performance requirements, Avient’s formulation experts set to work developing several thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) grades that could deliver better productivity and enhanced key properties than the silicone rubber part. Extensive compatibility testing confirmed that the new grades would bond chemically with the engineering thermoplastic rigid substrate required in the device.

Avient engineered materials that combined the heat transfer and cooling capabilities of metals with the design freedom, weight reduction and cost advantages of conventional thermoplastics. To learn more about the benefits of custom engineered thermoplastics, contact an expert at Avient today!

Again working in tandem, the Mars Otomotiv engineers and Avient’s technical team were able to alter the mold so it could process the thermoplastic in place of aluminum. The thermal dissipative performance of the thermoplastic heat sink is equivalent to that of aluminum – even for the highest-power HB LED model, which provides 27 total watts in nine HB LEDs.

Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are a diverse family of rubber-like materials that can be repeatedly melt processed. This defines TPE as a thermoplastic polymer material.

Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are a diverse family of rubber-like materials that can be repeatedly melt processed. This defines TPE as a thermoplastic polymer material.

Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are a diverse family of rubber-like materials that can be repeatedly melt processed. This defines TPE as a thermoplastic polymer material.

Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are a diverse family of rubber-like materials that can be repeatedly melt processed. This defines TPE as a thermoplastic polymer material.

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available from Avient POLYMERS • PET • Polyolefins • PVC COLOR TYPES* • Tints • Translucents • Opaques • Special effects • Additive additions (functional colors) PROCESSES • Injection Stretch Blow Molding (ISBM) • Injection molding • Extrusion Blow Molding (EBM) • Extrusion Sheet, Fiber, Film Avient ColorMatrix has pioneered the development of liquid color dispersions since the 1970s and is now considered the leading global innovator and supplier of liquid colorants for thermoplastic and silicone applications.