TPE plastic is an engineering marvel, combining the looks and flexibility of thermosetting rubber with the processing prowess of plastics. Thermoplastic elastomers are processed using a variety of plastic manufacturing equipment such as, injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding. A TPE can be utilized in advanced processing such as, overmolding and two-shot molding, and can also undergo secondary operations such as, welding and bonding to various materials. Thermoplastic elastomers offer part design flexibility and easy bonding to other thermoplastic substrates.

Some customers often ask how much your  TPE materials per ton. Many people think that TPE is a material with fixed performance and fixed price. But in fact, TPE includes many types, such as TPU, TPV, TPEE. It is necessary to know the application, specific gravity, hardness and other specifications to provide accurate prices.

Compared with PVC, TPE material contains no halogen, no o-phthalic plasticizer, no heavy metal components, and is more environmentally friendly, non-toxic and safe. TPE has better low temperature resistance than PVC. TPE is more comfortable and smoother than PVC, and has better abrasion resistance and slip resistance. These characteristics seem to give people reason to believe that TPE can perfectly replace PVC. The actual situation is that, due to price considerations, there is still a process for TPE to replace PVC in some industries.

In the elastomer industry, TPS is the abbreviation of all thermoplastic elastomers, TPE TPU, TPEE, TPV, TPO, etc. belong to TPS. TPE is a styrene thermoplastic elastomer. The TPV material is a kind of thermoplastic soft rubber material that has rubber elasticity without vulcanization and can be directly processed (such as injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, etc.). TPU is called thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber. So, how do TPE, TPV and TPU compare?

1. Weather resistance, TPV is better than TPE, TPE is better than TPU;
2. Transparency, TPU is better than TPE, TPE is better than TPV;
3. Wear resistance, TPU is better than TPV, TPV is better than TPE;
4. Specific gravity, TPE is between 0.89~1.3, TPV is about 0.98, TPU is between 1.0~1.4;

TPE is processed by coating glue and shooting glue. Common products such as handle, grip and electronic materials are used. Materials give the products a comfortable touch, improve the grip, enhance the aesthetics and added value of the products. Most of the products are exported to the United States, Japan and the European Union and other developed countries and regions. Because TPE elastomer soft rubber is a green environmental protection raw material, the material does not contain phthalate, halogen, and 38 SVHC substances of high concern specified by reach. In line with ROHS, reach, NP, EN71, PAHs environmental testing standards, fully meet the environmental requirements of the United States, Japan, the European Union and other developed countries and regions.