Specialty Elastomer Films
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Performance Summary
The Dureflex® brand film portfolio includes a variety of specialty elastomers with unique properties that can be tailored to your particular processes and performance expectations. These include higher heat resistance, higher durometer, and a range of desirable characteristics that complement polyurethane film.
Specialty elastomer film
- Copolyamides (COPA)
- Copolyesters (COPE)
- Ethyl Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
- TPU Blends
Copolyamide (COPA)
Copolyamides are elastomers considered among the highest-performing materials in the category. Properties of copolyamides include:
- Abrasion resistance
- Good recovery
- Flexibility
- Good chemical resistance
- Low temperature strength and flexibility
- Mechanical strength and robustness
- Thermal stability
Copolyester (COPE)
Copolyesters offer many attractive properties for specialized applications, including:
- Chemical, fuel, and oil resistance
- Creep resistance
- Flex fatigue resistance
- Excellent impact resistance
- Low temperature flexibility
- Property retention at elevated temperatures
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
Dureflex® ethylene vinyl acetate film grades offer:
- Barrier properties
- Flexibility
- Good clarity
- Good gloss
- Heat-sealing properties
- Low temperature flexibility
- Softness
- Excellent stress-crack resistance
- Excellent UV resistance
TPU Blends
Dureflex® blends are elastomer film products that provide the desired characteristics by utilizing miscible materials. Properties include:
- Adhesion to other polymers and textiles
- Chemical and oil resistance
- Easily thermoformed and / or welded
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