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| Feature | Generic |
| Ablation Resistant | TPE |
| Abrasion Resistance, Good | EMAA , EPDM , MPR , NBR , Nitrile Resin , PEBA-Ester , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Acid Resistant | EBA , EP , NBR , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEP , SI , SIS , TPE , TPE Alloy , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Additive Free | EBA , EMAA , TPEE |
| Adhesion, Good | EA , EAA , EBA , EEA , EMA , EMAA , EMAAA , EnBA , Plastomer , POP , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEPS , SIS , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Alcohol Resistant | SBC , SEBS , TPE , TPE Alloy , TPO (POE) |
| Aliphatic | TPE |
| Alkali Resistant | NBR , SBC , TPV |
| Amorphous | EPDM , EPM , TPE |
| Animal Derived Components, None | TPC-ET |
| Antiblocking | EBA , EMA , EMAA , EnBA , EPDM , Plastomer , SBS |
| Antiblocking, High | EBA , Plastomer |
| Antiblocking, Low | Plastomer |
| Antiblocking, Medium | EBA , EMAA , Plastomer |
| Anti-fogging | EBA , EMAA |
| Antimony Content, None | SEBS , TPC-ET , TPO (POE) |
| Antioxidant | BIIR , CIIR , EBA , EMA , EMAA , EnBA , EP , EPDM , EPM , IIR , IR , NBR , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEPS , SIS , TPC-ET |
| Antistatic | PEBA-Ether , SBS , SEBS , TES , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) |
| Appearance, Pleasing Surface | TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Arc Resistant | EP |
| Autoclavable | EBA , TPE , TPV |
| Barrier Resin | Nitrile Resin , TPC-ET |
| Barrier, Moisture | TPE |
| Base Resistant | EBA , EP , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEP , SI , SIS , TPE , TPE Alloy , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Biocompatible | TPE Alloy , TPV |
| Biodegradable | TPE |
| Blooming, Non | PEBA-Ester , TPO (POE) |
| Blush Resistant | TPO (POE) |
| Bondability | SBS , SEBS , SEBS+SBS , TPE , TPV |
| Breathable | TPC-ET |
| Cadmium Content, Low to None | TPO (POE) |
| Chemical Resistance, Good | EEA , MPR , Nitrile Resin , PEBA-Ester , PEBA-Ether , SBS , SEBS , SEBS+SBS , SEEPS , SEP , SEPS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPE Alloy , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Chemically Coupled | EMA , TPO (POE) |
| Clarity, High | EAA , EBA , EMAA , EP , EPDM , PEBA-Ester , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SIS , TES , TPE |
| Clarity, Medium | TPC-ET , TPE |
| Clean/High Purity | SEBS , TPC-ET |
| Cleanable | TPV |
| Color Stability, Good | EPDM , SBS , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPV |
| Colorability, Good | PEBA-Ether , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TES , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Comonomer, Butene | EBA , Plastomer |
| Compression Set, Low | EPDM , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPE , TPV |
| Compressive Strength, Good | TPE |
| Conductive | TPE |
| Conductive, Semi | TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Controlled Long Chain Branching | EPDM |
| Copolymer | AEM+TPC-ET , BIIR , CIIR , EAA , EBA , EEA , EMA , EMAA , EMAAA , EnBA , EPDM , EPM , IIR , NBR , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEP , SEPS , SIS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) |
| Copolymer, Block | SBC , SBS , SEBS , SIS , SIS+SI , TES , TPC-ET , TPEE |
| Copolymer, Impact | TPO (POE) |
| Copolymer, Random | EBA , EEH , EMA , SBC |
| Copper Contact Stabilized | SEBS , TPE , TPV |
| Corrosion Resistance, Good | EBA , TPO (POE) |
| Corrosive, Non | EBA , EEA , EMA , EMAAA |
| Crack Resistance, Good | EBA , Plastomer |
| Creep Resistance, Good | SBS , SIS , SIS+SI , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPV |
| Crosslinkable | EBA , EnBA , EPDM , Nitrile Resin , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Crosslinkable, Irradiation | TPO (POE) |
| Crystalline | TPE , TPEE , TPV |
| Crystalline, Semi | EPDM , EPM |
| Curable, Underwater | TPO (POE) |
| Cure, Fast | EPDM , NBR |
| Deadfold and Twist Retention | TPO (POE) |
| Density, High | TPE |
| Density, Low | EnBA , PEBA-Ester , SBC , SEBS , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Detergent Resistant | SBS , SEBS , TPE |
| Die Swell, Controlled | TPV |
| Die Swell, Low | EPDM , PEBA-Ester , SBC , TPV |
| Dimensional Stability, Good | EP , EPDM , PEBA-Ester , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Dispersible | EEA , EMA , EMAAA |
| Disposable | SBC |
| Drawdown, Good | EAA , EEA , EMAA |
| Ductile | SBS , TPO (POE) |
| Durable | EMAA , Plastomer , POP , TES , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) |
| Elastic Recovery, Excellent | Plastomer , SEBS , TPV |
| Elasticity, High | EBA , EPDM , NBR , Plastomer , SBS , SEBS , SIS , SIS+SI , TES , TPE , TPE Alloy , TPEE , TPSiV , TPV |
| Electrical Properties, Good | EP , EPDM , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Electrically Conductive | PEBA-Ether , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TES , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Electrically Insulating | SEBS , SEEPS , SEP , SEPS , TPE , TPV |
| Electromagnetic Shielding (EMI) | TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Elongation, High | SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEPS , SIS+SI , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Emissions, Low | TPO (POE) |
| Energy Absorption, High | MPR , TPC-ET |
| Environmentally Sound | EBA , TPO (POE) |
| ESCR, High (Stress Crack Resist.) | EBA , EEA , EMA , SBC , TPO (POE) |
| ESD Protection | SBS , SEBS , TES , TPEE , TPO (POE) |
| Extended, Non-Oil | TPE |
| Extended, Oil | TPE |
| Extinguishing, Self | SEBS , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Extractables, Low | Plastomer , SEBS , TPE , TPV |
| Fatigue Resistant | EMA , SBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPV |
| Flame Retardant | EBA , EnBA , MPR , PEBA-Ester , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPC-ES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Flexibility, Good | EBA , EEA , EMA , EMAA , EMAAA , EnBA , Nitrile Resin , PEBA-Ester , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SI , SIS , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Flexibility, Low Temperature | EBA , EPDM , MPR , NBR , Nitrile Resin , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEEPS , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Flow, Good | EEA , EMAA , EPM , IR , SBBS , SBC , SEBS , SEP , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Flow, High | EAA , EEA , EMA , EMAA , EnBA , EPDM , MPR , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SIS , TPE , TPE Alloy , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Flow, Low | EMAA , SEBS , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Flow, Medium | MPR , Plastomer , TPO (POE) |
| Foamable | EBA , EMAA , Plastomer , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Fogging, Low to None | SEBS , TPO (POE) |
| Food Contact Acceptable | EAA , EBA , EPDM , NBR , Nitrile Resin , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SI , SIS , SIS+SI , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Friction, High | MPR , TPE |
| Friction, Low | EBA , TPE , TPV |
| Fuel Resistant | NBR , Nitrile Resin , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Fumes, Low to None | EMAA |
| Fungus Resistant | TPE |
| Gasoline Resistance | Nitrile Resin , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Gel, Low | EMAA , SBC , SBS |
| General Purpose | EMA , EP , EPDM , Nitrile Resin , PEBA-Ester , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEPS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Gloss, High | SBC , SBS , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Gloss, Low | TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Gloss, Medium | SBS , SEBS |
| Grease Resistant | TPC-ET , TPEE , TPV |
| Halogen Content, None | Nitrile Resin , PEBA-Ester , SEBS , TPC-ES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Halogenated | TPE , TPV |
| Hardness, High | EPDM , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPSiV , TPV |
| Hardness, Low | EMAA , EPDM , SBC , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Hardness, Medium | TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Heat Aging Resistance, Good | EAA , EBA , EPDM , MPR , SBC , SEBS , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Heat Resistance, High | EAA , EBA , EPDM , EPM , MPR , NBR , PEBA-Ester , PEBA-Ether , SEBS , SEEPS , SEP , SEPS , SIS , SIS+SI , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Heat Resistance, Medium | EPM , NBR , SEBS , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPV |
| Heat Seal, Good | AEM+TPC-ET , EA , EAA , EBA , EMA , EMAA , SBC , TPE |
| Heat Sealability, Low Temp. | AEM+TPC-ET , EA , EAA , EMAAA , Plastomer , TPC-ET , TPO (POE) |
| Heat Sealable | TPE |
| Heat Stabilized | EAA , PEBA-Ester , SBC , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Hydrocarbon Resistant | NBR , TPE , TPV |
| Hydrolysis Resistant | PEBA-Ester , SEBS |
| Hydrolytically Stable | TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Hydrophilic | SEBS |
| Hysteresis, Low | SEBS |
| Ignition Resistant | EAA , TPE |
| Impact Modified | Nitrile Resin , PEBA-Ester , SBC , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPO (POE) |
| Impact Resistance, Good | EPDM , PEBA-Ether , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TES , TPC-ES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Impact Resistance, High | EEA , EMAAA , Nitrile Resin , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Impact Resistance, Low Temp. | EBA , EMAA , EnBA , EPDM , EPM , PEBA-Ester , PEBA-Ether , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Impact Resistance, Medium | SBC |
| Impact Resistance, Ultra High | TPO (POE) |
| Ion Content, Low to None | TPEE |
| Laser Markable | TPV |
| Lead Content, Low to None | TPE |
| Liquid Permeability, Low | TPC-ET |
| Lubricated | EEA , EMA , SBC , SBS , TPE , TPEE , TPV |
| Machinable | SEBS |
| Melt Stability, High | EAA , EBA , EEA , EMA , TPE , TPV |
| Melt Strength, Good | Nitrile Resin , Plastomer , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Migration, Low to None | TPE |
| Mildew Resistant | TPV |
| Moisture Absorption, Low | EAA , EEA , PEBA-Ester , TPV |
| Moisture Resistant | NBR , SBC , SEBS , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Moisture Vapor Transmission, High | Plastomer |
| Mold Release, Good | EAA , EBA , PEBA-Ether , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPE |
| Moldability, Good | SBC , SBS , TPE , TPE Alloy , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Molding Cycle, Fast | EMAA , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPSiV |
| Molecular Wt. Dist., Med.-Wide | EPDM |
| Molecular Wt. Dist., Narrow | EPDM , EPM , SIS |
| Molecular Wt., High | EPDM , IR , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE |
| Molecular Wt., Low | SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE |
| Molecular Wt., Medium | EPDM , SEBS |
| Molecular Wt., Ultra High | EPDM |
| Neck-In, Low | EAA |
| Noise Damping | MPR , TPC-ET , TPO (POE) |
| Odor Transfer, Low | TPV |
| Odor, Low to None | EPDM , IR , SEBS , TPE , TPEE |
| Oil Resistant | MPR , NBR , Nitrile Resin , SEBS , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Opticals | EBA , SBC , TPO (POE) |
| Organoleptic Properties, Good | EBA , EMAA |
| Outgassing, Low to None | TPEE |
| Oxidation Resistant | EPDM , SBS , SEBS , TPE |
| Ozone Resistant | EP , EPDM , MPR , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEP , SI , SIS , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Paintable | EMAA , EPM , Plastomer , SEBS , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) |
| Phosphorus Content, Low to None | PEBA-Ester , TPC-ES |
| Platable | EMAA , PEBA-Ether |
| Printability, Excellent | SBC , TPE |
| Processability, Good | BIIR , CIIR , EAA , EBA , EMAA , EnBA , EPDM , EPM , IIR , IR , NBR , PEBA-Ester , PEBA-Ether , PIB , Plastomer , SBBS , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEPS , SI , SIS , SIS+SI , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Processing Stability, Good | SEBS , TPE , TPV |
| Puncture Resistant | EMAA , Plastomer , TPE |
| Purity, High | EMAA , IR , SBC |
| Radio Frequency Shielding (RFI) | TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Reactivity, High | EEA , EMAAA , SEBS |
| Recyclable Material | EBA , EPDM , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEPS , TES , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Renewable Resource Content | PEBA-Ether , TPE |
| Resilient | SBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPSiV , TPV |
| Rigid, Semi | SEBS , TPO (POE) |
| Rigidity, High | SBC , SBS , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Rigidity, Medium | SBC , SEBS , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Salt Water/Spray Resistant | EBA , TPO (POE) |
| Scratch Resistant | EP , EPDM , SBC , SEBS , TES , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Shock Absorbent | TPEE |
| Shrinkage, High | TPO (POE) |
| Shrinkage, Low | EP , EPDM , NBR , SBC , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Slip | EA , EAA , EBA , EMA , EMAA , EnBA , Plastomer , TPV |
| Slip, High | Plastomer |
| Slip, Low | EAA , Plastomer |
| Smoke Emission, Low | SEBS , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Soft | EAA , EBA , EEA , EMA , EMAAA , EnBA , EPDM , Plastomer , SBS , SEBS , SEEPS , SIS , SIS+SI , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Solvent Resistant | IR , SEBS , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Sound Damping | SEBS , TPE |
| Specific Gravity, High | SBC , SEBS |
| Stability, Good | EBA , EMAA , SEBS |
| Stain Resistant | SBC , SBS , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Statically Conductive | TPO (POE) |
| Sterilizability, Good | TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Sterilization, Autoclave | TPE , TPV |
| Sterilization, Ethylene Oxide | SBC , SEBS , TPE , TPV |
| Sterilization, Radiation | SBC , SEBS , TPE , TPV |
| Sterilization, Steam | SEBS , TPE , TPV |
| Stiffness, Good | EMAA , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Stiffness, High | EMAA , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SI , SIS , SIS+SI , TPC-ET , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Strength, Good | EBA , SBC , SEBS , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Strength, High | PEBA-Ether , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SI , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Strength, High Temperature | TPE |
| Strength, Hot Tack | TPE |
| Strength, Low Temperature | TPE |
| Strength, Medium | SBS |
| Stress Whitening Resistant | SEBS , TPO (POE) |
| Stretchability, Good | TPO (POE) |
| Surface Finish, Good | EMAA , EnBA , EPDM , SBS , SEBS , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPE Alloy , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Tack Free | Plastomer |
| Taste Transfer, Low | TPV |
| Tear Strength, Good | EBA , EMAA , EPDM , MPR , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPSiV , TPV |
| Tensile Strength, High | EBA , EPDM , SBC , SEBS , SEEPS , TES , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPSiV , TPV |
| Terpolymer | EAA , EBA , EEA , EMA , EMAAA , EnBA , EPDM |
| Thermal Aging Resistance, Good | EAA , TPC-ET , TPE |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, Good | EAA , TPEE |
| Thermal Stability, Good | EAA , EBA , EEA , EMA , EMAAA , EnBA , SBBS , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SIS , SIS+SI , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Thermally Conductive | TES , TPE , TPV |
| Toughness, Good | EBA , EMA , EMAA , EnBA , EPM , PEBA-Ether , Plastomer , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEEPS , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Toughness, Low Temperature | EEA , EMA , EMAA , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) |
| Toughness, Ultra High | Plastomer , SEBS , TPE |
| Toxicity, Low | SEBS , SEEPS , SEP , SEPS , TPO (POE) |
| Toxicity, None | SBC , SBS , SEBS , TPO (POE) |
| UV Absorbing | EBA |
| UV Resistance, Good | EP , MPR , PEBA-Ester , PEBA-Ether , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEP , SI , SIS , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPSiV , TPV |
| Vibration Damping | MPR , TPE , TPV |
| Viscosity, High | EPDM , Nitrile Resin , PEBA-Ester , SBS , TPC-ET , TPEE , TPV |
| Viscosity, Low | EEH , EPDM , EPM , PEBA-Ester , SBBS , SBS , SEBS , SEPS , SI , SIS , SIS+SI , TPC-ET , TPE |
| Viscosity, Medium | EPDM , Nitrile Resin , PEBA-Ester , SBS , TPE |
| Viscosity, Very high | EPDM , SBC |
| Warp Resistant | SBC |
| Warpage, Low | TPO (POE) |
| Water Absorption, Low to None | TPV |
| Water Swelling | SEBS |
| Wear Resistance, Good | EP , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEP , SI , SIS , TES , TPE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Weather Resistance, Good | EP , EPDM , MPR , PEBA-Ester , SBC , SBS , SEBS , SEBS+SBS , SEEPS , SEP , SEPS , SI , SIS , TES , TPC-ET , TPE , TPEE , TPO (POE) , TPV |
| Weldable | EBA , Plastomer , TPO (POE) |
| Weldable, Ultrasonic | TPC-ET |
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