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RESPOND™ EX4292

Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer

Supplied by LyondellBasell Advanced Polyolefins USA, Inc.

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Product Description
RESPOND® EX4292 thermoplastic elastomer is an engineered polyolefin with elastomeric behavior designed for coextrusion and thermoforming applications where soft touch and flexibility are needed. This material is colorable, weatherable, and may be recycled with other polyolefins.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Good Colorability
  • Good Flexibility
  • Good Weather Resistance
  • Recyclable Material
  • Soft
Processing Method 
  • Coextrusion
  • Thermoforming
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 ASTM D792
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)
     ASTM D1238
230°C/10.0 kg
g/10 min
  
230°C/2.16 kg
g/10 min
  
Molding Shrinkage - Flow
in/in
 ASTM D955
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Flexural Modulus 2
psi
 ASTM D790
Elastomers
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength 3 (Yield, 73°F)
psi
 ASTM D412
Tensile Elongation 3 (Break, 73°F)
%
 ASTM D412
Tear Strength 4 (73°F)
lbf/in
 ASTM D624
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore A, 5 sec, 73°F)
 
 ASTM D2240
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: RESPOND™ EX4292, RESPOND EX4292, RESPOND™ , RESPOND, RESPONDEX4292, EX 4292, EX4292, TPO, Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer, TPO (POE), TPO POE, Thermoplastic Elastomer, TPE, LyondellBasell APO, ThermoplasticPolyolefinElastomer, TPOPOE, ThermoplasticElastomer, 4292EX
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Flexibility, Flexible, Good Colorability, Good Weather Resistance, Weather Resistant.
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
20.050 in/min
320 in/min
4Die C, 20 in/min
 
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