PEARLTHANE® D16N90UV Merquinsa Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer (Polyether)

Product Description

PEARLTHANE® D16N90UV is a polyether-based TPU, containing an anti-UV additive, supplied in form of transparent, colorless pellets, offering adequate hardness, excellent mechanical properties and good hydrolysis and microbial resistance. PEARLTHANE® D16N90UV is designed for extrusion and injection processes.

PEARLTHANE® D16N90UV is especially designed for extrusion of tubes and profiles and injection molding of technical parts where excellent mechanical properties at low temperature, hydrolysis and microbe resistance are required.

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

Europe

North America

Additive

UV Stabilizer

Features

High Hardness

Hydrolysis Resistant

Low Temperature Resistant

Microbe Resistant

UV Absorbing

Uses

Engineering Parts

Profiles

Tubing

Agency Ratings

Appearance

Translucent

Forms

Pellets

Processing Method

Extrusion

Injection Molding

Physical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Specific Gravity			ASTM D792
Moisture Content		%	Internal Method
Mechanical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Abrasion Loss		mm³	ISO 4649
Elastomers	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Tensile Stress			ASTM D412
100% Strain		psi
300% Strain		psi
Tensile Strength (Yield)		psi	ASTM D412
Tensile Elongation (Break)		%	ASTM D412
Hardness	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore A)			ASTM D2240
Thermal	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Melting Temperature (DSC)²		°F	Internal Method
Related Terminology
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Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: High Hardness, Hard, UV Absorbing, Ultraviolet Absorbing, Low Temperature Resistant, Low Temperature Performance.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Engineering Parts, Tubing, Tube.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): EC (1).

Injection	Nominal Value	Unit
Drying Temperature		°F
Drying Time		hr
Rear Temperature		°F
Middle Temperature		°F
Front Temperature		°F
Nozzle Temperature		°F
Mold Temperature		°F
Screw L/D Ratio
Injection Notes
Closing Force: 30 tons Screw Diameter: 26 mm Maximum Hydraulic Pressure: 210 bar Injection Time: 15 sec Holding Time: 15 sec Cooling Time: 20 sec
Extrusion	Nominal Value	Unit
Drying Temperature		°F
Drying Time		hr
Cylinder Zone 1 Temp.		°F
Cylinder Zone 2 Temp.		°F
Cylinder Zone 3 Temp.		°F
Cylinder Zone 4 Temp.		°F
Die Temperature		°F
Extrusion Notes
L/D Ratio: 25:1 to 30:1 Compression Ratio: 2:1 to 3:1 Screw Speed 12 to 60 rpm

Notes

¹Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.

²Temperature at which MFI = 10 g/10 min @ 21.6 kg

PEARLTHANE® D16N90UV

Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer (Polyether)

Supplied by Merquinsa