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ChronoThane™ T 93A-B40

Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer (Polyether)

Supplied by AdvanSource Biomaterials Corp.

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Product Description
ChronoThane T is a family of aliphatic ether based polyurethane elastomers.

These biocompatible materials possess characteristics such as low coefficient of friction, low extractables, dimensional stability, high impact resistance, and excellent tear strength.

ChronoThane T can be tailored to meet specific Melt Flow Index ranges to suit your manufacturing or extrusion processes.

These materials are available in hardnesses ranging from 75 Shore A to 75 Shore D.

AdvanSource Biomaterials synthesizes and manufactures medical grade materials offering the ability to tailor physical and mechanical characteristics to support and enhance your end product design.

These mechanical characteristic's, critical to the design and development of medical devices, can incorporate a wide range of physical and chemical properties while maintaining core characteristics such as biodurability and biocompatibility. In most materials, specialized characteristics such as the addition of colorant agents or antimicrobial properties (where applicable) can be added to the polymer to provide a homogenous material and limit secondary processing steps.

In addition, radiopaque agents may also be incorporated into the formula to provide additional product enhancements and may contain up to 40%, by weight, of a radiopaque agent thus allowing varied-scale visibility options.

With an expanding range of secondary operations including custom solution development, prototype coating capabilities, and project management services, ASB's expert team of chemists, scientists, engineers and industry professionals assist in every stage of customers' projects, from concept initiation through full-scale manufacture.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Aliphatic
  • Biocompatible
  • Good Dimensional Stability
  • Good Processability
  • Good Tear Strength
  • High Impact Resistance
  • Low Extractables
  • Low Friction
  • No Animal Derived Components
Agency Ratings 
 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Extrusion
  • Injection Molding
 
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (170°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
ASTM D1238
Water Absorption (Saturation)
%
ASTM D570
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength
    ASTM D638
Break
psi
 
200% Strain
psi
 
300% Strain
psi
 
50% Strain
psi
 
100% Strain
psi
 
Tensile Elongation (Break)
%
ASTM D638
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore A)
 
ASTM D2240
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: ChronoThane™ T 93A-B40, ChronoThane T 93AB40, ChronoThane™ , ChronoThane, ChronoThaneT93AB40, T 93 A, T 93A, T 93 A B 40, T93A, T 93A-B40, T 93AB40, T 93A:B40, T 93A/B40, T 93A+B40, T 93A_B40, T 93A B40, T93, 93A, AB, B40, T93AB40, Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer, T93A_B40, Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer (Polyether), Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer Polyether, TPU-Polyether, TPUPolyether, TPU:Polyether, TPU/Polyether, TPU+Polyether, TPU_Polyether, TPU Polyether, Thermoplastic Polyurethane, TPU, AdvanSource Biomaterials, ThermoplasticPolyurethaneElastomerPolyether, ThermoplasticPolyurethane, 93T
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Low Friction, Low Extractables, Good Dimensional Stability, Dimensionally Stable, High Impact Resistance, Good Tear Strength, ADC, Animal Derived Materials, Animal Free, Good Processability, Easy Processing.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 2 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): USP (1), ISO (1).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Drying Temperature - Desiccant Dryer
°F
 
Drying Time - Desiccant Dryer
hr
 
Dew Point
°F
 
Suggested Max Moisture
%
 
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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