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Sarlink® 4190

Thermoplastic Vulcanizate

Supplied by Teknor Apex Company (Sarlink)

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Product Description
SARLINK® 4000 series are multi-purpose thermoplastic elastomers with excellent flex fatigue resistance, heat aging, improved elasticity and resilience designed primarily for demanding automotive applications. SARLINK® 4190 is a high hardness grade for use in injection molded parts, sheet and profile extrusions such as weather-stripping and expansion joints. It can also be blow molded into boots and ducts.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  
Features 
  • Fatigue Resistant
  • Good Heat Aging Resistance
  • High Hardness
  • Resilient
  
Uses 
  • Automotive Applications
  • Profiles
  • Sheet
  • Weatherstripping
  
Automotive Specifications 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Blow Molding
  • Extrusion
  • Injection Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ISO 1183
Elastomers
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Stress
     ISO 37
Across Flow: 100% Strain
psi
  
Flow: 100% Strain
psi
  
Tensile Stress
     ISO 37
Across Flow: Break
psi
  
Flow: Break
psi
  
Tensile Elongation
     ISO 37
Across Flow: Break
%
  
Flow: Break
%
  
Tear Strength - Across Flow 2
lbf/in
 ISO 34-1
Compression Set
     ISO 815
73°F, 22.0 hr
%
  
158°F, 22.0 hr
%
  
257°F, 70.0 hr
%
  
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Shore Hardness
     ISO 868
Shore A, 5 sec, Extruded
 
  
Shore A, 5 sec, Injection Molded
 
  
Aging
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Change in Tensile Strength in Air - Across Flow
     ISO 188
275°F, 1000 hr
%
  
100% Strain 275°F, 1000 hr
%
  
302°F, 168 hr
%
  
100% Strain 302°F, 168 hr
%
  
Change in Tensile Strain at Break in Air - Across Flow
     ISO 188
275°F, 1000 hr
%
  
302°F, 168 hr
%
  
Change in Shore Hardness in Air
     ISO 188
Shore A, 275°F, 1000 hr
 
  
Shore A, 302°F, 168 hr
 
  
Change in Volume (257°F, 70 hr, in IRM 903 Oil)
%
 ISO 1817
Additional Information
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Apparent Shear Viscosity - Capillary, 206 1/s (392°F)
Pa·s
 ISO 11443
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Sarlink® 4190, Sarlink 4190, Sarlink® , Sarlink, Sarlink4190, 4190, Thermoplastic Vulcanizate, TPV, Thermoplastic Elastomer, TPE, ThermoplasticVulcanizate, ThermoplasticElastomer
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Heat Aging Resistance, High Hardness, Hard.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Automotive Applications, Automotive Sector.
Automotive Specifications
This plastic material has approval for 10 automotive specifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of specifications for that agency): FORD (4), OPEL (2), GM (2), DAIMLERCHRYSLER (2).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Rear Temperature
°F
  
Middle Temperature
°F
  
Front Temperature
°F
  
Nozzle Temperature
°F
  
Processing (Melt) Temp
°F
  
Mold Temperature
°F
  
Back Pressure
psi
  
Screw Speed
rpm
  
Extrusion
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Cylinder Zone 1 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 2 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 3 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 4 Temp.
°F
  
Melt Temperature
°F
  
Die Temperature
°F
  
Take-Off Roll
°F
  
Extrusion Notes
Screen Pack: 20 to 60 mesh
Screw: general purpose
Compression Ratio: 3:1
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Method Ba, Angle (Unnicked)
 
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