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Sarlink® 3160-43

Thermoplastic Vulcanizate

Supplied by Teknor Apex Company (Sarlink)

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Product Description
A low hardness, multi-purpose thermoplastic elastomer featuring excellent high flow properties. Sarlink® 3160-43 is available in black or natural and it can be processed by injection molding in applications that require good flow properties (lower viscosity) such as grips, seals, gaskets, profiles as well as other articles articles.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  
Features 
  • General Purpose
  • High Flow
  • Low Hardness
Uses 
  • Flexible Grips
  • Gaskets
  • General Purpose
  • Profiles
  • Seals
Automotive Specifications 
 
Appearance 
  • Black
  • Natural Color
  
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Injection Molding
  • Profile Extrusion
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 ASTM D792
Elastomers
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Stress - Across Flow (100% Strain)
psi
 ASTM D412
Tensile Strength - Across Flow (Yield)
psi
 ASTM D412
Tensile Elongation - Across Flow (Break)
%
 ASTM D412
Tear Strength - Across Flow 2
lbf/in
 ASTM D624
Compression Set (158°F, 22.0 hr)
%
 ASTM D395B
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness     ASTM D2240
Shore A, 5 sec, Extruded
 
  
Shore A, 5 sec, Injection Molded
 
  
Aging
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Change in Volume     ASTM D471
250°F, 24 hr, in ASTM Oil #3
%
  
257°F, 70 hr, in ASTM Oil #3
%
  
Fill Analysis
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Apparent Viscosity (392°F, 206 sec^-1)
Pa·s
 ASTM D3835
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Sarlink® 3160-43, Sarlink 316043, Sarlink® , Sarlink, Sarlink316043, 3160, 3160-43, 316043, 3160:43, 3160/43, 3160+43, 3160_43, 3160 43, Thermoplastic Vulcanizate, TPV, Thermoplastic Elastomer, TPE, ThermoplasticVulcanizate, ThermoplasticElastomer, 433160
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Low Hardness, High Flow, High Melt, High MFI.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Flexible Grips, Gaskets, Gasketing.
Automotive Specifications
This plastic material has approval for 2 automotive specifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of specifications for that agency): DAIMLERCHRYSLER (2).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Drying Temperature
°F
  
Drying Time
hr
  
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
  
Screw L/D Ratio
 
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Die C
 
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