Development of a Novel Polyolefinic Thermoplastic Vulcanizate for Fuel Line Covering Applications 2001-01-1121
Blends of Thermoplas™, a TPE based on blends of polypropylene and ethylene/α-olefin copolymers with various additives were prepared using a twin screw extruder. The mechanical, impact, rheological, thermal and chemical properties of the resultant blends and those of two commercially available TPE's (CTPE1 and CTPE2) used in fuel line covering applications were measured. Thermoplas™ had a percentage elongation at break of up to three times greater than both commercial materials, was more flexible, and had better impact strength at 25°C and -40°C. Thermoplas™ was less viscous than CTPE1 and CTPE2 in the shear rate range normally experienced during tube extrusion, when measured using capillary rheometry techniques. The lower viscosity of Thermoplas™ was also evident during cross-head extrusion trials, with line speeds for certain grades 50% greater than that achievable with CTPE1 and CTPE2. Thermoplas™ passed all heat aging and chemical conditioning tests to SAE J2027.
Citation: McNally, T., McShane, P., Cook, M., Miller, A. et al., "Development of a Novel Polyolefinic Thermoplastic Vulcanizate for Fuel Line Covering Applications," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-1121, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-1121. Download Citation
Author(s):
Tony McNally, Paul McShane, Mark Cook, Andrew Miller, Gerard McNally, Raymond Murphy
Affiliated:
MVC Technology Research Group, Polymer Processing Research Center, Queen's University of Belfast, MVC Technology, Milton Keynes, School of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University of Belfast
Pages: 6
Event:
SAE 2001 World Congress
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Elastomer Technology: Fuels, Oils, Fluids and Thermoplastics-SP-1611
Related Topics:
Extrusion
Fuel lines
Forming
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Thermoplastics
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