Product/Service

VistaFlex(R) Thermoplastic Elastomer

Source: AES (Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P.)
Appearance Parts
Use Vistaflex to replace thermoplastic olefin (TPO) blends, styrene-block TPEs and plasticized PVC in select locations for applications requiring good surface appearance w
Appearance Parts
Use Vistaflex to replace thermoplastic olefin (TPO) blends, styrene-block TPEs and plasticized PVC in select locations for applications requiring good surface appearance with elastomeric feel.

Vistaflex® elastomer is a TPO with an unvulcanized rubber phase. Applications which require soft and/or medium-soft properties are good choices for this TPO, which has an elastomer grade slate below 45 Shore D hardness and flexural modulus.

Vistaflex elastomers provide

  • Excellent cost/performance ratio (specific gravities .089 to 1.1)
  • Very good surfaces for high quality molded products
  • Halogen-free and recyclable material
  • High elongation, high tear and tensile strength
  • Good paint adhesion
  • Good electrical properties
  • Good UV resistance
  • Easy coloring and good color fastness
  • Plasticizer-free grades
  • High flow grades
Vistaflex elastomers cannot match the properties of fully-cured TPEs (Santoprene rubber) in
  • Fluid resistance
  • High temperature performance
  • Compression and tension set

AES (Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P.), 388 S. Main Street, Suite 600. Tel: 330-849-5000; Fax: 330-849-5596.