What is TPU?
Thermoplastic polyurethane, better known as TPU, is a thermoplastic elastomer that is a blend of rubber and plastic. TPU material is tough, flexible, durable and resistant to abrasions like oils and lubricants. The unique blend of rubber and plastic makes it suitable for various applications in automotive, sports, and textile coatings, breathable films, etc.
TPU rubber or plastic (yes, you can call it both) provides some extraordinary benefits because of its thermoplastic nature – great load-bearing capacity, high elongation at break, and fantastic tensile strength.
The blended material can be utilized as soft engineering plastic and soft rubber-the different ranges of inbuilt hardness(Shore 30A – Shore100A).
TPU material is also used as a premium additive for other thermoplastics like Polycarbonate and ABS to improve their tensile strength. A composite of TPU and ABS or PC will have a flexural modulus of upto 150000 psi. However, TPU has a tensile strength of around 5076 psi (for Shore 70A).
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