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SARLINK TPV AND TPE SARLINK TPV AND TPE

Sarlink® Think Performance and Value

The Sarlink TPV product line has been steadily displacing EPDM rubber in automotive sealing system applications for decades. Sarlink® TPVs exhibit excellent elastic properties, chemical and fluid resistance and improved long term performance over EPDM due to better UV resistance and heat aging properties. Sarlink TPV compounds are available in pellet form, in natural or black, and can be processed on conventional injection moulding, blow moulding, or extrusion equipment. Sarlink TPVs can also be processed by 2K or insert moulding, adhering to polyolefins and other TPVs.

Sarlink® TPEs
Expanding the Sarlink portfolio to include styrenic thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), introduces a new level of compounding versatility for automotive solutions. The unique rheology of Sarlink TPE materials allows for a wide range of performance characteristics and greater versatility and customisation to OEM material requirements. Styrenic compounds exhibit excellent colorability and are available in a broad hardness range.

Additional product information
Find out more by clicking the headings below to expand each section
Product range
  • Sarlink 3100 series (general purpose TPVs)
  • Sarlink 4100 series (high performance TPVs)
  • Sarlink 4700 series (high flow moulding TPVs)
  • Sarlink 5700 series (high performance extrusion TPVs)
  • Sarlink 6100 series (TPVs with superior colourability)
Advantages

Sarlink 3100 series (general purpose TPVs):

  • Partially cross-linked
  • Excellent melt elasticity
  • Well-balanced flow characteristics
  • Superior surface surface appearance
  • Available from 35 Shore A to 45 Shore D

Sarlink 4100 series (high performance TPVs):

  • Fully cross-linked EPDM
  • Best elastic properties
  • Improved compression set and creep
  • Superior resistance to flexfatigue
  • Resistant to abrasion and chemicals
  • Improved UV & ozone resistance
  • Available from 45 Shore A to 50 Shore D

Sarlink 4700 series (high flow moulding TPVs):

  • Faster cycle times
  • Improved mold release
  • Low fogging TPV
  • Excellent UV chemical resistance
  • Long-term aging performance
  • Available from 50 Shore A to 40 Shore D

Sarlink 5700 series (high performance extrusion TPVs):

  • Excellent melt strength
  • Best-in-class surface appearance
  • Superior UV resistance
  • Exceptional color retention without blooming
  • Available from 25 Shore A to 50 Shore D

Sarlink 6100 series (TPVs with superior colourability):

  • Superior colourability
  • Excellent flow behavior for molding large complex parts
  • Non-hygroscopic (pre-drying is unnecessary)
  • Resistant to hydrocarbons & aqueous liquids
  • Exhibits good thermal stability
  • Low fogging properties
  • Available from 35 to 90 Shore A
Typical applications

Packaging:

  • Beverage seals & closures
  • Wine corks
  • Extruded films
  • Caps and lids

Industrial safety:

  • Respirator masks
  • Head gear straps
  • Safety eyewear
  • Earplugs

Personal care:

  • Overmolded toothbrush & shaver handles
  • Gel insoles
  • Diaper straps

Writing instruments:

  • Slip on, extruded & overmolded pen grips

Children's & infants' products:

  • Teethers
  • Baby bottle teats
  • Toys
  • Play mats

Appliances & housewares:

  • Grips on spatulas & knives
  • Seals
  • Drainage tubes
  • Bumpers
  • Strain relief valves

Sports and recreation:

  • Pool cleaner parts
  • Rifle butts
  • Swim fins
  • Grips for bicycles
  • Golf clubs
  • Ski poles
  • Snowmobiles
  • Garden tools
  • Athletic protection equipment
  • Football laces

Automotive:

Interior:

  • Bin mats
  • Cup holder liners
  • Cable ducts
  • Floor mats
  • Soft-touch grips for knobs or buttons
  • Thermoforming applications

Exterior:

  • Bumper extensions
  • Hood to cowl seals
  • Large truck flex extenders/aerodynamic trim
  • Mirror gaskets
  • Molded & rxtruded trim
  • Roof ditch
  • Wheelhouses strakes
  • Windscreen finishers
  • Wiper blade spoilers

Sealing systems:

  • Belt-line seals
  • Corner molding & end caps
  • Gap fillers
  • Glass run channels
  • Slip coating materials
  • Window encapsulation

Under the hood:

  • Active grill shutters
  • Air management systems
  • Cable ducts
  • Dust covers
  • Rack & pinion boots
  • Fuel fill housing
  • Fuel line covers
  • Hoses & tubes
Product availability
  • UK
  • Ïreland
  • Benelux
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
Additional product information
Find out more by clicking the headings below to expand each section
Product range
  • Sarlink 3100 series (general purpose TPVs)
  • Sarlink 4100 series (high performance TPVs)
  • Sarlink 4700 series (high flow moulding TPVs)
  • Sarlink 5700 series (high performance extrusion TPVs)
  • Sarlink 6100 series (TPVs with superior colourability)
Advantages

Sarlink 3100 series (general purpose TPVs):

  • Partially cross-linked
  • Excellent melt elasticity
  • Well-balanced flow characteristics
  • Superior surface surface appearance
  • Available from 35 Shore A to 45 Shore D

Sarlink 4100 series (high performance TPVs):

  • Fully cross-linked EPDM
  • Best elastic properties
  • Improved compression set and creep
  • Superior resistance to flexfatigue
  • Resistant to abrasion and chemicals
  • Improved UV & ozone resistance
  • Available from 45 Shore A to 50 Shore D

Sarlink 4700 series (high flow moulding TPVs):

  • Faster cycle times
  • Improved mold release
  • Low fogging TPV
  • Excellent UV chemical resistance
  • Long-term aging performance
  • Available from 50 Shore A to 40 Shore D

Sarlink 5700 series (high performance extrusion TPVs):

  • Excellent melt strength
  • Best-in-class surface appearance
  • Superior UV resistance
  • Exceptional color retention without blooming
  • Available from 25 Shore A to 50 Shore D

Sarlink 6100 series (TPVs with superior colourability):

  • Superior colourability
  • Excellent flow behavior for molding large complex parts
  • Non-hygroscopic (pre-drying is unnecessary)
  • Resistant to hydrocarbons & aqueous liquids
  • Exhibits good thermal stability
  • Low fogging properties
  • Available from 35 to 90 Shore A
Typical applications

Packaging:

  • Beverage seals & closures
  • Wine corks
  • Extruded films
  • Caps and lids

Industrial safety:

  • Respirator masks
  • Head gear straps
  • Safety eyewear
  • Earplugs

Personal care:

  • Overmolded toothbrush & shaver handles
  • Gel insoles
  • Diaper straps

Writing instruments:

  • Slip on, extruded & overmolded pen grips

Children's & infants' products:

  • Teethers
  • Baby bottle teats
  • Toys
  • Play mats

Appliances & housewares:

  • Grips on spatulas & knives
  • Seals
  • Drainage tubes
  • Bumpers
  • Strain relief valves

Sports and recreation:

  • Pool cleaner parts
  • Rifle butts
  • Swim fins
  • Grips for bicycles
  • Golf clubs
  • Ski poles
  • Snowmobiles
  • Garden tools
  • Athletic protection equipment
  • Football laces

Automotive:

Interior:

  • Bin mats
  • Cup holder liners
  • Cable ducts
  • Floor mats
  • Soft-touch grips for knobs or buttons
  • Thermoforming applications

Exterior:

  • Bumper extensions
  • Hood to cowl seals
  • Large truck flex extenders/aerodynamic trim
  • Mirror gaskets
  • Molded & rxtruded trim
  • Roof ditch
  • Wheelhouses strakes
  • Windscreen finishers
  • Wiper blade spoilers

Sealing systems:

  • Belt-line seals
  • Corner molding & end caps
  • Gap fillers
  • Glass run channels
  • Slip coating materials
  • Window encapsulation

Under the hood:

  • Active grill shutters
  • Air management systems
  • Cable ducts
  • Dust covers
  • Rack & pinion boots
  • Fuel fill housing
  • Fuel line covers
  • Hoses & tubes
Product availability
  • UK
  • Ïreland
  • Benelux
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden