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BASF Elastollan® M88A55 Polyester Type Polyurethane Elastomer

Subcategory: Elastomer, TPE; Polymer; Polyurethane, TP; Thermoplastic

Key Words: TPU Rubbers

Material Notes:
The Elastollan M Series of products listed are part of a new series of polyester-based thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU). They are specifically formulated for fast cycling in Injection Molding applications. Cycle time improvements of up to 25% over standard polyester grade urethanes can be obtained with M-series grades. They exhibit excellent abrasion resistance, toughness, and resistance to fuels.

As with all TPU products this grade must be dried prior to processing.

Property values below are typical values based on molded plaques cured 20 hours at 100°C before testing. Information provided by BASF Corporation.

Physical Properties	Original Value		Comments
Density	1.27 g/cc		ASTM D792
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Shore A	88		ASTM D2240
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	33 MPa		ASTM D412
Tensile Strength, Yield	15.5 MPa		Tensile stress at 300% elongation.; ASTM D-412
Tensile Strength, Yield	7 MPa		Tensile stress at 100% elongation.; ASTM D-412
Elongation at Break	600 %		ASTM D412
Tear Strength	110 kN/m		ASTM D624
Taber Abrasion, mg/1000 Cycles	25		H-18 wheel; ASTM D-1044.
Processing Properties
Drying Temperature	80 - 90 °C		Must be dried. Typical condition.
Dry Time	2 - 4 hour
Moisture Content	Max 0.03 %