Pibiflex

Brand information

PIBIFLEX® TPC - THERMOPLASTIC COPOLYESTER ELASTOMERS

Celanese offers a complete portfolio ranging from soft to hard solutions.

Injection molding grades offering easy processability, offer a range of hardness
Extrusion and blow molding grades providing excellent melt strength

Summary of properties

Hardness from 25 up to 70 Shore D
Flexural Modulus from 30 up to 600 MPa
Tensile Strength from 15 up to 40 MPa
Elongation at break from 300 up to 850 %
Vicat 1 Kg/120 °C from 80 up to over 200 °C
HDT (0.45 MPa) from 46 up to over 120 °C elastic properties, temperature resistance, chemical resistant, weathering resistance

Pibiflex® TPC Characteristics

Good chemical resistance to various chemical substances, oils, and solvents
Good wear resistance
Easy processing (injection molding, extrusion)
Good flexibility at low temperatures and good retention of characteristics at high temperatures
High creep resistance, impact strength, flexural fatigue resistance
Excellent toughness and elasticity
Excellent surface gloss and good paintability
Easy to recycle and reuse

Recycling

Pibiflex® TPC is a fully recyclable material. Production scraps can be re-used after grinding. Recovered material can be mixed with virgin material, but we recommend not to exceed a percentage of 20%, in order not to alter the compound final quality.