TPU
TPU is an elastic plastic for parts that need to flex, protect or absorb impact. Wall thickness and internal structure allow compliance to be tailored to your application.
Typical applications
Elastic buffers, protective caps, non-slip contact parts, grips and cushioning functional elements.
Why TPU?
TPU can be designed for a specific degree of compliance. It combines a pleasant feel with elastic behaviour and enables shapes that are difficult to achieve with rigid plastics.
Performance profile
- Hardness
- 88 Shore A
- Tensile modulus
- up to 42 MPa
- Density
- 1.18 g/cm³
Ideas for your application
Device manufacture, ergonomics, workshop equipment, protective parts and product development.
Surface and appearance
An elastic surface with a grippy feel and visible print layers.
Designing your part to fit
Generous radii avoid notches. Wall thickness, internal structure and contact area determine how soft a buffer or grip feels.
Finishing and post-processing
Protrusions are neatly trimmed. For a high-quality contact surface, we aim to incorporate the finish directly into the geometry.
All material properties 4 properties at a glance
- Vicat softening temperature
- 98 °C
- Tensile modulus
- up to 42 MPa
- Density
- 1.18 g/cm³
- Hardness
- 88 Shore A
Your idea. Your part.
Send us your file or describe your idea. You will receive an individual quotation for production.
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