One of the outstanding advantages of TPE's can be summarized in a single phrase :
They allow rubberlike articles to be produced using the rapid processing techniques development by the thermoplastic industry.
The commercial development of TPE's enabled the rubber industry to utilize new processing techniques including blow molding, comolding and coextrusion, hot melt coating of pressure sensitive adhesives, and direct injection molding. New products, new processing techniques, new properties, and new applications have been experienced in the last decade. All this is reflected in this general introduction to the subject.
Chapter 1 : Introduction and Historical Survey
Chapter 2 : Classification and Structure
Chapter 3 : Styrenic Block Copolymers
Chapter 4 : Multi Block Copolymers
Chapter 5 : Hard Polymer/Elastomer Combinations
Chapter 6 : Graft Copolymers, Ionomers, and Core - Shell Morphologies
Chapter 7 : Commercial Applications of Thermoplastic Elastomers
Chapter 8 : Economic Aspects, Tradenames and Glossary, Future Developments
Subject Index
