Arkema High Performance Polymers

Pebax^® thermoplastic elastomers consist of polyamide and polyether backbone blocks. These specialty elastomers offer very low material density, a wide range of shore hardness values, extremely efficient energy return (over a wide temperature range) and are optionally biobased.

These unique polymers maintain the highly desirable combination of the toughness traditionally associated with polyamides and the flexibility/elasticity more often seen with polyethers/polyesters.

Pebax^® elastomers are among the highest performing in the world.

A Proven Legacy

For many years, Pebax^® elastomers have become famous for their outstanding combination of lightweight (typically 20% lighter than competitive polymers) and tremendously efficient energy return. Their "hysteresis loss" (intrinsic energy loss during flexural cycling) are among the lowest in the world. Further, Pebax^® elastomers tend to maintain this flexural efficiency advantage over a wide temperature range - in other words, they tend not to stiffen/embrittle at lower temperature, and they tend not to soften or lose elasticity at higher temperatures. 

Industrial Strength 

By tailoring the polymer block makeup, Arkema is able to offer a wide range of Pebax® elastomers for industrial applications. Several grades are inherently breathable - films made from these allow the easy passage of water vapor while preventing any migration of liquid water.

Similarly, many grades are inherently antistatic in nature. These grades, when used as additives in "host polymer matrices", ensure long term, high efficiency, non-migratory static dissipation.

Pebax® elastomers are also recommended for a wide range of industrial film applications where the traditional durability and toughness of polyamides resin (nylon) is required, but also the ability to bend, draw, and repeatedly flex.

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