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Lubrizol Engineered Polymers
Lubrizol
Engineered Polymers
Most of the wire & cable industry know us as a trusted supplier of engineered polymer solutions. However, others are quick to take advantage of Lubrizol’s willingness to work closely with our customers, solve long-standing challenges and capitalize on new opportunities. Customers find value in our 80-year history of innovation, broad product line, chemical expertise and strong focus on R&D and cutting-edge technology.
More Selection with
Estane
®Engineered Polymers
Estane® Engineered Polymers are highly versatile
thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) that have been expertly formulated to help your products push the boundaries. A bit tougher. A bit more flexible. A bit more resilient. No matter what the application, we have a solution to meet your needs.
Lubrizol is more than a leading engineered polymer
solutions supplier and manufacturer; it’s a proven and trusted partner to its customers. With 50+ years of experience and a worldwide network that includes formulation design, manufacturing, R&D, applications/ technical service labs, sales professionals and cutting-edge technologies, Lubrizol helps make its customers’ products
a bit more amazing.
Our extensive polymer portfolio includes resins that can be bio-based*, recyclable**, light-stable, flame-retardant, chemically resistant, along with other features almost too numerous to mention. The scope of our influence crosses many industries, with applications in the industrial, automotive, electronics and sports and recreation industries. Manufacturers worldwide turn to Lubrizol as a single, convenient and reliable source for polymer solutions to the toughest application challenges.
More Amazing
What you do with wire & cable is
quite impressive. And what we do at Lubrizol Engineered Polymers is help you differentiate your products, add value to them, even make them a bit more amazing.
ESTANE
®TPU
Estane® TPU helps bridge the gap
between flexible rubber and rigid plastics. Because of their excellent mechanical
and physical properties, Estane®
TPUs are widely used in wire & cable jacketing. And they offer a variety of benefits that extend the durability and service life of valuable cable systems. Choose from among various physical property combinations that’ll help you satisfy numerous uses. Available in hardnesses from 60A to 85D, all Estane® TPUs achieve UL-94 HB.
ESTANE
®FLAME-RETARDANT TPUS
This series consists of flame-retardant TPU compounds based on halogenated and non-halogenated technologies. Ideal for wire & cable jacketing. Designed for applications that demand lower flame spread, lower smoke generation and higher LOI yet still require the typical non-FR mechanical properties of toughness, abrasion resistance and weather resistance. Products range from UL-94 V-2 to V-0 flame ratings, with most achieving V-0. LOIs to 38.
ESTALOC
®REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC
POLYURETHANE (RETPU)
This is a fiberglass RETPU based on high-performance Estane® TPU
technology. Ideal for the product designer who seeks a tough, abrasion-resistant thermoplastic that withstands demanding environments for electrical connectors and enclosures. Provides durability, aesthetics, increased stiffness and dimensional stability over a broad temperature performance range in even the most abusive applications. Choose from among eight distinct products ranging in hardness from 58D to 64D.
STAT-RITE
®POLYMER ALLOYS
Ideal for test and design engineers requiring permanent static dissipation without compromising cleanliness. Stat-Rite® Polymer Alloys blend a
proprietary, inherently dissipative polymer with a variety of base polymers, effectively replacing older technologies such as conductive fillers and
Lubrizol
Engineered Polymers
More Armour
It’s tough out there. A jacketing material must serve as armour to protect the cable system from various elements including environmental damage, physical abuse and chemical, biological and hydrolytic attacks. At Lubrizol, numerous physical property combinations are possible — and we’ll adapt our products to our customers’ specific uses so their wire & cable systems can be the best they can be. Estane® Engineered Polymers help extend the
lives of your products through:
EXCELLENT ABRASION AND
CUT-THROUGH RESISTANCE
Always a problem in the mining and other aggressive industries. Estane® Engineered
Polymers help prolong product life and reduce maintenance needs.
HIGH FLEX LIFE
In robotics and almost anywhere there’s repetitive motion, Estane® Engineered
Polymers make jacketing last longer, require less maintenance and ensure processing lines keep processing.
LOW-TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY
When the temperature drops, your productivity won’t suffer because of cable jackets that crack, become brittle and lose their ability to flex.
FLAME RETARDANCY
Flame-retardant cables resist spreading a fire into new areas, adding a higher measure of safety. High LOI. UL-94 V-0.
LOW SMOKE, LOW TOXICITY (LSLT)
Should a fire erupt in a building, vehicle or other confined area, LSLT formulations will not produce high levels of smoke or toxic byproducts.
EXCELLENT CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
The tougher the jacket is, the longer the cable or wire will last. That leads to fewer replacements and lower costs.
Chemical Resistance
Oil Aging of Estane® Zero Halogen
Flame-Retardant TPU 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Original IRM 902 100°C (7 days) IRM 902 121°C (18 h)
Tensile Retension Elongation Retention
Oil Aging of Estane® TPU
% Retention Tensile Strength
ASTM Oil #1 ASTM Oil #3
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Estane TPU SBC TPV COPE COPA SBC destroyed
WEATHERING RESISTANCE TO UV
AND HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
Know that your wires & cables are always fighting the elements when the jacketing is fortified with Estane® Engineered Polymers.
ELECTROSTATIC
DISCHARGE
(ESD) PROPERTIES
A critical property when reliability, value and safety matter in dissipating electrostatic charge. Offering a surface resistance greater than 1 x 104 Ω and less
than 1 x 1011 Ω (per ESD
Association Advisory S11.1)
MATTE TO
GLOSS FINISH
When appearance counts, know that you have choices with Estane® Engineered Polymers.
ANTIMICROBIAL*
Store your wire/cable right in the field without worrying about fungal or microbial growth.
Physical Attributes
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 lb./in.70A 80A 90A
Estane® TPU Tear Strength ASTM D-624, Die C Hardness 50D 55D 70D COPA COPE SEBS TPV
Superior Abrasion Resistance
350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0
Taber Abrasion (weight loss, mg)
E st a n e ® T PU N yl o n 11 H D P E P o ly tet ra fl u o ret h yl e n e N yl o n 6 ,6 L D P E R ig id P V C N a tu ra l R u b ber SBR F le xi be P V C But yl R u b ber ABS Ne o p rene P o ly st yr e n e
Excellent Low-Temperature Flexibility
1250 1000 750 500 250 0 Appar ent Rigidity Modulus, MPa 23°C -20°C -40°C
Less Stiffening of Estane® TPU
ASTM D1053 – Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property Stiffening at Low Temperatures: Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics
What kinds of wire & cable do you work with? Lubrizol probably makes a polymer that can enhance their performance, increase their value and give you a definite edge. Let our experienced teams help you select, process and integrate the precise engineered polymer needed for your end-uses. Here are some of the markets and products that we impact:
Lubrizol
Engineered Polymers
COMMUNICATION
Estane® Engineered Polymers insulate and
protects all wires — inside and out, above ground and below — for all of your customers’ everyday and critical wiring needs in the areas of security, data, communications and signals.
ENERGY
Creating higher performance wires used for wind power, solar panels, hydroelectric installations, power plants, offshore, geophysical and other energy installations requiring resistance to harsh environments and flame retardancy.
INDUSTRIAL
Estane® Engineered Polymers are specified
around the world by companies that create wire & cable for equipment, machinery, process lines, robotics and almost anything used in the
manufacture of products and components.
MILITARY
In most every phase of its operations, the military trusts wire & cable enhanced, in part, by Estane®
Engineered Polymers. That includes MIL-SPEC hookup wire, lead wire, multiconductor cables, cords, flat cable, molded cable, assemblies and more for vehicles, aircraft, boats and many types of equipment.
OIL & GAS
Estane® Engineered Polymers impart a
new level of toughness for wiring used onshore and offshore applications subject to extremely harsh conditions, extreme temperatures, considerable winding and handling and more.
TRANSPORTATION
Estane® Engineered Polymers combine
processing- and end-use versatility, making them ideal for use throughout in today’s vast and demanding transportation market. Our polymer solutions are used in almost every kind of wire & cable in automotive, passenger cars, trucks, trains, subways, shipboard and planes.
MINING
Estane® Engineered Polymers’ low-smoke, low-toxicity
(LSLT) and chemical-resistant formulations provide added safety to those who work underground or surface mining.
A Bit More Amazing
What our customers do every day is exciting.
And what we do is help perfect whatever
they do — whether it’s overcoming challenges, taking advantage of opportunities or bringing strong, often-amazing products and services to market. We work alongside companies, providing spirited teamwork, chemical expertise, unique resources, an efficient network and much more. Lubrizol is, in fact, built to be a catalyst to your success. Our engineered polymers and the people who develop them allow OEMs
and processors to go beyond. To do more. To expect more.
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Europe
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Asia
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