HARDNESS ADJUSTMENT OF THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITIONS BY COMBINATION OF THERMOPLASTICS AND THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS

摘要

The present invention relates to thermoplastic elastomer compositions whose hardness can be adjusted by means of selected combinations of thermoplastics and thermoplastic elastomers (TPE). The thermoplastic elastomer compositions according to the invention are characterized by a very high temperature resistance and chemical resistance combined with very good mechanical characteristic variables in a very wide Shore A hardness range of 10 to 100 ShA while having a good processability. The present invention further relates to a method for producing thermoplastic elastomer compositions and to a method for adjusting the hardness in thermoplastic elastomer compositions.