ELASTICHEM™
A series of non-toxic flexible vinyl compounds with unique properties.
All components in Elastichem are sanctioned by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for food packaging applications under Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
For medical use, complete traceability and lot identification of all components are maintained at Colorite.
• Low coefficient of friction
• Low gels
• Improved physical properties
• Non-sticking, even at 40 shore A
• Self-frosting for extrusion
• Self-frosting for injection molding
• Excellent resiliency for product requiring peristaltic motion
• Improved extrusion rates for low durometer compounds (i.e. 40-50A)
| Typical Physical Properties | |||||||
| Compound | Hardness | Specific Gravity |
Tensile (psi) |
Elongation | Modulus (psi) |
Tf (°C) |
XTb X(°C) |
| XX | ASTM D-2240 |
ASTM D-792 |
ASTM D-638 |
ASTM D-678 |
ASTM D-638 |
ASTM D-746 |
ASTM D-746 |
| 3511TX-02 | 35 (A) | 1.12 | 1112 | 525 | 237 | -57.5 | -63.0 |
| 4011TX-02 | 40 (A) | 1.16 | 1300 | 500 | 266 | -53.4 | -58.0 |
| 5011TX-02 | 50 (A) | 1.16 | 1650 | 465 | 426 | -48.9 | -55.0 |
| 5511TX-02 | 55 (A) | 1.18 | 1790 | 465 | 455 | -47.0 | -55.0 |
| 6011TX-02 | 60 (A) | 1.18 | 1936 | 465 | 488 | -45.3 | -54.0 |
| 7011TX-02 | 70 (A) | 1.21 | 2667 | 400 | 952 | -33.3 | -48.2 |
| 7511TX-02 | 75 (A) | 1.22 | 3000 | 360 | 1400 | -27.8 | -45.6 |
| 8011TX-02 | 80 (A) | 1.23 | 3646 | 330 | 2025 | -22.3 | -43.0 |
