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How to distinguish TPU?

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Recently, plastic products are more and more in our life. Some plastic is toxic while others is eco-friendly. As we know, TPU is one of eco-friendly plastic and which in different degrees has different property. In contrast, silica gel and synthetic rubber are not as eco-friendly as TPU, though they has similar property.   Here we have some ways to distinguish TPU, silica gel and synthetic rubber. TPU: 1.        Clear or colored. 2.        Has yellow flame, a little explosion, few white smoke when fire. It can also have black smoke when it’s not fully fire sometimes. 3.        A little bit fragrance. 4.        Range of hardness is 60A-80D.   Silica gel: 1.        Has bright white flame when fire. 2.        A little bit smell and smoke when fire. The residue after fire is white powder. 3.        Range of hardness is 10A-90A.   Synthetic rubber: 1.        The firing flame is yellow. 2.        Smelly w

Dry the TPU before producing TPU tapes

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Generally, raw TPU should be dry for two to three hours before processing. Why? Raw TPU will be a little bit wet after long placing. If it is not dried, the wet raw TPU will have bad impact on the next process. The most obvious effect is which on final products. For example, it can result into the bubble or some lines on elastic TPU tape . In addition, the property of TPU will decline to only 70%. But after drying raw TPU, the products will be soft and smooth. Its property can also hold up as 100%. Generally, raw TPU is supposed to dry in temperature of 95℃ to 100%℃ for two hours. Article origin: http://www.tputapes.com/wdgweb_content-41423.html

Garment accessory--What is TPU elastic tape?

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First of all, let’s talk about TPU. TPU is the abbreviation of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes, which is a kind of eco-friendly plastic. With extrusion of TPU from machine and professional technology, we get TPU elastic tape.  TPU elastic tape is widely used in various fields. For instance, underwear, clothes, bra strap, socks, mask ear loop, shoes, etc.