Enhance the overall quality of your watch straps by switching from rubber to aliphatic TPU

Market: Sports & Leisure  Polymer: Aliphatic TPU  Key performance: High UV stability Non-yellowing Flexibility Abrasion and scratch resistance Halogen-free

When designing watch bands, both colour and comfort are key factors, and growing in relevance in our fashion-conscious environment.

The use of Aliphatic TPU not only provides flexibility and strong abrasion resistance to your watch bands, but it is also non-yellowing. Design options are broadened, and even transparent and light-coloured watch bands are a long-term option as Aliphatic TPU is optically clear, and resists ultraviolet light.

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Moreover, Pearlthane® Aliphatic TPU grades offer two alternative options for watch brands manufacturers & designers over traditional solutions such as rubber:

       Pearlthane® D95N85P, a clear Aliphatic TPU grade with high hydrolysis resistance and low temperature flexibility for high performance, transparent and paintable watch bands.

       Pearlthane® D91T85 providing good colour stability and fast cycling for flexible and mass coloured watch bands.

Table 1 illustrates the benefits of Aliphatic TPU over rubber and standard TPU:

Table 1: Comparison of rubber, standard & Aliphatic TPU properties

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Additional benefits of Pearlthane® D95N85P and Pearlthane® D91T85:

• High abrasion and scratch resistance
• Good chemical resistance
• Hypoallergenic and odourless
• Excellent flexibility and resilience properties
• Good staining resistance