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Teknor Apex Medalist® MD-36048 Thermoplastic Elastomer
Categories: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Elastomer, TPE
Material Notes: Notes: Medalist MD-36048 is a high performance thermoplastic elastomer specifically designed for medical and healthcare applications. Medalist MD-36048 is a medium hardness, low density, RoHS compliant grade that can be sterilized and is suitable for injection molding and extrusion. This material adheres to ABS, PC/ABS, and PC.

Availability: Africa & Middle East; Europe; Asia Pacific; Latin America; North America

Features: Abrasion Resistant; Alcohol Resistant; Antioxidant; Based Resistant; Bondability; Cleanable; Good Adhesion, Good Color Stability; Good Colorability; Good Flexibility; Good Moldability; Good Processability; Good Processing Stability; High Elasticity; High Elongation; Light Stabilized; Low Density; Medium Hardness; Pleasing Surface Appearance; UV Stabilized

Uses: Flexible Grips; Medical/Healthcare Applications; Overmolding; Pharmaceuticals; Safety Equipment; Soft Touch Applications

RoHS Compliance: RoHS Compliant

Form: Pellets

Processing Method: Injection Molding; Overmolding

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 0.960 g/cc0.0347 lb/in³ASTM D792
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Flow 0.020 cm/cm0.020 in/inASTM D955
Melt Flow 1.5 g/10 min
@Load 2.16 kg,
Temperature 190 °C		1.5 g/10 min
@Load 4.76 lb,
Temperature 374 °F		ASTM D1238
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Shore A 4848ASTM D2240
Tensile Strength, Yield 8.00 MPa1160 psiASTM D412
Elongation at Break 650 %650 %ASTM D412
 
Processing PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Processing Temperature 171 - 193 °C340 - 380 °FMelt, Injection
Rear Barrel Temperature 127 - 149 °C260 - 300 °FInjection
Middle Barrel Temperature 138 - 160 °C280 - 320 °FInjection
Front Barrel Temperature 149 - 171 °C300 - 340 °FInjection
Nozzle Temperature 171 - 193 °C340 - 380 °FInjection
Zone 1 138 - 149 °C280 - 300 °FExtrusion
Zone 2 149 - 160 °C300 - 320 °FExtrusion
Zone 3 160 - 182 °C320 - 360 °FExtrusion
Zone 5 171 - 193 °C340 - 380 °FExtrusion
Die Temperature 182 - 204 °C360 - 400 °FExtrusion
Mold Temperature 21.1 - 37.8 °C70.0 - 100 °FInjection
Injection Pressure 1.38 - 5.52 MPa200 - 800 psiInjection
Back Pressure 0.172 - 0.689 MPa25.0 - 100 psiInjection
Cushion 0.381 - 2.54 cm0.150 - 1.00 inInjection
Screw Speed 30 - 100 rpm30 - 100 rpmExtrusion
 50 - 100 rpm50 - 100 rpmInjection
 
Descriptive Properties
AppearanceColors Available
 Natural Color
 Translucent

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