Under the trade name PEARLCOAT
MERQUINSA offers a complete range of thermoplastic polyurethane
elastomers (TPUs) for fabric coatings applications.
The PEARLCOAT
range accounts for an important share in all the segments where
the melt coating process is used, among wich the following ones
are especially relevant: conveyor belts, inflatable boats, garments,
life jackets and many specific applications among other industrial
coated fabrics.
A qualitative comparison of the PEARLCOAT
families, related to the polyol type is presented below for a selection
of properties.
Property
Polyester
based TPU
Polyether
Copolymer
based TPU
Polyether
based TPU
Abrasion resistance
++
+
Mechanical properties
++
+
+
Low temperature flexibility
++
++
Heat ageing
+
+
-
Hydrolysis resistance
--
+
++
Chemical resistance
++
+
-
Resistance to microbes,
fungi, etc.
--
-
+
Adhesion to polar substrates
+
++ excelent / + good /
acceptable / - poor / -- very poor
Hydrolysis resistance
In the picture below, the hydrolysis resistance (immersion in
distilled water at 80ºC) is presented for the different PEARLCOAT
families, related to the polyol type.