Vulcanized rubber was once the preferred choice among product designers when a warm, ergonomic feel or functional elastomeric properties were required. But its drawbacks are now well known:

• Loose batch tolerances
  
• Significant batch-to-batch variations
  
• Thermoset processing is a time-consuming, labor-intensive, multi-step process
  
• Rubber cannot be easily recycled, creating disposal headaches when dealing with piles of useless scrap
  

Alcryn MPR changes all this. As you can see in the “Creep in Tension” table to your right, Alcryn behaves very much like vulcanized rubber, while solving many of its drawbacks.

Higher product consistency.

Vulcanized rubber compounding is an imprecise science; Alcryn MPR is a highly controlled product mix made in a closed, continuous process. Each Alcryn lot has an identical composition – regardless of the grade you choose. Alcryn MPR is made to the highest quality standards and delivers 100% consistent processing and product performance.

Increased productivity and easier processing.

Alcryn MPR can help you increase productivity and bring your products to market faster.  Alcryn requires no pre-drying and, unlike thermoset rubber, there’s no long vulcanization cycles or compounding – just shape it and ship it.

Reduced waste and costs.

With Alcryn MPR, you maximize your material purchases to save money and reduce waste. Any Alcryn scrap you generate is easily reused with no detrimental affect on part appearance or performance.

Improved performance in challenging environments.

Long-term aging tests prove that Alcryn MPR outperforms vulcanized rubber in durability. In applications up to 125C, Alcryn MPR resists challenging weather conditions and chemical degradation, maintaining its performance properties for long periods of time – often performing better than rubber.

Increased flexibility for designers.

Alcryn MPR is designed to easily overmold and co-extrude with a chemical bond onto a wide variety of thermoplastic substrates, enabling designers to combine materials for highly functional parts at the lowest cost. Thermoset rubber just can’t perform in these kinds of combinations.

Improved safety and increased profits with high-tech fabrication.

Speed the fabrication of your elastomer parts using RF or heat welding techniques, rather than hazardous and messy solvent welding with rubber.

Unlimited design options for the look you really want.

Alcryn delivers the performance you want in a clean, custom package. Choose the color that works best for you, from black to colorable to translucent to clear. And no there’s flash to trim, just clean, sharp parts. Don’t let your design be limited by thermoset rubber again.