CAMPUS® Datasheet

Elastollan® 1185 A - (TPU-ARET)

BASF Polyurethanes GmbH

Product Texts
DESCRIPTION
Elastollan 1185 A is a polyether based TPU

SPECIAL PROPERTIES
excellent resistance to hydrolysis and good flexibility at low temperature,
resistance to microbiological attack, good wear performance,
high tensile strength, good damping behavior

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
cable sheathing, plugs and terminations, hoses, films,
damping elements

OTHER HINTS
predrying: 2-3h at 100-110°C (air circulating oven)
or 80-90°C (dehumidified air dryer),
max. content of humidity before processing: 0,02%
annealing: 20 h at 100°C in order to get optimum properties
MFR range: in various MFR ranges provided

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
For detailed information on the chemical resistance of our
materials refer to this list of chemical resistance
Mechanical properties Value Unit Test Standard
Tensile modulus 20 MPa ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at 50% strain 5 MPa ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at 100% elongation 6 MPa ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at 300% elongation 10 MPa ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break TPE 45 MPa ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break >50 % ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break TPE >300 % ISO 527-1/-2
Charpy notched impact strength, +23°C N kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA
Charpy notched impact strength, -30°C N kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA
Tensile notched impact strength, +23°C 580 kJ/m² ISO 8256/1
Compression set at 23 °C, 24h 25 % ISO 815
Compression set at 70 °C, 24h 45 % ISO 815
Tear strength, parallel 70 kN/m ISO 34-1
Abrasion resistance 25 mm³ ISO 4649
Shore A hardness 87 - ISO 48-4
Shore D hardness 36 - ISO 48-4

Thermal properties Value Unit Test Standard

Glass transition temperature, 10°C/min -42 °C ISO 11357-1/-2
Burning behavior at thickness h HB class IEC 60695-11-10
Yellow Card available Yes - -
Oxygen index 23 % ISO 4589-1/-2

Electrical properties Value Unit Test Standard

Dissipation factor, 100Hz 300 E-4 IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor, 1MHz 950 E-4 IEC 62631-2-1
Volume resistivity 1E10 Ohm*m IEC 62631-3-1

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Surface resistivity 1E15 Ohm IEC 62631-3-2

Electric strength 35 kV/mm IEC 60243-1
Comparative tracking index 600 - IEC 60112

Other properties Value Unit Test Standard

Density 1120 kg/m³ ISO 1183

Test specimen production Value Unit Test Standard

Injection molding, melt temperature 210 °C ISO 294
Injection molding, mold temperature 60 °C ISO 294

Diagrams

Viscosity-shear rate Shearstress-shear rate

Viscosity-shear rate Shearstress-shear rate
Elastollan® 1185 A Elastollan® 1185 A

1E4 190 °C 1E7 190 °C

200 °C 200 °C
210 °C 210 °C
1E6

Shearstress in Pa
Viscosity in Pa s

1E3

1E5

1E2
1E4

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1E1 1E3
1E0 1E1 1E2 1E3 1E4 1E5 1E0 1E1 1E2 1E3 1E4 1E5

Shear rate in 1/s Shear rate in 1/s

Dynamic shear modulus-temperature Stress-strain

Dynamic shear modulus-temperature Stress-strain
Elastollan® 1185 A Elastollan® 1185 A
1E4 1E0
1E2 20 -40 °C
-20 °C
1E3 1E-1 0 °C
1E1
23 °C
Shear modulus in MPa

40 °C
15
1E2 1E-2 60 °C
G" in MPa

1E0
tan d in

80 °C
100 °C
Stress in MPa

1E1 1E-3
1E-1
10

1E0 1E-4
1E-2

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1E-3 1E-5 5
-100 -50 0 50 100 150 200

Temperature in °C

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0 10 20 30 40 50

Strain in %

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Secant modulus-strain Stress-strain (isochronous) 23°C

Secant modulus-strain Stress-strain (isochronous) 23°C
Elastollan® 1185 A Elastollan® 1185 A

160 -40 °C 2 1 h
-20 °C 10 h
140 0 °C 100 h
23 °C 1000 h
40 °C 1.5 10000 h
120
60 °C 100000 h
Secant modulus in MPa

80 °C

Stress in MPa
100 100 °C
1
80

60
0.5
40

20
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Strain in %
Strain in %

Creep modulus-time 23°C Stress-strain (TPE)

Creep modulus-time 23°C Stress-strain (TPE)
Elastollan® 1185 A Elastollan® 1185 A

18 0.5 MPa 12 23 °C
1 MPa
16 1.5 MPa 10
Creep modulus in MPa

14 8
Stress in MPa

12 6

10
4

8
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1E0 1E1 1E2 1E3 1E4 1E5 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Time in h
Strain in %

Characteristics

Processing Regional Availability

Injection Molding, Profile Extrusion, Blow Molding North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South and Central America,
Near East/Africa
Delivery form
Pellets

Other text information

Injection molding
Barrel temperature : 195 - 210 °C
Melt temperature : 210 °C
Mold temperature: 25 - 40 °C

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Profile extrusion
Barrel temperature : 160 - 190 °C

Blow molding
Barrel temperature : 160 - 195 °C
Mold temperature : 40 - 80 °C
The data contained in this publication are based on
our current knowledge and experience. In view of
the many factors that may affect processing and
application of our product, these data do not relieve
processors from carrying out their own investigations
and tests. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs,
data, proportions, weights etc. given herein may
change without prior information and do not constitute
the agreed contractual quality of the product. It is
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local BASF representative or

BASF Polyurethanes GmbH

European Business Management
Thermoplastische Polyurethane
Elastogranstraße 60
D-49448 Lemförde
Deutschland
Phone: 49 5443 12 3456
Fax: 49 5443 12 2555
e-mail:
elastollan-infopoint@basf.com
www.pu.basf.de

CAMPUS® is a registered trademark of CWFG (Chemie

Wirtschaftsfoerderungsgesellschaft GmbH, Frankfurt)

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