WHAT'S THERMORUN™
MCPP has been a leading supplier of high performance TPE (Thermal Plastic Elastomers) resins for the automotive industry for many years. Our THERMORUN™ engineering grades have been an established and proven global leader in many key related automotive safety systems and applications for Airbags, Interior Parts and Weather Strips.
| DAB - Driver Side Airbag | PAB - Passenger Side Airbag | SiAB - Seat Mounted Airbags & Housings | Pedestrian |
| CAB - Curtain Airbag | KAB - Knee Airbag | AGB - Active Glove Box |
PERFORMANCE
THERMORUN™ products offer excellent physical properties, elasticity, durability and can be easily molded with standard molding equipment. THERMORUN™ products come in a wide variety of different grades, including grades for injection molding, extrusions and blow molding and in a wide range of durometers (55A to 60D) plus rigid PP based compounds dedicated for extruded automotive applications.
In critical safety applications, THERMORUN™ offers consistent performance across automotive interior temperature ranges (-40°C to 85°C).
Leading the way in automotive safety applications, THERMORUN™ solutions have been developed to comply with the highest OEMs and Tier 1 safety specifications.
DESIGN & COLOR
THERMORUN™ offers:
- Good Color-ability
- Excellent aesthetics
- Good Molded-in-Color (MIC) Appearance
- Improved scratch resistance
- Low Density
THERMORUN™ is offered in paintable or pre-colored. Pre-colored formulations are designed to enhance scratch resistance.
KEY FEATURES
- Excellent Thermal Stability
- High Stiffness
- Impact Ductility Performance down to -50°C
- Excellent Hot & Cold Airbag Deployment Performance
- Low Shrinkage Grades
- Excellent Welding
- Good Heat Sag Resistance
- Superior Processing Characteristics
- Excellent Chemical Resistance
- Good Foam Adhesion
- Recyclable
For a list of THERMORUN™ automotive approvals, please contact us.
As of 2017, the global brand name for airbag is THERMORUN™, including the grades formerly marketed as TEFABLOC™. The TEFABLOC™ brand still exists to design TPEs for other purposes.
Main Properties
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Impact
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Colored at Specified Shade
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Abrasion / Scratch / Rubbing