OVERVIEW
Farrprene IF602AV is a versatile medium-hardness compound for general-purpose flexible parts and two-shot overmoulding. Supplied as a natural filled grade optimised for injection-moulding, it pairs the soft-touch feel of rubber with the clean, fast processing of a thermoplastic - no curing, fully re-meltable scrap.
The grade delivers a tensile strength of 4 MPa, elongation at break of >800%, and a specific gravity of 1.190. Its high melt flow (MFI 90 g/10 min at 190°C/5 kg) fills thin-wall and complex injection geometries with short cycle times. UV Stabilized · Heat Stabilized.
This is a SEBS-based compound. SEBS is the hydrogenated form of SBS: removing the double bonds from the mid-block gives it substantially better resistance to UV, heat and oxidation, which is why it is the usual choice for parts that see sunlight, warm service or a long design life.
At 193 g/10 min (230°C/5 kg) it is a high-flow injection grade, suited to thin walls, long flow paths and short cycles. Its specific gravity of 1.190 reflects the mineral filler loading, which is what buys the dimensional stability and cost position of a filled grade.
TECHNICAL PROPERTIES
- HARDNESS
- 60 Shore A
- TENSILE STRENGTH
- 4 MPa
- ELONGATION AT BREAK
- >800%
- SPECIFIC GRAVITY
- 1.190
- MFI (230°C / 5 KG)
- 193 g/10 min
- MFI (190°C / 5 KG)
- 90 g/10 min
- APPEARANCE
- Natural
Typical average values from a limited sample set; not a formal specification. Request the signed datasheet for current values.
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
- Two-shot overmoulding onto PP/PE and rigid substrates
- General-purpose seals, grips and flexible housings
- Cable jacketing and strain reliefs
- Consumer products, soft-touch overmoulds and grips
- Automotive interior trim, NVH and sealing components
PROCESSING
- Runs on standard injection-moulding equipment; pre-drying is generally not required for unfilled grades.
- Filled formulation tuned for cost-efficiency and dimensional stability.
- Heat-stabilised: the additive package is intended to limit degradation during processing and repeated re-melting of regrind.
- UV-stabilised for components exposed to sunlight. Real service life depends on exposure, colour and section thickness, so qualify an outdoor part against its actual duty cycle.
- SEBS-based: the hydrogenated backbone gives better UV, thermal and oxidative stability than an SBS compound.
- Colour-matchable and re-processable - production scrap can be re-melted and reused.