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One caveat: Typical TPE shrinkage is around 2% while that of substrate materials is closer to 1%. When looking to incorporate sustainable content into your TPE, the raw material cost may be more expensive than traditional materials for three reasons 1) supply chain maturity, 2) high demand, low supply, 3) location of source and supplier.

For a bulb-type product that has a maximum diameter to neck diameter of 2-to-1, air ejection is possible with a minimum permanent deflection of the neck. To make sure the degating process does not pull a hole in the part, the cross sectional size of the gate should be between 1/10 and 1/4 the thickness of the part wall section where the gate is located.

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Three common ways this can be done are 1) in a way that creates a woven structure, 2) by placing the fiber fabric into a mold that is injected with resin, or 3) by pultrusion, where the fibers are pulled through resin and then shaped and cured in a heated die.

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To convert cubic inches to cubic centimeters, the conversion factor is 16.4 (in^3 x 16.4 = cm ^3 and 2.54 in = 1 cm).

Table 1 illustrates some common GLS Materials, their supplied hardness, and the relationship between hardness and thickness.

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