TPI is used in a wide range of applications and plays an important role in various fields. It is roughly divided into three areas:
1 Using its reversible conversion properties of elasticity and plasticity, and the resulting shape memory function, the manufacture of specific products, including the outer skin of golf balls, thermal adhesives, heat shrinkable tubes, cable joint seals, etc.
2 By combining with general-purpose rubber, it opens up new fields of application and becomes a substitute for general-purpose rubber. It may become the largest potential market for TPI in the future and has a breakthrough significance. As mentioned above, although it can not be used alone, it can be blended in a wide range, and the ratio is 20%~30%, and the original mechanical properties can be basically maintained, while wear resistance, acid and alkali resistance, deformation resistance, Performance such as reduced rolling loss is improved to varying degrees. These properties are very beneficial to the energy saving of the tires, so they are particularly concerned and favored by the tire industry.
3 As a coating material for rubber additives. The rubber auxiliaries are mainly powdery. Users generally require granulation to prevent flying, which is conducive to the clean and accurate weighing of the workshop environment. When selecting a coating material, its affinity with rubber should be given priority. TPI itself is a polymer material, which can accelerate the affinity of additives and rubber, accelerate dispersion, and is not easy to cause adhesion. The double bonds on the molecular chain can be simultaneously vulcanized with rubber, so it is very suitable for use as a rubber additive. Covering material.