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elastomer

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elastomer (ēlas´tōmur),
n a soft, rubberlike material; synthetic rubber. A rubber base impression material (e.g., silicone, mercaptan).

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The chart, "Properties of selected elastomers," rates each elastomer on a four-step scale from excellent to poor.
The new Dow Specialty Plastics and Elastomers in Midland includes Engage metallocene polyolefin elastomers (POEs), Tyrin CPEs, and Nordel EPDM--all from DuPont Dow--as well as Dow's Affinity plastomers, new Versify propylene-ethylene TPEs, and wire and cable compounds.
Disposable diapers, like many consumer products, contain elastomer - a stretchable material made of chain-like molecules called polymers.
 
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