GARAFLEX
Flexible TPE compounds designed for rugged wire & cable applications
GARAFLEX thermoplastic elastomer compounds are designed for cables in rugged applications. Features include rubber look and feel, ability to withstand extreme hot and cold temperatures while maintaining flexibility, grades for wet location properties, and grades UL recognized for 720-hour sunlight resistance. New developments include materials for EV charging cables, autonomous agriculture, and energy storage.
GARAFLEX is a registered trademark
We invite you to explore our TPE compound series GARAFLEX. Browse off-the-shelf materials to understand our capabilities, ask our experts to help choose a material based on your required criteria, and contact us for data sheets (TDS, SDS), technical questions and product recommendations. We're here to help.
This chart represents an overview only. Many grades are not listed here. Please contact us if you need a material or features not listed.
Material Name | Application | Features and Typical Uses | Temp Rating | Hardness | LOI% | Brittle Point (C) |
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GARAFLEX E 4172-A1 | Jacket | 60 | 70A | -38 | ||
GARAFLEX E 4367-A2 | Jacket | Audio cable, matte finish | 69A | 28 | -33 | |
GARAFLEX E 4762-A1 | Jacket | Booster cable | 105 | 65A | 24 | -51 |
GARAFLEX E 4766-A6 | Jacket | Flexible cord, sunlight resistant | 105 | 68A | 25 | -48 |
GARAFLEX E 4771-A1 | Jacket | Matte finish, oil and UV resistant | 105 | 70A | -53 | |
GARAFLEX E 4771-A8 OR1 UV | Jacket | Wind turbine, oil and UV resistant | 105 | 70A | 32 | -44 |
GARAFLEX E 4776-A9 UV | Jacket | Sunlight resistant | 105 | 78A | 29 | -20 |
GARAFLEX E 4777-A6 | Jacket | Flexible cord, low gloss | 105 | 79A | 25 | -46 |
GARAFLEX E 4780-A5 UV | Insulation & Jacket | UV resistant | 105 | 76A | 22 | -37 |
GARAFLEX E 4832 UV | Jacket | Wind turbine, oil and UV resistant | 105 | 70A | 32 | -44 |
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GARAFLEX families
GARAFLEX E
Thermoplastic Vinyl Elastomer
Applications include flexible cords and a variety of cables such as booster, tray, welding, audio, EV charging, agriculture AI, industrial ethernet, energy storage, and wind turbine.
GARAFLEX V
Thermoplastic Elastomer Vulcanizate
Applications include flexible cord, welding cable, pump cable, SEO insulation, and SAE / automotive applications.
GARAFLEX O
Thermoplastic Elastomer Olefin
Applications include flat ribbon cable, flexible cord, appliance wire, and heat-tracing cable.
GARAFLEX G
Styrenic-Based Elastomer
Applications include flexible sheathing, flexible cord, SEO, SJEO, appliance wire, coil cords (scissor lifts).
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