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DEFLEXION™ TP-Range Materials from Dow Corning

Benefits for the user

  • Exceptionally high impact protection levels coupled with flexibility
  • Good fit resulting from flexibility
  • Excellent comfort due to freedom of movement
  • Good airflow if perforated
  • Washable
  • Thinner and/or lighter than other protection systems for the same level of protection
  • Remains flexible and sustains top performance even at low temperatures -10ºC (14º F)
  • Exciting aesthetic designs possible

DEFLEXION™ technology offers significant protection while offering the designer many creative choices.

The TP-Range combines the properties of silicones with thermoplastics to give designers unique impact protection materials with high levels of protection. The base technology is available as flat sheets in two formats – either with holes for maximized airflow or as a solid sheet. The tremendous versatility of the technology enables different surface effects, allowing the impact protection system to have the right look and feel for targeted applications.

The TP-Range is well suited for body armor applications in sports and sport accessories, and for use in protective cases and sleeves for sensitive equipment and electronics such as laptop computers, cell phones and cameras. Other possible applications include personal protective equipment, footwear, and luggage.

Four performance textiles

Dow Corning® TP3-001

  • Thinnest DEFLEXION™ product at only 3 mm thick
  • Lightest DEFLEXION™ product at 1.0 kg per square meter
  • Perforated with holes to maximize airflow and flexibility and remove unnecessary weight as well as create a visually appealing system
  • Download the TP3-001 technical specification sheet (PDF)

Dow Corning® TP3-002

Dow Corning® TP8-001

  • Offers very high levels of protection
  • 8-mm thick and weighs approximately 2.7 kg per square meter
  • Very versatile, offering great protection at the levels required for motorcycle back protection
  • Also meets weight and flexibility requirements for lower-energy impacts such as those experienced in soccer
  • Download the TP8-001 technical specification sheet (PDF)

Dow Corning® TP8-002

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