Volara® performs as great as it looks.
Volara® is a fine-celled, irradiation crosslinked foam that offers aesthetic appeal as well as an outstanding range of performance characteristics. Its smooth surface, excellent consistency, gauge control, superior physical and chemical properties, low water absorption and vapor transmission make Volara® a versatile, dependable solution for a host of demanding applications.
Typical Volara applications
Transportation:- door panels, instrument panels, headliners, vacuum-formed components, watershields, gaskets
- Tape and Healthcare:
- operating room and health care devices, transdermal drug delivery, medical tape, industrial tape, flexographic printing, specialized packaging
- General Industrial:
- appliance gaskets, construction, cushion and display packaging, cap seals, military, toys and novelties, sports padding, new technologies
Volara details
Volara is nontoxic and contains no CFC, HCFC, or hydrocarbon blowing agents. It is available in continuous rolls and laminated sheets. Volara is equivalent to Alveolit® in Europe, and Softlon® in Japan and Australia.
- Thickness Range: from .010" to .420" in roll form and from .050" to 2.00" in laminated rolls and sheets
Density Range: from 2 to 20 pcf
Firmness Range: soft to semi-rigid
Conversion Process: die cutting, waterjet cutting, vacuum forming, compression molding, lamination, and pressure-sensitive coating and printing
Colors: standard colors are white, black, ocean blue, charcoal, and natural; custom colors are available
Standard Volara grades
| Type | Characteristics | Material | Data Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | standard grade, excellent thermal insulation, general purpose | PE | |
| AF | certain fire retardant properties, general purpose | PE | |
| AS | deep draw vacuum forming capabilities and superior heat stability | PE | |
| EO | increased flexibility, resiliency, excellent thermal insulation, strong adhesive anchorage | EVA | |
| G | maximum flexibility, softness, excellent thermal insulation, strong adhesive anchorage | EVA | |
| LM | superior heat stability (up to 270° F), good hardness, improved thermal stability | PP | |
| M | good compression molding grade, higher stiffness than Type A, higher temperature resistance than Type A | PE | |
| TS | specially formulated for the industrial tape and gasket markets | Blend | |
| RSH | a rigid alloy foam (RAF) specifically designed for low pressure molding applications | PP |