Improve commercial glazing seal performance with Santoprene™ TPVs

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Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) provide durability, longevity and exceptional sealing performance in curtain wall, storefront, architectural window and skylight weatherseal applications. Available in general purpose, UV and fire-retardant grades, Santoprene TPVs feature performance that has been proven for more than two decades in landmark commercial buildings worldwide.

Resilient, long-lasting seals

  • Outstanding weatherability; won't harden and crack with age
  • Excellent resistance to acids, bases, cleaners and pollutants
  • Consistent sealability in extremely cold temperatures
  • Better long-term compression stress relaxation than EPDM or alternatives

Precise fit and design flexibility

  • Excellent design flexibility, supported by coextrusion options and better color matching than with EPDM and neoprene seals
  • Consistent profile dimensions for consistent sealing pressure, job to job
  • Less staining with RTV silicone seals and polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers than alternatives
  • Easily installed

Using less, delivering more

  • Recyclable
  • Time and cost savings with heat weldable corners; no adhesives or injection-molded corners required

Compliance
The excellent sealability of Santoprene TPVs lead to high design pressure ratings for the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) air and water infiltration standards and low U-values for National Fenestration Rating Council (NNFC) test standards.