Brake Tubing with Arnitel® CM622

Automotive | Safety Restraint Systems | Braking Systems

General Document
Application Data Sheet

Design challenge
Cost Reduction & Function Integration
Degradation & Stability | Thermo-oxidative stability

Benefits

  • • Reliable
  • • Lightweight
  • • Cost effective
  • • Flexible
  • • Reliable
  • • Sustainable
  • • Heat resistant

Details

Arnitel® is a high-performance thermoplastic copolyester (TPC) that offers a unique combination of flexibility, high temperature resistance and strength, with excellent processing characteristics, making it a reliable solution for brake tubing. Compared to rubber, Arnitel® TPC is 75% lighter and offers 50% lower system costs. Arnitel® TPC is a plasticizer free solution making it a sustainable choice. It also offers peak temperature resistance of up to 180° C – 200° C and good heat aging due to continuous use temperatures of 120° C – 170° C.