[OP]
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Hello,
I am interested in knowing if anyone has marked on santoprene with a fiber laser and what the results are.
I have heard that it can be done, and that it leaves a white mark (maybe on a black part).
I am curious to know how well the "white" mark will hold up to handling and outdoor exposure.
Thanks for any replies.
Jeff
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EPDM rubber is very similar in appearance and feel to basic tire innertubes, and polyprop is what plastic storage containers are made of-- someone figured out how to marry the two and call it Santoprene... never heard of it, seems a bit soft-ish for fiber lasering but who knows, I find out something new every day about these things!Santoprene TPV is a dynamically vulcanized alloy consisting mostly of fully cured EPDM rubber particles encapsulated in a polypropylene (PP) matrix
(sorry I'm not much help!)
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