Identify rubber

[Toxotoxo]

Does anyone know what type of rubber is used in this product

http://www.josephjoseph.com/kitchen-tools/elevate

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Also what is the manufacturing process called in which a plastic is coated in rubber?

thanks in advance

 

[Metten]

I personally doubt it is rubber. The carousel set has a base in rubber, are you sure the utensils do too?

 

[btrueblood]

Mfg. process = overmolding.

Rubber possibilities might be santoprene, or other injection-moldable (thermally processed) elastomers, these are the most commonly used. It would be possible to overmold with just about any rubber, provided the handle material can survive the 250-350 deg. F rubber curing temperature for 1/2 hour or so. Generally, the slower processing time of cured rubber makes it more expensive than the melt-processable elastomers.

 

[GrahamBennett]

The handles are probably a grade of TPE such as Santoprene.