Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Product Highlights
- Best-in-class toughness
- Does not contain Bisphenol-A (BPA)
- Does not contain plasticizers
- Enduring sustainability
- Excellent heat resistance
- Outstanding chemical resistance
- Reliable, predictable processing for extrusion, thermoforming, heat and radio frequency sealing
- Suitable for most forms of sterilization
- Superb, long-term clarity
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Recommended Applications
- Pharmaceutical packaging
- Rigid medical packaging
Properties
- Mechanical Properties
- Typical Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Optical Properties
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Dart Impact at -18°C (0°F) | 867 (2) | — | — |
Dart Impact at 23°C (73°F) | 882 (2) | — | — |
Elmendorf Tear Resistance(MD) | 5 (524) | — | — |
Dart Impact at -30°C (-22°F) | 913 (2) | — | — |
Elmendorf Tear Resistance (TD) | 6 (575) | — | — |
PPT Tear Resistance (MD) | 42 (10) | — | — |
PPT Tear Resistance (TD) | 56 (13) | — | — |
Tear Propagation Resistance, Split Tear Method (MD) | 13 (74.8) | — | — |
Tear Propagation Resistance, Split Tear Method (MD) | 4 (.8) | — | — |
Elongation at Yield M.D. | 7 | — | — |
Tear Propagation Resistance, Split Tear Method (TD) | 12 (65.6) | — | — |
Tear Propagation Resistance, Split Tear Method (TD) | 3 (.7) | — | — |
Elongation at Yield T.D. | 7 | — | — |
Tear Resistance, Trouser (200 mm/min, MD, ISO Method) | 11 (63) | — | — |
Tear Resistance, Trouser (200 mm/min, TD, ISO Method) | 11 (63) | — | — |
Tensile Strength at Yield (MD) | 41 (5908) | — | — |
Surface Energy (Polar) | 45 | — | — |
Tensile Strength at Yield (TD) | 40 (5782) | — | — |
Taber Abrasion (average at 25 cycles) | 23 haze | — | — |
Tensile Strength at Break (MD) | 59 (8548) | — | — |
Tensile Strength at Break (TD) | 52 (7581) | — | — |
Elongation at Break (MD) | 179 | — | — |
Elongation at Break (TD) | 203 | — | — |
Tensile Modulus (MD) | 1462 (2 x 10^5) | — | — |
Tensile Modulus (TD) | 1383 (2 x 10^5) | — | — |
Puncture Resistance (Dynatup) | 4.6 (3) | — | — |
Water Absorption (24 hours) | 0.5 | — | — |
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Density | 1.19 | — | — |
Thickness of Film Tested | .25 (.01) | — | — |
Water Vapor Transmission Rate at 23°C (73°F) | 4 (.2) | — | — |
Water Vapor Transmission Rate at 38°C (100°F) | 11 (.7) | — | — |
Gas Permeability, CO2 | 149 (379) | — | — |
Gas Permeability, O2 | 32 (82) | — | — |
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Brittleness Temperature | max. -60 (max. -76) | — | — |
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion | 8.8 (4.9) | — | — |
Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) | 110 (229) | — | — |
Specific Heat (100°C, 212°F) | 1.89 (.45) | — | — |
Specific Heat (150°C, 302°F) | 2.25 (.54) | — | — |
Specific Heat (200°C, 392°F) | 2.40 (.58) | — | — |
Specific Heat (250°C, 482°F) | 2.57 (.62) | — | — |
Specific Heat (60°C, 140°F) | 1.71 (.41) | — | — |
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Haze | 1 | — | — |
Gloss at 60° | 161 | — | — |
Refractive Index | 1.545 | — | — |
Light Transmission (Total Transmittance) | 92 | — | — |
UV % Transmission (380 nm) | 89 | — | — |
Packaging & Availability
- Country Availability
- Regional Availability