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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Fillers Included
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Materials Features
- Product Background
Industrial hemp fibers have been used across the globe for thousands of years across every industry. Manufacturers are starting to become familiar with the strength, weight & cost benefits of hemp fibers. But, until today, they have not previously had access to a reliable supply chain. Heartland’s Imperium Fibers are hemp fibers engineered for polymers, designed to standardize bio-based raw materials. The future of manufacturing is about leveraging sustainable materials to create better products. Our team is building a reliable supply chain of hemp fibers engineered for plastic that will be used by largest companies on earth.
- Features & Benefits
- Sustainable Future - The eco-friendly movement started with clean energy and has evolved into sustainable materials. In the same way solar energy hit an inflection point and now costs less than unsustainable alternatives, hemp-based materials now cost less than their competing products. For the first time ever, it costs less to be sustainable
- Mass Adoption - The industrial hemp market has suffered from a lack of standardization and continuity. Heartland is taking all the necessary steps to ensure all manufacturers have the tools to test, simulate, and manufacture with the market’s best hemp fibers. Our team is creating the largest database of hemp fiber research to propagate the adoption of sustainable materials.
- Strength - Imperium Fibers are stronger than glass & carbon fibers, exceeding the strength requirements of existing standard materials
- Cost - Imperium Fibers are less expensive than existing reinforcement agents to strengthen plastic like glass and carbon fibers
- Weight - Imperium Fibers weigh over 80% less than glass fiber, reducing the total weight of manufactured products by between 20 - 60%
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Industries that can be Amplified with Hemp Fibers
- Mobility - Hemp fiber is a lightweight, low-cost, and sustainable reinforcement agent that can replace glass fibers in compounded plastic used across industries
- Packaging - Hemp fiber is a strong, cost-effective additive to plastic or paper packaging. It's anti-microbial characteristics are great for single use, multi use & recyclable packaging everywhere
- Building - Hemp fibers can be added as a reinforcement agent to all different types of construction materials to make them stronger, lighter, cheaper, and more sustainable
- Uses
- Extrusion
- Injection Molding
Properties
- Physical Properties
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Specific Gravity | 0.98 | — | ASTM D792 |
| Moisture Content | max. 1 | % | ASTM D6980 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Resin | Polypropylene | — | — |
| Filler | Hemp Fiber | — | — |
| Fill Level | 20 | % | — |
| Barrel Temperature | 370 - 390 | °F | — |
| Mold Temperature | 115 - 135 | °F | — |
| Tensile Modulus | 482138 | psi | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strength | 5373 | psi | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Elongation at Break | 2.6 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Flexural Modulus | 375324 | psi | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strength | 8393 | psi | ASTM D790 |
| Unnotched Izod Impact | 2.83 | ft-lbf/in | ASTM D256 |
| Notched Izod Impact | 0.41 | ft-lbf/in | ASTM D4812 |
| Moisture Absorbtion (at 96 hours) | 1.2 | % | ASTM D5229 |
| Carbon Impact | 8952 | lb/t | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
Technical Details & Test Data
- Compound Performance
Testing is performed on ASTM standard injection molded tensile and flexural bars made from hemp fiber dispersed into Polypropylene via twin-screw extrusion.
Active Additive Weight % 20% Hemp 20% Talc 20% Glass Fiber Virgin PP Units Method Tensile Modulus 482138 327785 630914 213206 psi ASTM D638 Strength 5373 3873 9210 10820 psi Elongation at Break 2.6 48.1 5.4 265 % Flexural Modulus 375324 295877 533739 200152 psi ASTM D790 Strength 8393 6251 12792 5279 psi Impact (IZOD) Unnotched 2.83 10.04 8 7.57 ft-lbf/in ASTM D256 Notched 0.41 1.31 1.83 1.51 ft-lbf/in ASTM D4812 Specific Gravity 0.98 1.04 1.06 0.91 ASTM D792 Moisture Absorbtion (at 96 hours) 1.2 (0.20) N/A (N/A) N/A (N/A) N/A (N/A) % Uptake (SD) ASTM D5229 Carbon Impact 8952 9640 10280 12000 lb/t
Storage & Handling
- Storage, Shelf Life & Processing Limitations
- Keep in a tightly closed container and out of direct sunlight. Dry material at 80ºC for 3 - 4 hours prior to use if needed. Reseal bag after use
- Product is shelf stable for at least 1 year and must be processed at max. 400ºF