Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Polymer Name
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Applications
Food containers, food closures, storage containers (gaskets/seals); utensils (grips), personal care (handles/grips), sporting goods (handles/grips)
Properties
- Physical Properties
- Mechanical Properties
- Typical Properties
- Injection Molding
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Hardness Injection Molded (10 sec) | 61 | Shore D | ASTM D2240 |
| Hardness Extruded (10 sec) | 58 | Shore D | ASTM D2240 |
| Density | 0.89 | g/cm³ | ASTM D792 |
| Tensile Strength at Break | 1185 | Psi | ASTM D412 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Elongation at Break | 625 | % | ASTM D412 |
| Modulus (100%) | 290 (2.0) | psi (MPa) | ASTM D412 |
| Tear Strength | 160 | Ibs/in | ASTM D624 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Compression Set (22h, 23°C) | 20 | % | ASTM D3958 |
| Compression Set (22h, 70°C) | 53 | % | ASTM D395B |
| Brittleness Point | -60 | °C | ASTM D746 |
| Melt Flow Rate (190°C, 2.16kg Load) | 10 | g/cm³ | ASTM D1238 |
| Rear Temperature | 340 - 390 | °F | — |
| Middle Temperature | 350 - 410 | °F | — |
| Front Temperature (191°C - 221°C) | 375 - 430 | °F | — |
| Nozzle Temperature | 390 - 445 | °F | — |
| Melt Temperature | 390 - 430 | °F | — |
| Mold Temperature | 50 - 120 | °F | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Injection Pressure | 750 - 1300 | psi | — |
| Injection Speed (Fast) | 0.5 - 2.0 | seconds | — |
| Screw Speed | 50 - 200 | rpm | — |
| Hold Times | 5 - 7 | Seconds | — |
| Cushion | 0.2 - 0.5 | Inch | — |
| Cooling Times | 30 - 50 | — | — |
| Clamp Tonnage | 2.0 - 3.5 | tons/in² | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Drying Conditions
It is not necessary to pre-dry this material but in the event of moisture accumulation or evidence of splay, the material can be dried for 2-3 hours at 150 -160oF (66 – 71oC).