Osterlene® LD6521

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Osterman & Company Inc. Osterlene® LD6521 is a general purpose LDPE grade resin. It has good toughness and stiffness and is easy to process.Applications for LD6521 include domestic housewares, food containers, rigid medium sized moldings, film applications, non-abrasive packaging applications.Osterlene LD6521 meets the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration, 21 CFR Section 177.1520. This regulation allows the use of this olefin polymer in "...articles or components of articles intended for use in contact with food." Specific limitations may apply. Contact your Osterman sales representative for more information.

Polymer Name: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

Technical Data Sheet

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family: Polyethylenes,
Polyolefins
Polymer Name: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
Plastics & Elastomers Functions: Resin
Technologies: Plastics
Product Families: Plastics — Basic Thermoplastics
Polyolefins

Features & Benefits

Materials Features: General Purpose,
Good Processability,
Good Stiffness,
Good Toughness,
Low Density,
Medium Rigidity

Applications & Uses

Markets: Consumer Goods,
Printing & Packaging
Applications: Consumer Goods — Housewares
Consumer Goods — Other Consumer Goods Applications
Printing & Packaging — Packaging
Food & Beverage Packaging
Plastics & Elastomers End Uses: Film,
Food Containers,
General Purpose,
Household Goods

Properties

Mechanical Properties
Physical Properties
Thermal Properties
Film Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Tensile Strength at Break	1500	psi	ASTM D638
Durometer Hardness	48	Shore D	ASTM D2240
Tensile Elongation at Yield	13	%	ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus	32000	psi	ISO 527
Flexural Modulus	49300	psi	ASTM D790
Dart Drop Impact Strength	50	g	ASTM D1709

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Melt Mass-Flow Rate - MFR (190°C/2.16 kg)	6.5	g/10 min	ASTM D1238
Density	0.921	g/cm3	ASTM D1505

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Brittleness Temperature	-45.4	°F	ASTM D746
Vicat Softening Temperature	201	°F	ASTM D1525

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Tensile Strength at Break - MD	2880	psi	ASTM D882
Tensile Strength at Break - TD	2180	psi	ASTM D882
Tensile Elongation at Break - TD	380	%	ASTM D882
Tensile Elongation at Break - MD	320	%	ASTM D882
Secant Modulus - MD	30000	psi	ASTM D882
Secant Modulus - TD	37000	psi	ASTM D882

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability: Canada,
USA
Regional Availability

Osterlene® LD6521

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