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Rulon Bearings

Borealis FA7229 Low Density Polyethylene  (discontinued **)
Categories: Polymer; Film; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); Low Density (LDPE); Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Film Grade

Material Notes: FA7229 is a Low Density Polyethylene for Film Extrusion. Includes Antioxidant and Cling additive. Applications: food wrap film, lamination films, blending, and other blown cling film.

Information provided by Borealis AG

Key Words: LDPE
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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 0.922 g/cc0.0333 lb/in³ISO 1183
Melt Flow 4.0 g/10 min
@Load 2.16 kg,
Temperature 190 °C
4.0 g/10 min
@Load 4.76 lb,
Temperature 374 °F
ISO 1133
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Film Elongation at Break, MD 400 %400 %ISO 527-3
Film Elongation at Break, TD 650 %650 %ISO 527-3
Tensile Modulus 0.180 GPa26.1 ksiTD; ASTM D882-A
 0.200 GPa29.0 ksiMD; ASTM D882-A
Elmendorf Tear Strength, MD 7.65 g/micron194 g/milISO 6383/2
Elmendorf Tear Strength, TD 5.097 g/micron129.5 g/milISO 6383/2
Dart Drop Test 80.0 g
@Thickness 0.0400 mm
0.176 lb
@Thickness 0.00157 in
ISO 7765-1
Film Tensile Strength at Break, MD 24.0 MPa3480 psiISO 527-3
Film Tensile Strength at Break, TD 18.0 MPa2610 psiISO 527-3
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Melting Point 111 °C232 °FISO 11357-3
Vicat Softening Point 94.0 °C201 °FISO 306
 
Optical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Haze 6.0 %6.0 %ASTM D1003
Gloss 110 %110 %ASTM D2457
 
Processing PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Melt Temperature 140 - 180 °C284 - 356 °F

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