Dow Nucrel® 403 Ethylene-Methacrylic Acid Copolymer Resin for Blown and Cast Film

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Dow Nucrel® 403 Ethylene-Methacrylic Acid Copolymer Resin for Blown and Cast Film
Categories:	Polymer; Film; Thermoplastic; Ethylene Methyl Acrylate; Ethylene-Methyl Acrylate Copolymer, Film Grade
Material Notes:	4 wt% Methacrylic Acid. Nucrel® 0403 is an ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer resin available for use in blown and cast film extrusion and coextrusion equipment designed to process polyethylene resins. Features/Benefits: Adhesion to metallized film. Excellent adhesion to PE. Better hot tack, sealability through contamination and heat seal strength compared to PE. Excellent optical properties. Typical Applications: Tie layer in Surlyn®/TIE/PE type structures. Coextrusion with Nucrel® and PE in film structures. Thermal lamination to metal surfaces. Information provided by DuPont Packaging Polymers. This former DuPont product line is now a Dow product line.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.930 g/cc	0.0336 lb/in³	ASTM D792
Viscosity	1.10e+6 cP @Shear Rate 50 1/s, Temperature 190 °C	1.10e+6 cP @Shear Rate 50 1/s, Temperature 374 °F	estimated from log-log graph
Melt Flow	3.0 g/10 min @Load 2.16 kg, Temperature 190 °C	3.0 g/10 min @Load 4.76 lb, Temperature 374 °F	ASTM D1238

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Film Elongation at Break, MD	596 %	596 %	50 µm (2 mil) film; ASTM D882
Film Elongation at Break, TD	628 %	628 %	50 µm (2 mil) film; ASTM D882
Secant Modulus, MD	0.162 GPa	23.5 ksi	50 µm (2 mil) film; ASTM D882
Secant Modulus, TD	0.171 GPa	24.8 ksi	50 µm (2 mil) film; ASTM D882
Impact	14.2	14.2	J/mm Spencer Impact; ASTM D3420
Graves Tear Strength	69.9 kN/m	399 pli	MD; ASTM D1004
	78.8 kN/m	450 pli	TD; ASTM D1004
Elmendorf Tear Strength, MD	5.08 g/micron	129 g/mil	50 µm (2 mil) film; ASTM D1922
Elmendorf Tear Strength, TD	5.16 g/micron	131 g/mil	50 µm (2 mil) film; ASTM D1922
Dart Drop	3.90 g/micron	99.1 g/mil	ASTM D1709B
Seal Strength	2700 g/25 mm	2700 g/in	seal bar 150°C.
Hot Tack Strength	1400 g/25 mm	1400 g/in	seal bar 115°C; Packforsk method.
Film Tensile Strength at Break, MD	23.3 MPa	3380 psi	50 µm (2 mil) film; ASTM D882
Film Tensile Strength at Break, TD	24.8 MPa	3600 psi	50 µm (2 mil) film; ASTM D882

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Melting Point	92.0 °C	198 °F	Freezing Point via DSC/ASTM D3418
	104 °C	219 °F	Upon Melting via DSC/ASTM D3418
Vicat Softening Point	95.0 °C	203 °F	ASTM D1525

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Haze	3.2 %	3.2 %	ASTM D1003
Gloss	82 %	82 %	20°; ASTM D2457
Transmission, Visible	56 %	56 %	50 µm (2 mil) film; ASTM D1746

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Nozzle Temperature	210 °C	410 °F	Typical Die Temp.
Melt Temperature	190 - 218 °C	374 - 424 °F	blown film equipment

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