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Rulon Bearings

Celanese 520 Film LDPE polymer for flexible packaging
Categories: Polymer; Film; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); Low Density (LDPE); Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Film Grade

Material Notes: 520 is recommended for general film resin. Properties listed are for a film produced on a 20:1 L/D, 65 mm extruder with a 130 mm die, at a stock temperature of 205°C. Additives:

Applications: Flexible Packaging

Information provided by Celanese Corporation.

Key Words: general film resin
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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 0.921 g/cc0.0333 lb/in³AT Plastics PTM-03
Thickness 50.0 microns1.97 mil
Melt Flow 2.0 g/10 min
@Load 2.16 kg,
Temperature 190 °C
2.0 g/10 min
@Load 4.76 lb,
Temperature 374 °F
ASTM D1238
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, MD 12.0 MPa1740 psiMethod A (500 mm/min); ASTM D882
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, TD 12.0 MPa1740 psiMethod A (500 mm/min); ASTM D882
Film Elongation at Break, MD 400 %400 %Method A (500 mm/min); ASTM D882
Film Elongation at Break, TD 600 %600 %Method A (500 mm/min); ASTM D882
Secant Modulus, MD 0.210 GPa30.5 ksi1% Secant Modulus; ASTM D882
Secant Modulus, TD 0.240 GPa34.8 ksi1% Secant Modulus; ASTM D882
Dart Drop 2.00 g/micron50.8 g/milf50; ASTM D1709
Film Tensile Strength at Break, MD 21.0 MPa3050 psiMethod A (500 mm/min); ASTM D882
Film Tensile Strength at Break, TD 20.0 MPa2900 psiMethod A (500 mm/min); ASTM D882
 
Optical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Haze 14 %14 %ASTM D1003
Gloss 54 %54 %45°; ASTM D2457
 
Processing PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Processing Temperature 170 - 230 °C338 - 446 °F
Blow-up Ratio (BUR) 2.02.0

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