Chevron Phillips Marlex® C579 High density polyethylene

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Chevron Phillips Marlex® C579 High density polyethylene (discontinued **)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); High Density (HDPE); High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Injection Molded
Material Notes:	Benefits: outstanding impact and creep resistance, excellent ESCR, excellent chemical resistance Applications: multi-layer fuel tanks, mono-layer fuel tanks, industrial bulk containers Information provided by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.945 g/cc	0.0341 lb/in³	ASTM D1505
Environmental Stress Crack Resistance	>= 2000 hour @Temperature 50.0 °C	>= 2000 hour @Temperature 122 °F	Condition A and Condition B; ASTM D 1693
High Load Melt Index	5.0 g/10 min @Load 21.6 kg, Temperature 190 °C	5.0 g/10 min @Load 47.6 lb, Temperature 374 °F	ASTM D1238

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Shore D	66	66
Tensile Strength, Yield	22.0 MPa	3190 psi	ASTM D638 Type IV
Elongation at Break	>= 600 %	>= 600 %	ASTM D638 Type IV
Flexural Modulus	1.10 GPa	160 ksi	ASTM D790

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Vicat Softening Point	127.22 °C	261.00 °F	ASTM D1525
Brittleness Temperature	-79.0 °C	-110 °F	ASTM D746

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	193 - 221 °C	379 - 430 °F	Blow Molding

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