Formosa Plastics Formolene® 2550A Thin Walled Injection Molding Polypropylene

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Formosa Plastics Formolene® 2550A Thin Walled Injection Molding Polypropylene
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polypropylene (PP); Polypropylene, Molded
Material Notes:	Medium Impact Copolymer Applications: Housewares, containers and other rigid packaging. Formolene 2550A is a medium impact, high flow, controlled rheology copolymer of polypropylene designed for such applications as housewares, containers, and other rigid packaging. It is characterized by its easy mold flow, excellent physical property balance and finished product dimensional stability. It contains a unique combination of stabilizers which give it excellent processing and usage performance. Meets all requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as specified in 21 CFR 177.1520, covering safe use of polyolefin articles intended for direct food contact. Specimens were injection molded according to the conditions specified in ASTM D4101. Information provided by Formosa Plastics Corporation, USA.
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Density	0.900 g/cc	ASTM D1505
Melt Flow	50 g/10 min @Temperature 230 °C	I₂; ASTM D1238

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell R	95	ASTM D785
Tensile Strength, Yield	3200 psi	2" (50mm) per min.; ASTM D638
Elongation at Yield	5.0 %	2" (50mm) per min.; ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus, 1% Secant	145000 psi	1.3 mm/min; ASTM D790
Izod Impact, Notched	1.70 ft-lb/in	ASTM D256

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	93.0 °C	ASTM D648

Compliance Properties	Original Value	Comments
FDA	Yes	See notes for details.

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