Overview of materials for Polypropylene, Blow Molding Grade

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Overview of materials for Polypropylene, Blow Molding Grade
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polypropylene (PP); Polypropylene, Blow Molding Grade
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Polypropylene, Blow Molding Grade". Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Density	0.886 - 2.00 g/cc	Average value: 0.915 g/cc Grade Count:112
Oxygen Transmission	95.0 cc-mm/m²-24hr-atm	Average value: 95.0 cc-mm/m²-24hr-atm Grade Count:10
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.0100 - 0.0250 cm/cm	Average value: 0.0174 cm/cm Grade Count:7
Melt Flow	0.250 - 1900 g/10 min	Average value: 83.3 g/10 min Grade Count:135
Ash	0.0200 - 0.120 %	Average value: 0.0583 % Grade Count:6

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell R	61.0 - 112	Average value: 87.7 Grade Count:87
Hardness, Shore D	61.0 - 73.0	Average value: 68.7 Grade Count:6
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	17.9 - 35.0 MPa	Average value: 26.7 MPa Grade Count:18
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, MD	27.0 - 47.0 MPa	Average value: 35.0 MPa Grade Count:3
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, TD	23.0 - 32.0 MPa	Average value: 27.5 MPa Grade Count:3
Tensile Strength, Yield	17.0 - 42.3 MPa	Average value: 30.2 MPa Grade Count:111
Film Elongation at Break, MD	580 - 700 %	Average value: 630 % Grade Count:3
Film Elongation at Break, TD	280 - 850 %	Average value: 593 % Grade Count:3
Elongation at Break	3.00 - 700 %	Average value: 225 % Grade Count:57
Elongation at Yield	2.50 - 20.0 %	Average value: 10.8 % Grade Count:88
Modulus of Elasticity	0.750 - 1.80 GPa	Average value: 1.20 GPa Grade Count:29
Flexural Yield Strength	25.0 - 49.0 MPa	Average value: 36.6 MPa Grade Count:12
Flexural Modulus	0.689 - 3.70 GPa	Average value: 1.27 GPa Grade Count:113
Secant Modulus, MD	0.680 - 0.896 GPa	Average value: 0.795 GPa Grade Count:3
Secant Modulus, TD	0.650 - 0.790 GPa	Average value: 0.737 GPa Grade Count:3
Izod Impact, Notched	0.140 - 5340 J/cm	Average value: 1.60 J/cm Grade Count:97
	0.170 - 3.98 J/cm @Temperature -20.0 - 3.89 °C	Average value: 0.858 J/cm Grade Count:16
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	2.79 - 56.0 kJ/m²	Average value: 20.7 kJ/m² Grade Count:6
	2.604 - 4.20 kJ/m² @Temperature -40.0 - 3.89 °C	Average value: 3.47 kJ/m² Grade Count:3
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.200 - 55.0 J/cm²	Average value: 5.37 J/cm² Grade Count:18
	0.400 - 12.0 J/cm² @Temperature -20.0 - 0.000 °C	Average value: 3.54 J/cm² Grade Count:6
Gardner Impact	28.0 - 36.6 J	Average value: 34.9 J Grade Count:18
	1.00 - 1.00 J @Temperature -30.0 - 0.000 °C	Average value: 30.2 J Grade Count:5
Tangent Modulus	869 - 1300 MPa	Average value: 1020 MPa Grade Count:3

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
Melting Point	132 - 165 °C	Average value: 151 °C Grade Count:39
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	71.0 - 133 °C	Average value: 91.3 °C Grade Count:119
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	45.0 - 60.0 °C	Average value: 54.1 °C Grade Count:7
Vicat Softening Point	67.0 - 160 °C	Average value: 140 °C Grade Count:19

Optical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Haze	0.600 - 71.0 %	Average value: 17.1 % Grade Count:23
Gloss	80.0 - 110 %	Average value: 95.8 % Grade Count:5
Transmission, Visible	18.5 - 90.0 %	Average value: 44.8 % Grade Count:3

Processing Properties	Original Value	Comments
Processing Temperature	180 - 230 °C	Average value: 203 °C Grade Count:6
Melt Temperature	177 - 250 °C	Average value: 215 °C Grade Count:21
Head Temperature	210 °C	Average value: 210 °C Grade Count:5
Mold Temperature	16.0 °C	Average value: 16.0 °C Grade Count:5

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