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NOVA Chemicals NOVAPOL® LF-0222-B LDPE Clarity Film Resin
Categories: Polymer; Film; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); Low Density (LDPE); Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Film Grade

Material Notes:

Homopolymer

Features

  • High optical clarity
  • Easy processability
  • Blends well with LLDPE

Additives

  • Slip (750 ppm)
  • Antiblock (1700 ppm)

Applications

  • Produce and bakery film
  • General packaging requiring high clarity film

Film properties are typical of blown film extruded on a 1.5" extruder with 3" die and 35-mil die gap at a blow up ratio of 2.5:1, but are dependent upon operating conditions.

United States: NOVAPOL LF-0222-B resin complies with the specifications contained in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation 21 CFR 177.1520 for olefin polymers, para. (c) 2.2, and may thus be used in the United States as an article or component of an article intended for use in contact with food, without temperature or food-type restrictions, subject to technical suitability.

NOVA Chemicals polyethylene resins are biologically and chemically inert.

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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Density 0.922 g/ccASTM D 792
Thickness 38.0 microns
Melt Index of Compound 2.2 g/10 min
@Load 2.16 kg,
Temperature 190 °C
ASTM D 1238
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, MD 10.0 MPaASTM D 882
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, TD 10.0 MPaASTM D 882
Film Elongation at Break, MD 420 %ASTM D 882
Film Elongation at Break, TD 570 %ASTM D 882
Elmendorf Tear Strength MD 168 gASTM D 1922
Elmendorf Tear Strength TD 300 gASTM D 1922
Dart Drop Test 100 gF50; ASTM D 1709/A
Film Tensile Strength at Break, MD 21.0 MPaASTM D 882
Film Tensile Strength at Break, TD 19.0 MPaASTM D 882
 
Optical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Haze 7.0 %ASTM D 1003
Gloss 73 %@ 45°; ASTM D 2457
 
Compliance PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
FDA YesSee notes for details.

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