Overview of materials for Polypropylene, Film Grade

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Overview of materials for Polypropylene, Film Grade
Categories:	Polymer; Film; Thermoplastic; Polypropylene (PP); Polypropylene, Film Grade
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Polypropylene, Film 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 - 1.46 g/cc	Average value: 0.905 g/cc Grade Count:200
Brightness	70.0 - 90.0 %	Average value: 87.3 % Grade Count:27
Water Vapor Transmission	0.0497 - 1.55 g/m²/day	Average value: 0.968 g/m²/day Grade Count:62
	0.09312 - 18.624 g/m²/day @Temperature 37.8 - 38.0 °C	Average value: 5.06 g/m²/day Grade Count:184
Oxygen Transmission Rate	0.0931 - 2100 cc/m²/day	Average value: 375 cc/m²/day Grade Count:74
Thickness	12.0 - 96.5 microns	Average value: 31.9 microns Grade Count:361
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.0100 - 0.0400 cm/cm	Average value: 0.0346 cm/cm Grade Count:102
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.0100 - 0.0180 cm/cm	Average value: 0.0139 cm/cm Grade Count:101
Melt Flow	0.350 - 800 g/10 min	Average value: 9.10 g/10 min Grade Count:254
Ash	0.00100 - 0.00200 %	Average value: 0.00150 % Grade Count:7

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell R	55.0 - 113	Average value: 93.3 Grade Count:100
Hardness, Shore D	65.0 - 76.0	Average value: 71.1 Grade Count:16
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	18.8 - 152 MPa	Average value: 33.9 MPa Grade Count:32
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, MD	3.00 - 38.6 MPa	Average value: 19.4 MPa Grade Count:22
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, TD	5.90 - 30.4 MPa	Average value: 17.3 MPa Grade Count:19
Tensile Strength, Yield	3.38 - 42.1 MPa	Average value: 32.4 MPa Grade Count:183
Film Elongation at Break, MD	80.0 - 860 %	Average value: 217 % Grade Count:308
Film Elongation at Break, TD	5.00 - 1190 %	Average value: 92.9 % Grade Count:289
Elongation at Break	8.00 - 900 %	Average value: 375 % Grade Count:46
Elongation at Yield	6.50 - 33.0 %	Average value: 11.3 % Grade Count:145
Modulus of Elasticity	0.600 - 7.51 GPa	Average value: 2.29 GPa Grade Count:128
Flexural Yield Strength	21.0 - 44.0 MPa	Average value: 32.1 MPa Grade Count:9
Flexural Modulus	0.220 - 2.28 GPa	Average value: 1.36 GPa Grade Count:186
Secant Modulus	0.330 - 0.793 GPa	Average value: 0.583 GPa Grade Count:19
Secant Modulus, MD	0.400 - 2.90 GPa	Average value: 1.53 GPa Grade Count:31
Secant Modulus, TD	0.500 - 4.83 GPa	Average value: 2.53 GPa Grade Count:27
Izod Impact, Notched	0.196 - 5340 J/cm	Average value: 0.670 J/cm Grade Count:125
	0.180 - 0.340 J/cm @Temperature -20.0 - 34.0 °C	Average value: 0.257 J/cm Grade Count:6
Izod Impact, Unnotched	0.342 J/cm - NB	Average value: 0.637 J/cm Grade Count:13
	0.392266 - 0.392266 J/cm @Temperature -10.0 - -10.0 °C	Average value: 0.392 J/cm Grade Count:1
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	2.58 - 45.0 kJ/m²	Average value: 6.80 kJ/m² Grade Count:26
	2.80 - 7.50 kJ/m² @Temperature -20.0 - 4.00 °C	Average value: 5.43 kJ/m² Grade Count:3
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.340 - 55.0 J/cm²	Average value: 2.80 J/cm² Grade Count:25
	0.140 - 12.0 J/cm² @Temperature -23.0 - 0.000 °C	Average value: 2.40 J/cm² Grade Count:8
Gardner Impact	1.40 - 36.2 J	Average value: 20.6 J Grade Count:6
	28.4722 - 28.4722 J @Temperature -30.0 - -29.0 °C	Average value: 32.3 J Grade Count:2
Coefficient of Friction	0.170 - 0.900	Average value: 0.352 Grade Count:289
Elmendorf Tear Strength MD	5.00 - 64.0 g	Average value: 34.0 g Grade Count:4
Elmendorf Tear Strength TD	70.0 - 300 g	Average value: 150 g Grade Count:4
Elmendorf Tear Strength, MD	0.600 - 1.80 g/micron	Average value: 1.40 g/micron Grade Count:5
Elmendorf Tear Strength, TD	2.00 - 9.00 g/micron	Average value: 4.10 g/micron Grade Count:5
Dart Drop	0.780 - 9.40 g/micron	Average value: 2.99 g/micron Grade Count:16
Dart Drop Test	20.0 - 350 g	Average value: 199 g Grade Count:9
Seal Strength	200 - 410 g/25 mm	Average value: 231 g/25 mm Grade Count:10
	200 - 810 g/25 mm @Temperature 80.0 - 140 °C	Average value: 419 g/25 mm Grade Count:65
	200 - 810 g/25 mm @Pressure 0.00345 - 0.276 MPa	Average value: 419 g/25 mm Grade Count:65
Film Tensile Strength at Break, MD	15.0 - 193 MPa	Average value: 119 MPa Grade Count:391
Film Tensile Strength at Break, TD	7.85 - 310 MPa	Average value: 228 MPa Grade Count:376
Tangent Modulus	869 - 1620 MPa	Average value: 1120 MPa Grade Count:3
Heat Seal Strength	518 g/25 mm	Average value: 518 g/25 mm Grade Count:48
Heat Seal Strength Initiation Temperature	105 - 130 °C	Average value: 113 °C Grade Count:56

Electrical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Dielectric Constant	2.25	Average value: 2.25 Grade Count:7

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
Melting Point	119 - 170 °C	Average value: 154 °C Grade Count:78
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	48.0 - 130 °C	Average value: 93.3 °C Grade Count:160
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	50.0 - 104 °C	Average value: 61.7 °C Grade Count:25
Vicat Softening Point	67.0 - 160 °C	Average value: 142 °C Grade Count:99
Heat Distortion Temperature	82.0 - 115 °C	Average value: 101 °C Grade Count:3

Optical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Optical Density	1.90 - 3.90	Average value: 2.49 Grade Count:27
Haze	0.100 - 90.0 %	Average value: 7.27 % Grade Count:324
Gloss	3.00 - 145 %	Average value: 81.0 % Grade Count:366
Transmission, Visible	0.200 - 90.0 %	Average value: 62.2 % Grade Count:197

Processing Properties	Original Value	Comments
Processing Temperature	135 - 255 °C	Average value: 210 °C Grade Count:5
Melt Temperature	182 - 274 °C	Average value: 245 °C Grade Count:34

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