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Elmet Technologies

Carmel Olefins Capilene® W 74 A Polypropylene Homopolymer  (discontinued **)
Categories: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polypropylene (PP); Polypropylene, Molded

Material Notes: CAPILENE® W 74 A is a high melt flow rate polypropylene homopolymer for injection molding with antistatic and clarifying additives. It offers a good balance of stiffness and flow, high de-molding temperature, and good transparency.

APPLICATIONS

CAPILENE ® W 74 A is designed for fast production of transparent thin walled packaging like CD, DVD and Video cassette boxes.

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Melt Flow 60 g/10 min
@Load 2.16 kg,
Temperature 230 °C
60 g/10 min
@Load 4.76 lb,
Temperature 446 °F
ASTM D1238
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Tensile Strength, Yield 38.0 MPa5510 psiASTM D638
Elongation at Yield 9.0 %9.0 %ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus 1.95 GPa283 ksiASTM D790
Izod Impact, Notched 0.200 J/cm
@Temperature >=23.0 °C
0.375 ft-lb/in
@Temperature >=73.4 °F
ASTM D256
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi) 108 °C226 °FASTM D648
Vicat Softening Point 153 °C
@Load 1.02 kg
307 °F
@Load 2.25 lb
ASTM D1525
 
Optical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Haze  12 %
@Thickness 1.00 mm
12 %
@Thickness 0.0394 in
plaque; ASTM D1003
 25 %
@Thickness 1.60 mm
25 %
@Thickness 0.0630 in
plaque; ASTM D1003
Transmission, Visible 90 %90 %transparent; thickness not quantified

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