Marplex Australia Pty Ltd
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IUPITAL® ACETAL COPOLYMER
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC
IUPITAL® IS A REGISTRED TRADEMARK OF MITSUBISHI ENGINEERING PLASTICS CORPORATION
IUPITAL® F10 (e)
IUPITAL® F10-01 / F10-02 / F10-03 are the highest viscosity (lowest melt flow) grades in the Iupital® range and are
well suited for both thick section injection moulding and profile extrusion applications. The material strength and
fatigue resistance are superior to other polyacetal grades with typical applications including thick rodstock for
machining, brackets and load bearing hooks.
Note: [ No mould release = 01 ] / [ Standard mould release = 02 ] / [ Low mould deposit = 03 ].
Note: The letters “UV� or “W� indicate UV stabilisation has been added [ ie: Iupital® F10-01-W ].
TYPICAL TESTING
VALUES
CONDITIONS UNITS METHODS
1. Mechanical Properties
Notched Izod Impact Strength 12.7 x 3.2 mm J/m 74 ASTM D256
Tensile Strength 12.7 x 3.2 mm @ 20 mm/min MPa 60.3 ASTM D638
Elongation to Fail 12.7 x 3.2 mm @ 20 mm/min % 65 ASTM D638
Flexural Strength 12.7 x 6.4 mm @ 2.8 mm/min MPa 88.3 ASTM D790
Flexural Modulus 12.7 x 6.4 mm @ 2.8 mm/min MPa 2570 ASTM D790
Shear Strength 2.0 mm MPa 54.9 ASTM D732
Tensile Impact Strength 1.6 mm kJ/m² 180 ASTM D1822
2. Thermal Properties
Heat Deflection Temperature 12.7 x 6.4 mm @ 1.82 MPa ºC 110 ASTM D648
12.7 x 6.4 mm @ 0.46 MPa ºC 158 ASTM D648
Melting Temperature ºC 165 DSC
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion cm/cm/°C 13 exp-5 ASTM D696
4. Physical Properties
Melt Flow Rate 190ºC, 2.16 kg g/10 min 2.5 ASTM D1238
Specific Gravity - 1.41 ASTM D792
Rockwell Hardness M 78 ASTM D785
UL Flammability 0.8 mm Rating HB UL 94
Water Absorption 24 hours % 0.22 ASTM D570
Reinforcement Level % - n/a
Mould Shrinkage 3.0 x Ø100 mm disc % 2.2±0.4 ASTM D955
All test resuts were obtained using natural material. Issued: June 1999
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS): Code AC
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TYPICAL PROCESSING CONDITIONS
IUPITAL® F10 (e)
The following typical guidelines are offered as initial processing conditions for IUPITAL® F10 (e)
In practice, processing parameters may need to be varied to give commercially acceptable performance in
conjunction with optimum physical properties. For specific technical advice on part design or processing
conditions, contact the Marplex Technical Service Department.
Temperature of pellet bed in dehumidifying drier 80 - 90 ºC
Minimum drying time at desired pellet bed temp 2 - 3 hours
Cylinder temperatures Zone 1 (Feed) 150 - 170 ºC
Zone 2 155 - 180 ºC
Zone 3 160 - 185 ºC
Zone 4 165 - 190 ºC
Zone 5 170 - 200 ºC
Die Temperature Settings 160 - 200 ºC
Adjust die temperature profile to ensure an even
flow rate across the profile width
Required stock temperature 170 - 210 ºC
Back pressure 10 - 25 MPa
Screw cooling Desirable for extre stock
temperature control
Take-off Roll Temperatures 80 - 120 ºC
Comment(s):
1 Cleanliness of the dryer, machine hopper and machine screw/barrel/die head assembly are
essential for processing Iupital® Polyacetal and producing contamination free profile.
2 Iupital® Polyacetal is not compatible during moulding with other polymers.
3 It is suggested that the pre-drying, die head, roller and material temperatures are manually
confirmed using a hand held temperature measuring device.
1 MPa = 145 psi
Conversions:
= 10.2 kg/cm²
= 10 bar
ºC = 5(ºF-32)/9
1 kN/cm² = 0.65 ton/in²
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