NOVAPOL polyethylene
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LDPE
Product Data Sheet
Extrusion Coating Resin
LC-0517-A
ASTM (1) Typical Values(2)
Properties Units
Melt Index 4.5
D 1238 g/10 min 4.5
Melt Index (3)
Density 0.917 3
D 792 g/cm 0.917
Density
Coating Properties
g/m2 (lb/ream)
D 539 9.6 (6.0)
Minimum Coating Weight (5)
Features
m/s (ft/min) 5.1 (1 000)
Drawdown Speed (4)
鈥? Excellent adhesion
cm (in) 4.1 (1.6)
Neck-in @ 1 000 ft/min. (4,6)
鈥? High drawdown
D 517 g/25 mm (lb/in) 1 400 (3.0)
(5,7)
Heat Seal Strength
鈥? Excellent sealability
g/50 mm (lb/2 in) 450 (1.0)
(4,7)
Hot Tack Strength
E 96 18 (1.2)
(8)
Water Vapour Transmission g/m虏/24 h (g/100 in虏/24 h)
Additives
(1) Properties designated have been determined using methods which are in accordance with or substantially in
鈥? Base resin
accordance with the specified testing standards.
(2) Typical Values represent average laboratory values and are intended as guides only, not as specifications.
Applications (3) Condition 190/2.16.
鈥? Dry soup pouches (4) NOVA Chemicals test method.
(5) TAPPI test method.
鈥? Powdered drink pouches
(6) Neck-in reported is the total of both sides.
鈥? Pharmaceutical packaging (7) Tests done on samples with a coating weight of 12 lb/ream, prepared under the following extrusion coating
conditions:
鈥? Potato chip bags Output Rate 3 lb/hr/in
Melt Temperature 600 掳F
鈥? Flexible & snack food packaging Die Width 12 in
Substrate 40 lb Kraft paper
(8) WVT is done at 100掳F, 90% relative humidity on 30 lb Kraft paper samples with a LDPE coating weight of 15 lb/ream.
Product Data Sheet Extrusion Coating Resin
NOVAPOL
LC-0517-A鈥擫DPE
Availability Food Packaging Status
NOVAPOL polyethylene resins are available United States: LC-0517-A complies with the
in bulk hopper cars, hopper trucks, boxes, sea specifications contained in the U.S. Food and Drug
bulk containers or bags. The product type and Administration (FDA) regulation 21 CFR 177.1520
batch number are clearly marked on each for olefin polymers, para. (c) 2.1, and may thus be
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Processing Conditions
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The recommended melt temperature for Technical Center
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October 16, 2007 LC-0517-A
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