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TDS - HGY-030
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Phillips Sumika Polypropylene Company
P.O. Box 4910
The Woodlands, TX 77387-4910
800.231.1212 ext 4849
Marlex® HGY-030
Polypropylene Homopolymer, Engineered for High Speed BOPP Film

Key Optical Features of 20 micron BOPP film:
  • Clarity, 87%
  • Haze, 0.2%
  • Gloss, 160%
    Nominal Properties of Injection-Molded Parts
    Property English SI Method
      Density 0.904 g/cc 0.904 g/cc ASTM D1505
      Melt Flow Rate, @ 230°C 3 g/10min 3 g/10min ASTM D1238
      Tensile Strength at Yield, 50 mm/min 5,150 psi 35.5 MPa ASTM D638
      Flexural Modulus, Secant, 1.3 mm/min 215,000 psi 1,480 MPa ASTM D790
      Notched Izod Impact Strength, @ 23°C 0.8 ft*lbf/in 43 J/m ASTM D256
      Heat Deflection Temperature, @ 0.455 MPa 205 °F 96 °C ASTM D648
      Rockwell Hardness, R Scale 94 94 ASTM D785
      Shore D Hardness 70 70 ASTM D2240



    Nominal BOPP Film Properties (20 micron film)
    Property English SI Method
      Tensile Strength at Break MD, 2.0 mill 450 psi 3.1 MPa ASTM D882
      Tensile Strength at Break TD, 2.0 mill 850 psi 5.9 MPa ASTM D882
      Elongation at Break MD, 2.0 mill 93 % 93 % ASTM D882
      Elongation at Break TD, 2.0 mill 19 % 19 % ASTM D882
    Properties of injection molded parts were determined using specimens 1/8” (3.2mm) thick molded per ASTM D4101, unless otherwise noted.
    The nominal properties reported herein are typical of the product but do not reflect normal testing variance and therefore should not be used for specification purposes.


    MSDS #240590 Revision Date January, 2006
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