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Nucrel® AE

Ethylene Methyl Acrylate Acrylic Acid

Supplied by DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers

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Product Description
Nucrel® AE is a terpolymer of ethylene, methacrylic acid, and acrylate. It is available for use in conventional extrusion coating, coextrusion coating and extrusion laminating equipment designed to process polyethylene resins.

It can be used as a modifier for PE in blends of approximately 20 to 40% Nucrel® AE with 80 to 60% LDPE for enhancement of foil adhesion properties. The level of adhesion improvement depends on processing conditions.

  • Foil-containing pouches and sachets for packaging non-aggressive food and miscellaneous non-food products.
  • Snack structures
  • Other foil, metallized film, or paper coatings as a heat seal or tie layer
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Africa & Middle East
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America
  • South America
Features 
  • Good Adhesion
Uses 
  • Coating Applications
  • Foil Coatings
  • Food Packaging
  • Laminates
  • Packaging
  • Paper Coatings
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Coextrusion
  • Extrusion Coating
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
      
--
 
 ASTM D792
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g/cm³
 ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238, ISO 1133
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525, ISO 306
Peak Melting Temperature
°F
 ASTM D3418, ISO 3146
Freezing Point
°F
 ASTM D3418
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Nucrel® AE, Nucrel AE, Nucrel® , Nucrel, NucrelAE, AE, Ethylene Methyl Acrylate Acrylic Acid, EMAAA, Thermoplastic Elastomer, TPE, DuPont P&IP, EthyleneMethylAcrylateAcrylicAcid, ThermoplasticElastomer
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Adhesion.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Foil Coatings, Foil Coating, Food Packaging, Paper Coatings, Paper Coating.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1).
Extrusion
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Cylinder Zone 1 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 2 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 3 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 4 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 5 Temp.
°F
  
Adapter Temperature
°F
  
Melt Temperature
°F
  
Die Temperature
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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