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SCLAIR® FP120 Series

Linear Low Density Polyethylene

Supplied by NOVA Chemicals

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Product Description
FP120-A (Process stabilizer only): General purpose film, coextrusion and lamination
FP120-B (Slip, antiblock): General purpose film, coextrusion and lamination
FP120-C (Polymer process aid): Food packaging, freezer film, lamination and sealant film
FP120-CN (Polymer process aid, gas-fade-resistant process stabilizer): Food packaging, freezer film, lamination and sealant film
FP120-D (Slip, antiblock, polymer process aid): Food packaging, freezer film, lamination and sealant film
FP120-F (Antiblock, polymer process aid): Heavy duty shipping sacks, high strength packaging
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Additive 
  • FP120-F: Antiblock; Processing Aid
  • FP120-D: Antiblock; Slip
  • FP120-B: Antiblock; Slip
  • FP120-CN: Anti-gas fading; Processing Aid
  • FP120-C: Processing Aid
  • FP120-A: Processing Stabilizer
Features 
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • General Purpose
  • Good Heat Seal
  • Good Processability
  • Good Processing Stability
  • Good Toughness
  • High Strength
  • Low Density
  • Octene Comonomer
Uses 
  • Film
  • Food Packaging
  • General Purpose
  • Heavy-duty Bags
  • Laminates
  • Sealants
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Coextrusion
  • Film Extrusion
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 ASTM D792
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Films
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Film Thickness - Tested
mil
  
Film Thickness - Recommended / Available
 
  
Secant Modulus
     ASTM D882
1% Secant, MD: 0.98 mil, Blown Film
psi
  
1% Secant, TD: 0.98 mil, Blown Film
psi
  
Tensile Strength
     ASTM D882
MD: Yield, 0.98 mil, Blown Film
psi
  
TD: Yield, 0.98 mil, Blown Film
psi
  
MD: Break, 0.98 mil, Blown Film
psi
  
TD: Break, 0.98 mil, Blown Film
psi
  
Tensile Elongation
     ASTM D882
MD: Break, 0.98 mil, Blown Film
%
  
TD: Break, 0.98 mil, Blown Film
%
  
Dart Drop Impact (0.98 mil, Blown Film)
g
 ASTM D1709A
Elmendorf Tear Strength
     ASTM D1922
MD: 0.98 mil, Blown Film
g
  
TD: 0.98 mil, Blown Film
g
  
Optical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Gloss (45°, 0.984 mil, Blown Film)
 
 ASTM D2457
Haze (0.984 mil, Blown Film)
%
 ASTM D1003
Additional Information
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Low Friction Puncture - Blown Film (1.0 mil)
ft·lb/in
 Internal Method
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: SCLAIR® FP120 Series, SCLAIR FP120 Series, SCLAIR® , SCLAIR, SCLAIRFP120Series, FP 120 Series, FP120 Series, FP120, 120Series, FP120Series, Polyethylene, Linear Low Density, Polyethylene Linear Low Density, LLDPE, Polyethylene, PE, Nova Chemicals, PolyethyleneLinearLowDensity, 120FP
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Low Density, Low Specific Gravity, Good Toughness, Tough, High Strength, Good Processability, Easy Processing, Octene Comonomer, Good Heat Seal, Good Processing Stability, Good Process Stability.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Food Packaging, Sanitary Products, Heavy-duty Bags, Heavy Duty Bags.
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
 
Melt Temperature
°F
  
Extrusion Notes
Optimum Blow-up Ratio: 2:1 to 3:1
Die Gap with PPA: 0.9 to 2.0 mm
Die Gap without PPA: 2.0 to 2.5 mm
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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