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Alathon® ETP H4262

High Density Polyethylene

Supplied by LyondellBasell Industries

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Product Description
Alathon H4262 is a high-flow resin that exhibits very good cold temperature impact performance, optimum processing and thermal stability, with good color and organoleptic properties. Typical customer applications include rigid food packaging such as four, five and six-quart ice cream containers produced at high speeds in fast-cycling, multi-cavity stack molds.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  
Features 
  • Fast Molding Cycle
  • Good Colorability
  • Good Organoleptic Properties
  • Good Processing Stability
  • Good Thermal Stability
  • High Flow
  • Low Temperature Impact Resistance
Uses 
  • Food Containers
  • Thin-walled Containers
  
Agency Ratings 
Processing Method 
  • Blow Molding
  • Injection Molding
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ASTM D1505
Apparent Density
g/cm³
 ASTM D1895
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Spiral Flow 2 (440°F)
in
  
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus 3
     ASTM D638
--
psi
  
1% Secant
psi
  
Tensile Elongation 4 (Break)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus 5
     ASTM D790
--
psi
  
1% Secant
psi
  
2% Secant
psi
  
Flexural Strength 6 (Break)
psi
 ASTM D790
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact (73°F)
ft·lb/in
 ASTM D256
Unnotched Izod Impact (0°F)
 
 ASTM D4812
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore D)
 
 ASTM D2240
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load (66 psi, Unannealed)
°F
 ASTM D648
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525
Peak Melting Temperature
°F
 ASTM D3418
Peak Crystallization Temperature (DSC)
°F
 ASTM D3418
Related Terminology
This supplier and product may also be known by these terms: LyondellBasell Industries, Lyondell, Basell, Bassell, Basell Polyolefins, Bassel

Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Alathon® ETP H4262, Alathon ETP H4262, Alathon® ETP , Alathon ETP, AlathonETPH4262, AlathonETP, ETPH 4262, ETPH4262, ETP, H 4262, H4262, Polyethylene, High Density, Polyethylene High Density, HDPE, Polyethylene, PE, LyondellBasell, PolyethyleneHighDensity, 4262H, 4262ETPH
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Colorability, High Flow, High Melt, High MFI, Low Temperatuer Impact Resistance, Low Temp Impact Resistance, Good Organoleptic Properties, Good Processing Stability, Good Process Stability, Good Thermal Stability, Fast Cycle, Rapid Cycle, Productivity, Fast Molding Cycle.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Food Containers, Food Container, Thin-Walled Containers, Thin-Walled Container, Thin-Wall Containers, Thin-Wall Container, Thinwall Containers, Thinwall Container.
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
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Measures the number of inches of flow produced when molten resin is injected into a long, spiral channel (0.0625" insert), at a constant injection pressure of 1000 psi with a melt temperature of 440°F.
3Type I, 2.0 in/min
4Type IV, 2.0 in/min
50.49 in/min
62.0 in/min
 
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