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Cardia Biohybrid™ H-BM

Thermoplastic Starch + PP

Supplied by Cardia Bioplastics™

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Product Description
Cardia Biohybrid™ H-BM is based on a blend of thermoplastic starch (TPS) and polyolefin's. This grade of resin is compatibilised to offer a high level of mechanical strength, good impact resistance and toughness. The resin is based on corn starch which is a renewable material.

  • A biohybrid resin offering a significant reduction in carbon footprint (compared to polyolefins PE/PP)
  • An effective contribution to sustainability where biodegradability/compostability is not required
  • Designed for thin and thick gauge rigid moulding and extrusion applications.

Cardia Biohybrid™ H-BM is formulated with 50% of renewable thermoplastic starch polymer. This resin is suitable for a wide range of products manufactured by injection moulding or extrusion processes. Due to its content of polypropylene the material is not a fully biodegradable polymer and it is not intended for ultimate disposal in commercial composting facilities. If biodegradability or compostability is required, use of Cardia Compostable B-M or TBM resin is recommended.

Application Examples
  • Blow molding of bottles, containers and jars
  • Blow molding of multi-layer containers and bottles
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Africa & Middle East
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America
  
Features 
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • Good Impact Resistance
  • Good Toughness
  • High Strength
  • Renewable Resource Content
Uses 
  • Bottles
  • Containers
  
Agency Ratings 
Processing Method 
  • Blow Molding
  • Extrusion
  • Injection Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ASTM D4883
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength (Break)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation (Break)
%
 ASTM D638
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Peak Melting Temperature
°F
 ASTM D3418
Additional Information
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Biobased Content - Starch
%
  
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Cardia Biohybrid™ H-BM, Cardia Biohybrid HBM, Cardia Biohybrid™ , Cardia Biohybrid, CardiaBiohybridHBM, CardiaBiohybrid, H-BM, HBM, H:BM, H/BM, H+BM, H_BM, H BM, Thermoplastic Starch + PP, Thermoplastic Starch PP, Thermoplastic Starch : PP, Thermoplastic Starch / PP, Thermoplastic Starch - PP, Thermoplastic Starch _ PP, Thermoplastic Starch PP, TPS+PP, TPSPP, TPS:PP, TPS/PP, TPS-PP, TPS_PP, TPS PP, Biodegradable Polymers, Biodeg Polymers, Cardia Bioplastics, ThermoplasticStarchPP, BiodegradablePolymers, BiodegPolymers, ThermoplasticStarch_PP, BMH
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: High Strength, Good Impact Resistance, Good Toughness, Tough, Renewable Resources, From Renewable Resources, Renewable Resource Derived, Renewable Raw Materials, Renewable Resource Content.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): EU (1).
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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