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Pro-fax 7531

Polypropylene Impact Copolymer

Supplied by LyondellBasell Industries

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Product Description
"Pro-fax" 7531 medium impact polypropylene copolymer resin is designed for food packaging applications. It can be used on standard injection molding and thermoforming equipment.

"Pro-fax" 7531 resin has passed USP Class VI testing. It has a UL yellow card RTI of 65°C and a flame rating of UL94HB; these apply to all colors at a minimum thickness of 0.039 inches.

For regulatory compliance information see "Pro-fax" 7531 Regulatory Affairs Product Stewardship Information/Certification Data Sheet (RAPIDS).
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • Good Dimensional Stability
  • Low Temperature Impact Resistance
Uses 
  • Food Containers
Agency Ratings 
Appearance 
  • Opaque
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Injection Molding
  • Thermoforming
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 ASTM D792B
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (230°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength 2 (Yield)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation (Yield)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus - 1% Secant 3
psi
 ASTM D790A
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact (73°F)
ft·lb/in
 ASTM D256A
Instrumented Dart Impact (-20°F)
in·lb
 Internal Method
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Rockwell Hardness (R-Scale)
 
 ASTM D785
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load (66 psi, Unannealed)
°F
 ASTM D648
Flammability
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Flame Rating - UL (0.0390 in)
 
 UL 94
UL
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
RTI Str (0.0390 in)
°F
 UL 746
RTI Imp (0.0390 in)
°F
 UL 746
RTI Elec (0.0390 in)
°F
 UL 746
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: Pro-fax 7531, Profax 7531, Pro-fax , Profax, Pro:fax, Pro/fax, Pro+fax, Pro_fax, Pro fax, Profax7531, 7531, Polypropylene Impact Copolymer, PP Impact Copolymer, Polypropylene, PP, LyondellBasell, PolypropyleneImpactCopolymer, PPImpactCopolymer
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Dimensional Stability, Dimensionally Stable, Low Temperatuer Impact Resistance, Low Temp Impact Resistance.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Food Containers, Food 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): USP (1).
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
22.0 in/min
30.050 in/min
 
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