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Pro-fax 8623

Polypropylene Impact Copolymer

Supplied by LyondellBasell Industries

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Product Description
"Pro-fax" 8623 super-high impact polypropylene copolymer resin is designed for general extrusion or injection molding equipment. Features include excellent impact resistance at low temperatures
and a good stiffness/impact balance.

"Pro-fax" 8623 resin has a UL yellow card flame rating of UL94HB; these apply to all colors at a minimum thickness of 0.039 inches (1 mm).
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • Good Stiffness
  • Low Temperature Impact Resistance
Uses 
  • Automotive Applications
  • Containers
  
Agency Ratings 
  •  1
Automotive Specifications 
Appearance 
  • Opaque
Processing Method 
  • Extrusion
  • Injection Molding
  • Thermoforming
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
      
--
 
 ASTM D792B
--
g/cm³
 ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (230°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength
      
Yield 3
psi
 ASTM D638
Yield, 73°F
psi
 ISO 527-2
Tensile Elongation
      
Yield
%
 ASTM D638
Yield, 73°F
%
 ISO 527-2
Flexural Modulus
      
1% Secant  4
psi
 ASTM D790A
73°F
psi
 ISO 178
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Charpy Notched Impact Strength
     ISO 179
-40°F
ft·lb/in²
  
73°F
ft·lb/in²
  
Notched Izod Impact
      
73°F
 
 ASTM D256A
-40°F
ft·lb/in²
 ISO 180
73°F
ft·lb/in²
 ISO 180
Drop Impact Resistance (-20°F)
ft·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
66 psi, Unannealed
°F
 ISO 75-2/B
264 psi, Unannealed
°F
 ISO 75-2/A
Flammability
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Flame Rating - UL (0.0394 in, ALL)
 
 UL 94
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 8623, Profax 8623, Pro-fax , Profax, Pro:fax, Pro/fax, Pro+fax, Pro_fax, Pro fax, Profax8623, 8623, Polypropylene Impact Copolymer, PP Impact Copolymer, Polypropylene, PP, LyondellBasell, PolypropyleneImpactCopolymer, PPImpactCopolymer
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Low Temperatuer Impact Resistance, Low Temp Impact Resistance, Good Stiffness.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Automotive Applications, Automotive Sector.
Automotive Specifications
This plastic material has approval for 7 automotive specifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of specifications for that agency): FORD (2), CHRYSLER (5).
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).
Notes
1excluding cooking applications
2Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
32.0 in/min
40.039 in/min
 
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