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Petrothene® GA568000

Linear Low Density Polyethylene

Supplied by LyondellBasell Industries

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Product Description
PETROTHENE GA 568-000 exhibits an excellent balance of processability, stiffness, impact strength and ESCR. Typical applications include housewares, trash cans, medical items and closures.

Without exception, all potential activities for applications in the pharmaceutical, medical device, laboratory and diagnostics area have to be discussed with the relevant Technical (P & AD) and Business contacts first.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  
Features 
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • Good Impact Resistance
  • Good Processability
  • Good Stiffness
  • High ESCR (Stress Crack Resist.)
Uses 
  • Closures
  • Household Goods
  • Medical/Healthcare Applications
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Injection Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ASTM D1505
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength
     ASTM D638
Yield 2
psi
  
Break
psi
  
Tensile Elongation 2 (Yield)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus 3
     ASTM D790
1% Secant
psi
  
2% Secant
psi
  
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
Brittleness Temperature
°F
 ASTM D746
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525
Additional Information
Spiral Flow, Equistar Test Method, 0.625 in insert, 1000 psi injection pressure, 440°F melt temperature: 15.7 in
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: Petrothene® GA568000, Petrothene GA568000, Petrothene® , Petrothene, PetrotheneGA568000, GA 568000, GA568000, Polyethylene, Linear Low Density, Polyethylene Linear Low Density, LLDPE, Polyethylene, PE, LyondellBasell, PolyethyleneLinearLowDensity, 568000GA
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Stiffness, Good Processability, Easy Processing, Good Impact Resistance, High Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, High ESCR, Stress Cracking Resistant.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Medical Applications, Household Goods, Housewares.
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).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Rear Temperature
°F
  
Middle Temperature
°F
  
Front Temperature
°F
  
Nozzle Temperature
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
220 in/min
30.50 in/min
 
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