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Appeel® 2044

Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer

Supplied by DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers

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Product Description
DuPont™ Appeel® 2044 is a blown or cast film resin designed to be a sealing layer for lidding applications. It provides a peelable seal over a broad temperature range to a number of container materials including ABS, CPET, HDPE, PETG, PP, PS, and APET. It will provide stronger seals to HIPS, PVC, and HDPE. Appeel® 2044 is a modified ethylene vinyl acetate polymer available in pellet form for use in conventional extrusion and coextrusion equipment designed to process polyethylene resins.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Africa & Middle East
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America
  • South America
Uses 
  • Cast Film
  • Film
  • Packaging
  • Seals
  
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Blown Film
  • Coextrusion
  • Extrusion
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
      
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 ASTM D792
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g/cm³
 ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238, ISO 1133
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525, ISO 306
Melting Temperature
°F
 ASTM D3418, ISO 3146
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Appeel® 2044, Appeel 2044, Appeel® , Appeel, Appeel2044, 2044, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer, EVA, Polyethylene, PE, DuPont P&IP, EthyleneVinylAcetateCopolymer
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Cast Film.
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
  
Melt Temperature
°F
  
Die Temperature
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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