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Hytrel® HTR4275 BK316

THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER ELASTOMER

Supplied by DuPont Performance Polymers

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Product Description
Hytrel® HTR4275 BK316 is designed for blow molding or processing techniques requiring high melt viscosity. It has nominal hardness of 55D, is pigmented black with fine particle size carbon black, and contains a general purpose stabilizer.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America
Additive 
  • Antioxidant
  • Heat Stabilizer
 
Features 
  • Fatigue Resistant
  • Good Abrasion Resistance
  • Good Melt Strength
  • Grease Resistant
  • Heat Stabilized
  • High Viscosity
  • Low Temperature Flexibility
Uses 
  • Automotive Applications
  • Cast Film
  • Coating Applications
  • Filaments
  • Film
  • Hose
  • Sheet
  • Tubing
  • Wire & Cable Applications
RoHS Compliance 
Automotive Specifications 
 
Appearance 
  • Black
Processing Method 
  • Blow Molding
  • Blown Film
  • Cast Film
  • Casting
  • Extrusion
  • Extrusion Blow Molding
  • Extrusion Coating
  • Filament Extrusion
  • Profile Extrusion
  • Sheet Extrusion
Part Marking Code (ISO 11469)
  • >TPC-ET<
Resin ID (ISO 1043)
  • TPC-ET
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)
    ISO 1133
230°C/10.0 kg
g/10 min
 
230°C/2.16 kg
g/10 min
 
Melt Volume-Flow Rate (MVR) (230°C/5.0 kg)
in³/10min
ISO 1133
Molding Shrinkage
    ISO 294-4
Across Flow: 0.0394 in 2
%
 
Flow: 0.0394 in 2
%
 
Across Flow: 0.0787 in
%
 
Flow: 0.0787 in
%
 
Water Absorption
     
73°F, 24 hr
%
ASTM D570, ISO 62
Saturation, 73°F
%
ISO 62
Equilibrium, 73°F, 50% RH
%
ISO 62
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus (73°F)
psi
ISO 527-2
Tensile Stress
    ISO 527-2/1BA
Break, 73°F
psi
 
50% Strain, 73°F
psi
 
Tensile Stress
    ISO 527-2/1BA
10% Strain: 73°F
psi
 
5% Strain: 73°F
psi
 
Tensile Strain (Break, 73°F)
%
ISO 527-2/1BA
Tensile Creep Modulus
    ISO 899-1
1 hr
psi
 
1000 hr
psi
 
Flexural Modulus
     
-40°F
psi
ASTM D790
0°F
psi
ASTM D790
73°F
psi
ASTM D790
212°F
psi
ASTM D790
-40°F
psi
ISO 178
73°F
psi
ISO 178
212°F
psi
ISO 178
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Charpy Notched Impact Strength
    ISO 179/1eA
-40°F
ft·lb/in²
 
-22°F
ft·lb/in²
 
73°F
 
 
Tensile Impact Strength (73°F)
ft·lb/in²
ISO 8256
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness
     
Shore D
 
ASTM D2240, ISO 868
Shore D, 15 sec
 
ISO 868
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Heat Deflection Temperature (66 psi, Unannealed)
°F
ISO 75-2/B
Brittleness Temperature
°F
ISO 974
Melting Temperature 3
°F
ISO 11357-3
CLTE
    ISO 11359-2
Flow: 73 to 131°F
in/in/°F
 
Transverse: 73 to 131°F
in/in/°F
 
Additional Information
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Drying Temperature - Blow Molding
°F
 
Drying Time - Dehumidified Dryer, Blow Molding
hr
 
Melt Temperature - Blow Molding
°F
 
Processing Moisture Content - Blow Molding
%
 
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Hytrel® HTR4275 BK316, Hytrel HTR4275 BK316, Hytrel® , Hytrel, HytrelHTR4275BK316, HTR 4275 BK 316, HTR4275 BK316, HTR4275, 4275BK, BK316, HTR4275BK316, Thermoplastic Copolyester Elastomer, TPC-ET, TPCET, TPC:ET, TPC/ET, TPC+ET, TPC_ET, TPC ET, Thermoplastic Elastomer, TPE, DuPont, ThermoplasticCopolyesterElastomer, ThermoplasticElastomer, 4275HTR
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Heat Stabilized, Heat-ageing Stabilized, Heat Ageing Stabilized, Heat-aging Stabilized, Heat Aging Stabilized, High Viscosity, Good Melt Strength, Good Abrasion Resistance, Abrasion Resistant, Low Temperature Flexibility.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Cast Film, Tubing, Tube, Wire and Cable Applications, Wire & Cable Applications, Automotive Applications, Automotive Sector.
Automotive Specifications
This plastic material has approval for 2 automotive specifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of specifications for that agency): PSA Peugeot-Citroën (1), ASTM (1).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Drying Temperature
°F
 
Drying Time
hr
 
Suggested Max Moisture
%
 
Melt Temperature, Optimum
     
Blow Molding
°F
 
Injection Molding
°F
 
Mold Temperature
°F
 
Mold Temperature, Optimum
     
Blow Molding
°F
 
Injection Molding
°F
 
Drying Recommended
 
 
Mold Temperature - Blow Molding
°F
 
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Blow Molded
310°C/min
 
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