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Nucrel® 3990

Ethylene Acrylic Acid Copolymer

Supplied by DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers

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Product Description
DuPont™ Nucrel® 3990 is a copolymer of ethylene and acrylic acid made with nominally 9 wt% acrylic acid. It is available for use in conventional extrusion coating, coextrusion coating and extrusion laminating equipment designed to process polyethylene resins.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Africa & Middle East
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America
  • South America
Features 
  • Good Adhesion
  • Good Heat Seal
  • Low Temperature Heat Sealability
Uses 
  • Coating Applications
  • Foil Coatings
  • Laminates
  • Paper Coatings
  
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Coextrusion
  • Extrusion Coating
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
      
--
 
 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
 DSC, ISO 3146
Additional Information
Acrylic Acid Content: 9%
Freezing Point (DSC), ASTM D3418: 78°C
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Nucrel® 3990, Nucrel 3990, Nucrel® , Nucrel, Nucrel3990, 3990, Ethylene Acrylic Acid Copolymer, EAA, Thermoplastic Elastomer, TPE, DuPont P&IP, EthyleneAcrylicAcidCopolymer, ThermoplasticElastomer
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Adhesion, Low Temperature Heat Sealability, Low Temperature Heat Seal, Good Heat Seal.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Foil Coatings, Foil Coating, Paper Coatings, Paper Coating.
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
  
Melt Temperature
°F
  
Die Temperature
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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