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Elvaloy® AC 1609

Ethylene Methyl Acrylate Copolymer

Supplied by DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers

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Product Description
Elvaloy® AC 1609 is a copolymer of ethylene and methyl acrylate. It is available in pellet form for use in conventional extrusion equipment designed to process polyethylene type resins.

9% Methyl Acrylate
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Europe
  • North America
  
Features 
  • Copolymer
  • Good Flexibility
  • Good Heat Seal
  • Soft
  
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Coextrusion
  • Injection Molding
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
      
--
 
 ASTM D792
--
g/cm³
 ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238, ISO 1133
Methyl Acrylate Content
wt%
  
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ISO 306/A50, ASTM D1525 2
Melting Temperature
°F
 DSC, ISO 3146
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Elvaloy® AC 1609, Elvaloy AC 1609, Elvaloy® , Elvaloy, ElvaloyAC1609, AC 1609, AC1609, Ethylene Methyl Acrylate Copolymer, EMA, Thermoplastic Elastomer, TPE, DuPont P&IP, EthyleneMethylAcrylateCopolymer, ThermoplasticElastomer, 1609AC
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Heat Seal, Good Flexibility, Flexible.
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.
2Rate A (50°C/h), Loading 1 (10 N)
 
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