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SCLAIR® 2316

Medium Density Polyethylene

Supplied by NOVA Chemicals

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General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Additive 
  • Antioxidant
Features 
  • Antioxidant
  • Butene Comonomer
  • Fast Molding Cycle
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • High Gloss
  • Low to No Odor
  • Low Warpage
Uses 
  • Closures
  • Lids
  • Thin-walled Parts
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Injection Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
ASTM D792
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
 
Yield 3
psi
 
Flexural Modulus
psi
ASTM D790
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore D)
 
ASTM D2240
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Brittleness Temperature
°F
ASTM D746
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
ASTM D1525
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: SCLAIR® 2316, SCLAIR 2316, SCLAIR® , SCLAIR, SCLAIR2316, 2316, Polyethylene, Medium Density, Polyethylene Medium Density, MDPE, Polyethylene, PE, Nova Chemicals, PolyethyleneMediumDensity
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Low Warpage, Low Warp, Low Odor, High Gloss, Fast Cycle, Rapid Cycle, Productivity, Fast Molding Cycle, Butene Comonomer.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Thin-walled Parts, Thin Walled Parts, Thin-wall Parts, Thin wall Parts, Thinwall Parts.
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
 
Processing (Melt) Temp
°F
 
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
22.0 in/min
320 in/min
 
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