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ALCUDIA® C-20

High Density Polyethylene

Supplied by REPSOL YPF

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Product Description
ALCUDIA® C-20 is a high density polyethylene copolymer of hexene, with high molecular weight. It is specialy designed to make, by blow moulding, tanks of medium and high capacity. Also for compresion sheets.
This grade contains stabilizers according to the enduse of the item in order to reinforce the thermal stability.
ALCUDIA® C-20 is approved for food contact under certain legislation.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Europe
Features 
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • Good Chemical Resistance
  • High ESCR (Stress Crack Resist.)
  • High Impact Resistance
  
Uses 
  • Sheet
  • Tanks
  
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Blow Molding
  • Compression Molding
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)
     ISO 1133
190°C/2.16 kg
g/10 min
  
190°C/21.6 kg
g/10 min
  
Environmental Stress-Cracking Resistance (F50)
hr
 ASTM D1693
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Stress (Break)
psi
 ISO 527-2
Tensile Strain (Break)
%
 ISO 527-2
Flexural Modulus
psi
 ISO 178
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Shore Hardness (Shore D)
 
 ISO 868
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ISO 306
Additional Information
The value listed as ESCR, ASTM D1693, was tested in accordance with MA-55-3020 test standards.
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: ALCUDIA® C-20, ALCUDIA C20, ALCUDIA® , ALCUDIA, ALCUDIAC20, C-20, C20, C:20, C/20, C+20, C_20, C 20, Polyethylene, High Density, Polyethylene High Density, HDPE, Polyethylene, PE, Repsol YPF, PolyethyleneHighDensity, 20C
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: High Impact Resistance, High Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, High ESCR, Stress Cracking Resistant, Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant.
Extrusion
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Cylinder Zone 1 Temp.
°F
  
Adapter Temperature
°F
  
Melt Temperature
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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