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Marlex® 9398

High Density Polyethylene

Supplied by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC

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General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  
Features 
  • Good Melt Strength
  • Hexene Comonomer
  • High ESCR (Stress Crack Resist.)
Uses 
  • Conduit
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Extrusion
  • Pipe Extrusion
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ASTM D1505
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/21.6 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Environmental Stress-Cracking Resistance
      
100% Igepal, Compression Molded, F50
hr
 ASTM D1693B
100% Igepal, Compression Molded, F50
hr
 ASTM D1693C
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength 2 (Yield, Compression Molded)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation 2 (Break, Compression Molded)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus - 2% Secant 3 (Compression Molded)
psi
 ASTM D790
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Brittleness Temperature
°F
 ASTM D746A
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Marlex® 9398, Marlex 9398, Marlex® , Marlex, Marlex9398, 9398, Polyethylene, High Density, Polyethylene High Density, HDPE, Polyethylene, PE, CP Chem, PolyethyleneHighDensity
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Melt Strength, High Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, High ESCR, Stress Cracking Resistant, Hexene Comonomer.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 3 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): ASTM (3).
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Type IV, 2.0 in/min
30.50 in/min
 
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