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Flexathene® TP4120BK

Polyolefin

Supplied by LyondellBasell Industries

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Product Description
FLEXATHENE TP 4120-BK is a high flow injection molding grade thermoplastic olefin (TPO) formulated for thin wall paintable automotive applications. TP 4120-BK has an excellent balance of stiffness, impact resistance, dimensional stability and processability and has been specially formulated to meet GMP.E/P.133. This resin is pre-colored black, but is available in other colors as well as weatherable and UV paintable versions to meet GMP.E/P.134.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Good Dimensional Stability
  • Good Processability
  • High Flow
  • High Impact Resistance
  • High Stiffness
  • Paintable
Uses 
  • Automotive Applications
  • Thin-walled Parts
  
Automotive Specifications 
 
Appearance 
  • Black
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Injection Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ISO 1183/A, ASTM D1505
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)
      
230°C/2.16 kg
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
230°C/2.16 kg 2
g/10 min
 ISO 1133
Molding Shrinkage
     ISO 294-4
250°F, 1 hr
%
  
48 hr
%
  
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus
psi
 ISO 527-2
Tensile Strength
      
Yield 3
psi
 ASTM D638
Yield
psi
 ISO 527-2
Tensile Elongation (Yield)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus - Tangent
      
-- 4
psi
 ASTM D790B
--
psi
 ISO 178
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact
     ASTM D256
0°F
ft·lb/in
  
73°F
 
  
Unnotched Izod Impact (0°F)
 
 ASTM D256
Instrumented Dart Impact 5
     ASTM D3763
-22°F, Energy to Peak Load
in·lb
  
73°F, Energy to Peak Load
in·lb
  
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
CLTE - Flow
in/in/°F
 ASTM E831
Related Terminology
This supplier and product may also be known by these terms: LyondellBasell Industries, Lyondell, Basell, Bassell, Basell Polyolefins, Bassel

Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Flexathene® TP4120BK, Flexathene TP4120BK, Flexathene® , Flexathene, FlexatheneTP4120BK, TP 4120 BK, TP4120BK, TP4120, 4120BK, Polyolefin, Unspecified, Polyolefin Unspecified, Polyolefin, LyondellBasell, PolyolefinUnspecified, 4120TP
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: High Stiffness, Good Processability, Easy Processing, High Impact Resistance, High Flow, High Melt, High MFI, Good Dimensional Stability, Dimensionally Stable.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Thin-walled Parts, Thin Walled Parts, Thin-wall Parts, Thin wall Parts, Thinwall Parts, Automotive Applications, Automotive Sector.
Automotive Specifications
This plastic material has approval for 4 automotive specifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of specifications for that agency): GM (4).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Processing (Melt) Temp
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Procedure A
30.50 in/min
40.050 in/min
57.22 ft/sec
 
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