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Surlyn® 8020

Ethylene Methacrylic Acid

Supplied by DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers

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Product Description
Surlyn® 8020 is a sodium ionomer thermoplastic resin. It is available for use in conventional extrusion and injection equipment, to create various sheets or shapes.
Surlyn® 8020 thermoplastic resin is an advanced ethylene/acid/acylate terpolymer, in which some of the MAA acid groups have been partially neutralized with sodium ions.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Africa & Middle East
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America
  • South America
Features 
  • Copolymer
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Blow Molding
  • Extrusion
  • Sheet Extrusion
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
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength (Break, 73°F)
psi
 ASTM D638, ISO 527-2
Tensile Elongation (Break, 73°F)
%
 ASTM D638, ISO 527-2
Flexural Modulus (73°F)
psi
 ASTM D790
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Impact Strength
     ASTM D1822
-40°F
ft·lb/in²
  
73°F
ft·lb/in²
  
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore D)
 
 ASTM D2240, ISO 868
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Brittleness Temperature
°F
 ASTM D746
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ISO 306/120, ASTM D1525 2
Peak Melting Temperature
°F
 ASTM D3418, ISO 3146
Optical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Haze (250 mil)
%
 ASTM D1003
Additional Information
Cation Type: Sodium
Abrasion Resistance, ASTM D1630: 150 NBS Index
Freezing Point, ASTM D3418: 67°C
Related Terminology
This supplier and product may also be known by these terms: Surlin

Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Surlyn® 8020, Surlyn 8020, Surlyn® , Surlyn, Surlyn8020, 8020, Ethylene Methacrylic Acid, EMAA, Thermoplastic Elastomer, TPE, DuPont P&IP, EthyleneMethacrylicAcid, ThermoplasticElastomer
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Processing (Melt) Temp
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Rate B (120°C/h)
 
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