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Marlex® C300

Medium Density Polyethylene

Supplied by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC

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General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Hexene Comonomer
  • High ESCR (Stress Crack Resist.)
  • High Gloss
  • Medium Clarity
  • Medium Density
Uses 
  • Blown Containers
  • Bottles
  • Squeeze Bottles
Agency Ratings 
  •  1
  
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Blow Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ASTM D1505
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Environmental Stress-Cracking Resistance (100% Igepal, Compression Molded, F50)
hr
 ASTM D1693B
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength 3 (Yield, Compression Molded)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation 3 (Break, Compression Molded)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus - Tangent 4 (Compression Molded)
psi
 ASTM D790
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Brittleness Temperature
°F
 ASTM D746
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Marlex® C300, Marlex C300, Marlex® , Marlex, MarlexC300, C 300, C300, Polyethylene, Medium Density, Polyethylene Medium Density, MDPE, Polyethylene, PE, CP Chem, PolyethyleneMediumDensity, 300C
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Medium Density, Medium Specific Gravity, Hexene Comonomer, High Gloss, Medium Clarity, High Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, High ESCR, Stress Cracking Resistant.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Squeeze Bottles, Squeeze Bottle, Blow Containers, Blown Container.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 2 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1), ASTM (1).
Notes
1use conditions B through H per 21 CFR 176.170(c)
2Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
3Type IV, 2.0 in/min
40.50 in/min
 
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