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Clearflex® RP 50 U

Linear Medium Density Polyethylene

Supplied by Polimeri Europa

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Product Description
Clearflex® RP 50 U is a linear medium density polyethylene resin (LMDPE), with antioxidants and UV stabilizers, suitable for rotomoulding application.

Items manufacturered with Clearflex® RP 50 U show good mechanical properties and excellent surface aspect.

Thanks to high processability, Clearflex® RP 50 U is recommended for the production of hardly shaped items with inner smooth surface, toys and bas-reliefs.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Europe
  • North America
  
Additive 
  • Antioxidant
  • UV Stabilizer
  
Features 
  • Antioxidant
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • Good Surface Finish
  • Good UV Resistance
  
Uses 
  • Toys
Agency Ratings 
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Rotational Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ISO 1133
Environmental Stress-Cracking Resistance (Injection Molded)
hr
 ISO 22088
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Stress
     ISO 527-2
Yield, Injection Molded
psi
  
Break, Injection Molded
psi
  
Tensile Strain (Break, Injection Molded)
%
 ISO 527-2
Flexural Modulus (Injection Molded)
psi
 ISO 178
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Drop Impact Resistance (Rotomolded Specimen)
in·lb/mil
 ISO 6603-2
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Shore Hardness (Shore D, Injection Molded)
 
 ISO 868
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Brittleness Temperature
°F
 ASTM D746
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ISO 306/A
Melting Temperature
°F
 Internal Method
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Clearflex® RP 50 U, Clearflex RP 50 U, Clearflex® , Clearflex, ClearflexRP50U, RP 50 U, RP50, 50U, RP50U, Polyethylene, Linear Medium Density, Polyethylene Linear Medium Density, LMDPE, Polyethylene, PE, Polimeri Europa, PolyethyleneLinearMediumDensity, 50RP
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good UV Resistance, UV Resistant, Ultraviolet Resistant, Ultraviolet Light Resistant, Good Surface Finish.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): EU (1).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Processing (Melt) Temp
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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