| Polyethylene (PE)
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| Specific Gravity | 1.16 to 1.17 | 1.68 | 0.912 to 0.921 | 0.929 to 0.962 | 0.935 to 0.973 | 0.947 to 0.959 | 0.947 to 0.963 | 0.948 to 0.965 | 0.962 to 0.963 | 0.902 to 0.936 | 0.914 to 0.929 | 0.918 to 0.948 | 0.936 to 0.943 | 0.932 to 0.955 | 0.920 to 0.923 | -- | 0.931 to 0.968 | 0.902 to 0.967 | 0.920 to 0.947 | 0.906 to 0.914 | 0.886 to 0.916 | 0.914 to 0.948 | | Mold Shrinkage, Flow (in/in) | -- | 0.023 to 0.025 | -- | 0.012 to 0.022 | 0.0077 to 0.030 | 0.025 | 0.025 to 0.030 | -- | 0.018 | 0.013 to 0.031 | -- | 0.015 to 0.020 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.012 to 0.016 | 0.020 to 0.030 | 0.0060 to 0.030 | -- | 0.010 | 0.020 | | Melt Mass Flow Rate (g/10 min) | 3.8 | -- | 0.85 to 1.2 | 0.15 to 21 | 0.020 to 9.0 | 0.050 to 1.0 | 0.027 to 11 | 0.028 to 2.8 | 42 | 0.12 to 58 | 0.30 to 35 | 0.20 to 4.1 | 0.60 to 8.0 | 0.040 to 6.4 | 0.60 to 2.1 | 0.93 to 3.6 | 0.080 to 6.1 | 0.10 to 20 | 0.10 to 0.69 | 0.95 to 4.1 | 0.10 to 3.1 | 0.30 to 2.2 | | Drying Temperature (°F) | -- | -- | -- | 140 to 141 | 174 to 176 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 175 to 180 | -- | 110 to 194 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 180 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Drying Time (hr) | -- | -- | -- | 7.9 to 8.0 | 2.0 to 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 to 3.1 | -- | 1.5 to 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Suggested Max Moisture (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.050 to 0.30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.050 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Suggested Max Regrind (%) | -- | 15 | -- | -- | 10 to 100 | 30 to 40 | 25 | -- | -- | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Injection Pressure (psi) | -- | 1200 to 1500 | -- | 1310 to 10000 | 12400 to 20000 | 14200 | 19600 to 20000 | -- | 14200 | 925 to 15000 | -- | 900 to 10200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Rear Temperature (°F) | -- | 399 to 450 | -- | 250 to 254 | 383 to 452 | 448 to 450 | 385 | -- | 410 | 309 to 402 | -- | 349 to 365 | 365 to 392 | 329 to 365 | -- | -- | -- | 440 | 555 | -- | 356 | -- | | Middle Temperature (°F) | -- | 441 to 470 | -- | 300 to 302 | 361 to 473 | 467 to 470 | 420 | -- | 473 | 349 to 401 | -- | 356 to 375 | 365 to 392 | 329 to 365 | -- | -- | -- | 440 | 550 | -- | 356 | -- | | Front Temperature (°F) | -- | 469 to 500 | -- | 350 to 351 | 364 to 477 | 472 to 475 | 440 | -- | 518 | 349 to 401 | -- | 364 to 400 | 365 to 392 | 329 to 365 | -- | -- | -- | 440 | 540 | -- | 356 | -- | | Nozzle Temperature (°F) | -- | 469 to 490 | -- | 350 to 352 | 390 to 479 | 472 to 475 | 430 | -- | 518 | 350 to 426 | -- | 400 to 403 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 560 | -- | -- | -- | | Processing (Melt) Temp (°F) | -- | 517 to 520 | -- | 208 to 446 | 356 to 484 | 401 to 438 | 423 to 426 | -- | -- | 327 to 432 | -- | 356 to 464 | 461 to 491 | 401 to 499 | -- | -- | -- | 448 to 450 | 545 | -- | 416 | -- | | Mold Temperature (°F) | -- | 89.6 to 250 | -- | 68.0 to 356 | 50.0 to 115 | 54.5 to 99.5 | 50.0 | -- | 89.6 | 59.0 to 110 | -- | 63.5 to 95.0 | 77.0 | 77.0 | -- | -- | -- | 113 to 114 | 113 | -- | 77.0 | -- |
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| Specific Gravity (g/cm³) | 1.16 | 1.67 to 1.68 | 0.910 to 0.919 | 0.926 to 0.960 | 0.932 to 0.971 | 0.945 to 0.957 | 0.945 to 0.960 | 0.946 to 0.962 | 0.960 | 0.900 to 0.934 | 0.912 to 0.927 | 0.915 to 0.946 | 0.933 to 0.940 | 0.929 to 0.953 | 0.918 to 0.920 | -- | 0.929 to 0.966 | 0.899 to 0.965 | 0.918 to 0.944 | 0.904 to 0.912 | 0.884 to 0.914 | 0.912 to 0.945 | | Mold Shrinkage, Flow (cm/cm) | -- | 0.023 to 0.025 | -- | 0.012 to 0.022 | 0.0077 to 0.030 | 0.025 | 0.025 to 0.030 | -- | 0.018 | 0.013 to 0.031 | -- | 0.015 to 0.020 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.012 to 0.016 | 0.020 to 0.030 | 0.0060 to 0.030 | -- | 0.010 | 0.020 | | Melt Mass Flow Rate (g/10 min) | 3.8 | -- | 0.85 to 1.2 | 0.15 to 21 | 0.020 to 9.0 | 0.050 to 1.0 | 0.027 to 11 | 0.028 to 2.8 | 42 | 0.12 to 58 | 0.30 to 35 | 0.20 to 4.1 | 0.60 to 8.0 | 0.040 to 6.4 | 0.60 to 2.1 | 0.93 to 3.6 | 0.080 to 6.1 | 0.10 to 20 | 0.10 to 0.69 | 0.95 to 4.1 | 0.10 to 3.1 | 0.30 to 2.2 | | Drying Temperature (°C) | -- | -- | -- | 60.0 to 60.6 | 78.8 to 79.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79.3 to 82.2 | -- | 43.3 to 90.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 82.1 to 82.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Drying Time (hr) | -- | -- | -- | 7.9 to 8.0 | 2.0 to 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 to 3.1 | -- | 1.5 to 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Suggested Max Moisture (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.050 to 0.30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.050 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Suggested Max Regrind (%) | -- | 15 | -- | -- | 10 to 100 | 30 to 40 | 25 | -- | -- | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Injection Pressure (MPa) | -- | 8.27 to 10.3 | -- | 9.00 to 68.9 | 85.4 to 138 | 98.0 | 135 to 138 | -- | 98.1 | 6.37 to 103 | -- | 6.21 to 70.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Rear Temperature (°C) | -- | 204 to 232 | -- | 121 to 123 | 195 to 234 | 231 to 232 | 196 | -- | 210 | 154 to 205 | -- | 176 to 185 | 185 to 200 | 165 to 185 | -- | -- | -- | 227 | 291 | -- | 180 | -- | | Middle Temperature (°C) | -- | 227 to 243 | -- | 149 to 150 | 183 to 245 | 242 to 243 | 216 | -- | 245 | 176 to 205 | -- | 180 to 191 | 185 to 200 | 165 to 185 | -- | -- | -- | 227 | 288 | -- | 180 | -- | | Front Temperature (°C) | -- | 243 to 260 | -- | 177 | 184 to 247 | 245 to 246 | 227 | -- | 270 | 176 to 205 | -- | 185 to 204 | 185 to 200 | 165 to 185 | -- | -- | -- | 227 | 282 | -- | 180 | -- | | Nozzle Temperature (°C) | -- | 243 to 254 | -- | 177 to 178 | 199 to 248 | 245 to 246 | 221 | -- | 270 | 177 to 219 | -- | 204 to 206 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 293 | -- | -- | -- | | Processing (Melt) Temp (°C) | -- | 269 to 271 | -- | 97.5 to 230 | 180 to 251 | 205 to 225 | 217 to 219 | -- | -- | 164 to 222 | -- | 180 to 240 | 238 to 255 | 205 to 260 | -- | -- | -- | 231 to 232 | 285 | -- | 213 | -- | | Mold Temperature (°C) | -- | 32.0 to 121 | -- | 20.0 to 180 | 10.0 to 45.8 | 12.5 to 37.5 | 10.0 | -- | 32.0 | 15.0 to 43.5 | -- | 17.5 to 35.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | -- | -- | -- | 44.7 to 45.4 | 44.7 | -- | 25.0 | -- |
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