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Rulon Bearings

Borealis RB501BF Polypropylene Copolymer
Categories: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polypropylene (PP); Polypropylene Copolymer

Material Notes: RB501BF is a random copolymer developed especially for applications like: food packaging, over wrap film, label film, and shrink film. RB501BF contains no slip, antiblock, antistatic additives or nucleating additives.

Former trade name for this product was BorPure™.

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Melt Flow  1.9 g/10 min
@Load 2.16 kg,
Temperature 230 °C
1.9 g/10 min
@Load 4.76 lb,
Temperature 446 °F
ISO 1133
 2.5 g/10 min
@Load 5.00 kg,
Temperature 190 °C
2.5 g/10 min
@Load 11.0 lb,
Temperature 374 °F
ISO 1133
 8.1 g/10 min
@Load 5.00 kg,
Temperature 230 °C
8.1 g/10 min
@Load 11.0 lb,
Temperature 446 °F
ISO 1133
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Film Elongation at Break, MD 80 - 100 %80 - 100 %ISO 527-3
Tensile Modulus 1.10 - 1.30 GPa160 - 189 ksiMD; ISO 527-3
 1.20 - 1.40 GPa174 - 203 ksiTD; ISO 527-3
Film Tensile Strength at Break, MD 150 - 180 MPa21800 - 26100 psiISO 527-3
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Melting Point 136 - 142 °C277 - 288 °FDSC; ISO 3146
 
Optical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Haze <= 1.8 %<= 1.8 %ASTM D1003
Gloss >= 90 %>= 90 %45° of arc; ASTM D2457

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