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Properties
Melt Flow Index

Definition
Melt flow index or MFI is a measure of the ease of flow of the melt of a thermoplastic polymer. Melt flow rate is an indirect measure of molecular weight, with high melt flow rate corresponding to low molecular weight. At the same time, melt flow rate is a measure of the ability of the material's melt to flow under pressure The ratio of the density of a material at a given temperature to the density of an equal volume of water at the same temperature. The mass (or weight) per unit volume of a material at a given temperature. Density and specific gravity are both ways of describing the weight (mass) of a certain quantity of material. They are useful in determining yield and comparing different materials. The main difference is that density has units and specific gravity does not. Why not? Specific gravity is determined by dividing the density of a material by the density of an equal volume of water using the same units. The units therefore cancel each other out. This means you don't have to worry ab This test method was developed to determine the inorganic content of plastics by destructive ashing procedures Shrinkage is inherent in the injection molding process. Shrinkage occurs because the density of polymer varies from the processing temperature to the ambient temperature. The shrinkage of ed plastic parts can be as much as 20 percent by volume, when measured at the processing temperature and the ambient temperature. Semi-crystalline materials are particularly prone to thermal shrinkage; amorphous materials tend to shrink less. When crystalline materials are cooled below their transition temperature, the molecules arrange themselves in a more orderly way, forming crystallites. On the other hand, the microstructure of amorphous materials does not change with the phase change. This difference leads to semi-crystalline materials having a greater difference in specific volume between the processing state (point A) and the state at room temperature and atmospheric pressure (point B) than amorphous materials (see figure below). Excessive shrinkage can be caused by a number of factors: Low effective holding pressure Short pack-hold time or cooling time Fast freezing off of gate High melt temperature High temperature

Specific Gravity

Density

Ash / Filler Content

Shrinkage

Tensile Strength @ Yield

7 8

Tensile Strength @ Break Elongation @ Break

Ultimate tensile strength (UTS), often shortened to tensile strength (TS) or ultimate strength,[1][2] is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before failing or breaking..The tensile strength at yield is the tensile stress level at which the rise in the stress-strain curve equals zero for the first time. The tensile strength at break is the tensile stress at the moment at which a test specimen tears. Like elongation at break, this is also determined by tensile testing Elongation at break, also known as fracture strain, is the ratio between changed length and initial length after breakage of the test specimen. It expresses the capability of a material to resist changes of shape without crack formation It is related to the ability of a plastic specimen to resist changes of shape before it deforms irreversibly.Elongation at Yield is the ratio between increased length and initial length at the yield point, i.e. when an increase of strain is not provoked by an increase of stress on the test specimen Stiffness is known as the flexural modulus .The stiffness is a function of the polymer type and molecular weight, as well as the thickness and shape of the plastic part. Most polypropylenes and thermoplastic olefins (TPOs) used for components in automobiles and appliances are not stiff enough, in their natural state, to be satisfactory in high-performance parts. Adding a fine mineral will increase the stiffness or flexural modulus of a polymer system. Generally, the more mineral usedthat is, the higher the filler loadingthe greater the increase in flexural modulus. Material's ability to resist deformation under load. The flexural strength represents the highest stress experienced within the material at its moment of rupture.The transverse bending test is most frequently employed, in which a rod specimen having either a circular or rectangular cross-section is bent until fracture using a three point flexural test technique The Charpy impact test, also known as the Charpy V-notch test, is a standardized high strain-rate test which determines the amount of energy absorbed by a material during fracture. This absorbed energy is a measure of a given material's notch toughness and acts as a tool to study temperature-dependent ductile-brittle transition. It is widely applied in industry, since it is easy to prepare and conduct and results can be obtained quickly and cheaply An elastic modulus, or modulus of elasticity, is the mathematical description of an object or substance's tendency to be deformed elastically (i.e., non-permanently) when a force is applied to it. The elastic modulus of an object is defined as the slope of its stressstrain curve in the elastic deformation region:[1] As such, a stiffer material will have a higher elastic modulus. The heat deflection temperature or heat distortion temperature (HDT, HDTUL, or DTUL) is the temperature at which a polymer or plastic sample deforms under a specified load. This property of a given plastic material is applied in many aspects of product design, engineering, and manufacture of products using thermoplastic components.An injection molded plastic part is considered "safe" to remove from its mold once it is near or below the HDT. This means that part deformation will be held within acceptable limits after removal.

Elongation @ Yield

10

Flexural Modulus

11

Flexural Strength

12

Notched Charpy Impact Strength

13

Modulus of elasticity

14

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