| Product Description | ||||
|
COSMOPLENE AV161 is low flow, high stiffness and high impact PP copolymer manufactured by gas phase process licensed from Sumitomo Chemical Co. Japan.
COSMOPLENE AV161 is suitable for commodity products such as chair, crates, containers, detergent pails, toys, tool boxes, seat bottom, battery case etc. |
||||
| General | ||||
|
Material Status
|
|
|||
|
Availability
|
|
|||
|
Features
|
|
|||
|
Uses
|
|
|||
|
Agency Ratings
|
|
|||
|
UL File Number
|
|
|||
|
Forms
|
|
|||
|
Processing Method
|
|
|||
| Physical |
Nominal Value
|
Unit
|
Test Method
|
|
Specific Gravity
|
|
|
ASTM D792 |
|
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)
|
|
g/10 min
|
ASTM D1238 |
|
Molding Shrinkage
|
Internal Method | ||
|
Flow: 0.0787 in
|
|
in/in
|
|
|
Across Flow: 0.0787 in
|
|
in/in
|
|
| Mechanical |
Nominal Value
|
Unit
|
Test Method
|
|
Tensile Strength
|
ASTM D638 | ||
|
Yield
|
|
psi
|
|
|
Break
|
|
psi
|
|
|
Tensile Elongation (Break)
|
|
%
|
ASTM D638 |
|
Flexural Modulus
|
|
psi
|
ASTM D790 |
| Impact |
Nominal Value
|
Unit
|
Test Method
|
|
Notched Izod Impact
|
ASTM D256 | ||
|
-4°F
|
|
ft·lb/in
|
|
|
73°F
|
|
ft·lb/in
|
|
| Hardness |
Nominal Value
|
Unit
|
Test Method
|
|
Rockwell Hardness (R-Scale)
|
|
|
ASTM D785 |
| Thermal |
Nominal Value
|
Unit
|
Test Method
|
|
Deflection Temperature Under Load (66 psi, Unannealed)
|
|
°F
|
ASTM D648 |
| Flammability |
Nominal Value
|
Unit
|
Test Method
|
|
Flame Rating
|
|
|
UL 94 |
| Related Terminology | |||
|
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: COSMOPLENE® AV161, COSMOPLENE AV161, COSMOPLENE® , COSMOPLENE, COSMOPLENEAV161, AV 161, AV161, Polypropylene Copolymer, PP Copolymer, Polypropylene, PP, TPC, PolypropyleneCopolymer, PPCopolymer, 161AV
|
|||
| Features | |||
|
Features may also be described by the following terms: Low Flow, Low Melt, Low MFI, High Impact Resistance.
|
|||
| Agency Ratings | |||
|
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1).
|
|||
| Injection |
Nominal Value
|
Unit
|
|
|
Rear Temperature
|
|
°F
|
|
|
Middle Temperature
|
|
°F
|
|
|
Front Temperature
|
|
°F
|
|
|
Mold Temperature
|
|
°F
|
|
|
Injection Pressure
|
|
psi
|
|
|
Clamp Tonnage
|
|
tons/in²
|
| Notes |
| 1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications. |
|
UL and the UL logo are trademarks of UL LLC © 2013. All Rights Reserved.
The information presented on this datasheet was acquired by UL IDES from the producer of the material. UL IDES makes substantial efforts to assure the accuracy of this data. However, UL IDES assumes no responsibility for the data values and strongly encourages that upon final material selection, data points are validated with the material supplier. |