NOVA Chemicals NOVAPOL® LA-0219-A LDPE Foam Resin

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NOVA Chemicals NOVAPOL® LA-0219-A LDPE Foam Resin
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); Low Density (LDPE)
Material Notes:	Homopolymer Features: Versatile multipurpose foam processing Good foam-processing window Suitable drawdown characteristics Maintains foam dimensional stability Achieves packaging-foam density Additives: Base resin Applications: Edge protection Foam sheet and profile extrusion Conventional and cross-linked foams Specialty foams Film properties are typical of blown film extruded at a blowup ratio of 2.5:1, but are dependent upon operating conditions. United States: NOVAPOL LA-0219-A resin complies with the specifications contained in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation 21 CFR 177.1520 for olefin polymers, para. (c) 2.1, and may thus be used in the United States as an article or component of an article intended for use in contact with food. This resin is subject to the specific limitation that it may not be used in articles used for packing or holding food during cooking. NOVA Chemicals polyethylene resins are biologically and chemically inert. Information provided by NOVA Chemicals®
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Available Properties

Density, ASTM D 792
Thickness
Melt Flow, Melt Strength
Melt Index of Compound, ASTM D 1238
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, MD, ASTM D 882
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, TD, ASTM D 882
Tensile Strength, Yield, ASTM D 638
Film Elongation at Break, MD, ASTM D 882
Film Elongation at Break, TD, ASTM D 882
Elongation at Break, ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus, 1% Secant, ASTM D 790
Coefficient of Friction, ASTM D 1894
Elmendorf Tear Strength MD, ASTM D 1922
Elmendorf Tear Strength TD, ASTM D 1922
Dart Drop Test, ASTM D 1709/A, F₅₀
Film Tensile Strength at Break, MD, ASTM D 882
Film Tensile Strength at Break, TD, ASTM D 882
1% Secant Modulus, MD, ASTM D 882
1% Secant Modulus, TD, ASTM D 882
Haze, ASTM D 1003
Gloss, ASTM D 2457, @ 45°
FDA, See notes for details.

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Category Notes
Plastic

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