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UNITHENE® LH523
- Chemical Family
- PolyethylenesPolyolefins
UNITHENE® LH523 is a high density polyethylene resin (HDPE) for use in injection molding and powder coating.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Pellets
Product families
Applications
Automotive & Transportation — Automotive
- Exterior & Body
- Interior
- Other Automotive Applications
Building & Construction — Building Materials
- Other Building Materials
Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing
- Other Industrial Applications
Product Families
Plastics — Basic Thermoplastics
- Polyolefins
Other characteristics
- Brand
- UNITHENE
- Polymer Name
- High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
- Processing Methods
- Injection Molding
- Markets
- Automotive & Transportation
- Building & Construction
- Industrial
- Technology
- Plastics
- Packaging Type
- Bags
- Material Features
Excellent Stiffness; Good Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR); Good Impact Strength; Good Processability; Good Surface Gloss; High Hardness; Low Warpage
- Chemical Inventories
- AICS (Australia)
- DSL (Canada)
- ENCS (Japan)
- IECSC (China)
- NZIoC (New Zealand)
- PICCS (Phillipines)
- TCSI (Taiwan)
- TSCA (USA)
- Plastics and Elastomers End Uses
- Automotive Applications
- Automotive Exterior Parts
- Automotive Interior Parts
- Tubing
- Plastics and Elastomers Functions
- Resin
- Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods
- Injection Molding
Technical data
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12 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melt Index | 23 | g/10min | ASTM D1238 |
| Density | 0.956 | g/cm3 | ASTM D792 |
| Tensile Strength at Yield | 230 | kg/cm2 | ASTM D638 |
| Ultimate Elongation | 300 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Izod Impact Strength | 3.5 | kg-cm/cm | ASTM D256 |
| 1% Secant Modulus (Molded) | 7600 | kg/cm2 | ASTM D638 |
| Low Temperature Brittleness (F₅₀) | max. - 76 | °C | ASTM D746 |
| Torsional Stiffness | 9200 | kg/cm2 | ASTM D1043 |
| Flexural Stiffness | 8200 | kg/cm2 | ASTM D747 |
| Vicat Softening Point | 125 | °C | ASTM D1525 |
| Melt Point | 132 | °C | ASTM D3418 |
| Hardness | 68 | Shore D | ASTM D2240 |
