Citicon Group

PROPERTIES

TEST METHOD

UNIT

RF 03

FM 03

FM 10

MD 12

MD 35

FB 12

FB 16

FB 25

POLYMER PROPERTIES

RAFFIA

FILM

INJECTION

FIBERS

Density @ 23 ^oC

ASTM D-1505

g/cm³

0.9050

0.9050

0.9050

0.9050

0.9050

0.9050

0.9050

0.9050

Melt Flow (230 ^oC/2.16kg)

ASTM D-1238

g/10min

3.1

3.4

10

12

35

12

16

25

ADDITIVES

Antioxidant

Present

Present

Present

Present

Present

Present

Present

Present

Slip Agent

-

-

Present

-

-

-

-

-

Antiblocking

-

-

Present

-

-

-

-

-

THERMAL PROPERTIES

Heat deflection temp. @455KPa

D648

^oC

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Tensile strength @ yield

ASTM D-638

MPa

32

32

33

33

35

34.5

34

33

Tensile elongation @ yield

ASTM D-638

%

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

Flexural modulus (1% Secant)

D 709 A

MPa

1310

1310

1350

1380

1350

1380

1350

1350

Notched Izod Impact @ 23 ^oC

D 256

J/M

35

35

104

32

24

23

27

27

PROPERTIES

- Good colour stability

- Consistent processability

- Good strength properties

- Low water carry over

- Good optical properties

- Consistent processability

- High strength properties

- Good gloss and clarity

- Good melt strengh

- Consistent processability

- Consistent processability

- Good processability

- Good antistate properties

- Good mould filling

- Consistent processability

- Good processability

- Good colour stability

- consistent processability

- Good colour stability

- consistent processability

- Good colour stability

- consistent processability

APPLICATIONS

Stretched tape (Raffia) which produce woven fabrics used in carpet backing, industrial and geo-textile applications.

Oriented polypropylene film (OPP).

Mainly recommended for tubilar quench film.

It is mainly recommended for injection moulding process.

It is mainly recommended for injection moulding process.

This product is intended for use in textile process such as staple and BCF.

Fiber spinning processes for staple, BCF, and multifilament.

Fiber spinning processes for staple, BCF, and multifilament.