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- Manufacturer: Westlake
- Product Line: EMAC® and EBAC® Acrylate Copolymers
- Product: EMAC® Ethylene Methyl Acrylate Copolymers
- Industries: Plastics
- Authorized Countries: Canada | Mexico | United States
EMAC® SP2205
EMAC® SP2205 is a 20% ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer with enhanced processability for extrusion, molding, and cast and blown film processing. It has a melting point of 84°C and a Shore D hardness of 40.
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Specifications
Methyl acrylate content, wt%: 20
Melt index, g/10 min: 2.0
Density, kg/m³ (g/cm³): 942 (0.942)
Vicat softening temperature, °C (°F): 55 (131)
Melting point, °C (°F): 84 (183)
Brittleness temperature, °C (°F): Less than −73 (Less than −99)
Durometer hardness Shore D scale: 40
Tensile stress at break, MPa (psi): 12 (1,690)
Elongation at break, %: 800
Primary Chemistry:
Ethylene methyl acrylate block copolymer
- Manufacturer: Westlake
- Product Line: EMAC® and EBAC® Acrylate Copolymers
- Product: EMAC® Ethylene Methyl Acrylate Copolymers
- Industries: Plastics
- Authorized Countries: Canada | Mexico | United States
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Overview
EMAC® SP2205 is a versatile block copolymer containing 20% ethylene methyl acrylate for enhanced processability in various products. With a melting point of 84°C and a brittleness temperature of less than −73°C, this specialty polymer offers excellent stability and reliability in high-temperature and freezing-temperature applications, including flexible packaging, heat seal layers, IV containers and tubing, flexible films, and blown and cast films. It also imparts a Shore D hardness of 40 for optimal rigidity and toughness and exhibits good flexibility and performance at low temperatures.
Specifications
Methyl acrylate content, wt%: 20
Melt index, g/10 min: 2.0
Density, kg/m³ (g/cm³): 942 (0.942)
Vicat softening temperature, °C (°F): 55 (131)
Melting point, °C (°F): 84 (183)
Brittleness temperature, °C (°F): Less than −73 (Less than −99)
Durometer hardness Shore D scale: 40
Tensile stress at break, MPa (psi): 12 (1,690)
Elongation at break, %: 800
Primary Chemistry:
Ethylene methyl acrylate block copolymer
Features & Benefits
- 20% ethylene methyl acrylate
- Good polymer compatibility and adhesion
- Fillable with high solids
- Low viscosity
- Good softness
- High flexibility
- Improves processing
- Low-temperature impact strength
- Noncorrosive
- Higher-peak melting temperature
- Good strength
- Excellent environmental stress-cracking resistance
- High coefficient of friction
- High melting point
- Excellent clarity
Problems Solved
Incompatibility or adhesion to other polymers
Poor low-temperature resistance or flexibility of polymers
Low heat resistance of standard EMAs
Insufficient impact resistance of PET
Applications
Blown and cast films
Flexible packaging
Heat seal layers
IV containers and tubing
Compatibilizer
Flexible films
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