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- Manufacturer: Westlake
- Product Line: EPOLENE® Polymers
- Product: EPOLENE® Coating Polymers
- Industries: Adhesives | Coatings | Elastomers | Inks | Plastics
- Authorized Countries: Canada | Mexico | United States
EPOLENE® C-16P Polymer
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0130654
EPOLENE® C-16P is a maleic anhydride modified, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) wax in powdered form. It is used as a base polymer in heat seal coatings and adhesives.
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Polymer type: Ma-PE
Molecular weight: 26,000
Ring and Ball softening point (ASTM E 28): 102°C
Penetration Hardness (ASTM D5): 3 dmm
Viscosity, Brookfield: 2,850 cPs at 190°C
Primary Chemistry:
Maleated Polyethylene Polymer
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Overview
EPOLENE® C-16P is the powdered form of EPOLENE® C-16 polyethylene wax. It is a highly branched, maleic anhydride–modified, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) wax powder with medium molecular weight. It is mostly used in heat seal coatings for packaging applications, producing a barrier coating that can be heat sealed to foils, polyolefin films, and paper. When specifically used as an additive in hot-melt coatings with paraffin wax, EPOLENE® C-16P increases abrasion resistance and hot tack while stabilizing gloss.
EPOLENE® C-16P polyethylene wax is also used as a base polymer in highly filled masterbatches. EPOLENE® C-16P acts as a processing aid to reduce torque and die pressure for masterbatch equipment. It also functions as a pigment dispersion aid to provide wetting of additives and prevent pigment agglomeration in color concentrates. In addition, EPOLENE® C-16P can be blended with other wax polymers used in hot-melt adhesive formulations to improve hot tack and adhesion to smooth surfaces.
Features & Benefits
- Low moisture vapor transmission
- Grease resistance
- High gloss
- Good heat seal ability
- Improved adhesion
- High filler tolerance
- Superior aging properties
Problems Solved
Longer melt times due to the larger particle size of Epolene® C-16
Poor adhesion of heat seal coatings and hot-melt adhesives to packaging films
Low tolerance of plastics for additives and pigments
Not enough hot tack in hot-melt adhesive
Applications
Hot-melt adhesives
Solvent-based adhesives
Plastics compounding
Plastics color concentrates
Paper coating emulsions
Cardboard coatings
Automotive coatings
Carpet assembly adhesives
Curtain coatings
Cascade coatings
Building and construction coatings
Packaging coatings
Candles
Wax modification
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