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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+® SP1307
EMAC+® SP1307 is a high-quality EMA block copolymer containing 20% ethylene methyl acrylate for a soft, flexible polymer with excellent toughness and adhesion. It imparts wide temperature resistance for application versatility, allowing it to be used in flexible packaging, heat seal layers, tubing, compounding, extrusion coatings, and more.
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Specifications
Methyl acrylate content, wt%: 20
Melt index, g/10 min: 6.0
Density, kg/m³ (g/cm³): 942 (0.942)
Vicat softening temperature, °C (°F): 46 (114)
Melting point, °C (°F): 97 (207)
Brittleness temperature, °C (°F): Less than −73 (Less than −99)
Durometer hardness, Shore D scale: 36
Tensile stress at break, MPa (psi): 10 (1,380)
Elongation at break, %: 825
Secant modulus of elasticity, MPa (psi): 42 (6,000)
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+® SP1307 is an innovative ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer recommended for use with extrusion, molding, and cast and blown film equipment. Containing 20% ethylene methyl acrylate, this polymer is compatible with a wide range of polymers, polyolefins, polyesters, and more, exhibiting high adhesion and noncorrosive benefits. It is suitable for use in extrusion coatings and laminations, flexible packaging, tubing, tie layers, heat seal layers, and compounding applications where excellent softness, flexibility, and high-temperature resistance are necessary. EMAC+® SP1307 also exhibits excellent toughness, surface tack, and resistance to impact and environmental stress cracking.
Specifications
Methyl acrylate content, wt%: 20
Melt index, g/10 min: 6.0
Density, kg/m³ (g/cm³): 942 (0.942)
Vicat softening temperature, °C (°F): 46 (114)
Melting point, °C (°F): 97 (207)
Brittleness temperature, °C (°F): Less than −73 (Less than −99)
Durometer hardness, Shore D scale: 36
Tensile stress at break, MPa (psi): 10 (1,380)
Elongation at break, %: 825
Secant modulus of elasticity, MPa (psi): 42 (6,000)
Primary Chemistry:
Ethylene methyl acrylate block copolymer
Features & Benefits
- Easy processing
- Excellent toughness
- High adhesion
- Fillable with high solids
- High-temperature resistance
- Good flexibility
- Excellent environmental stress-cracking resistance
- High coefficient of friction
- High melting point
- Excellent clarity
- Improved processing
- Low-temperature impact strength
- Good polymer compatibility
- Noncorrosive
Problems Solved
Poor compatibility or adhesion to materials such as papers, polyolefins, polyesters, ionomers, and PVC
Poor low-temperature resistance or flexibility
Low heat resistance
Applications
Extrusion coatings and laminations
Flexible packaging
Heat sealing
Tubing
Tie layers
Compounding
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