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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-16 Polymer
EPOLENE® C-16 is a polyethylene wax modified with maleic anhydride. It is an ideal base polymer for heat seal coatings for paper, foil, and polyolefin films.
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Specifications
Polymer type: Ma-PE
Molecular weight: 26,000 Da
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
- Manufacturer: Westlake
- Product Line: EPOLENE® Polymers
- Product: EPOLENE® Coating Polymers
- Industries: Adhesives | Coatings | Elastomers | Inks | Plastics
- Authorized Countries: Canada | Mexico | United States
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Overview
EPOLENE® C-16 is a branched, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) wax that has been modified with maleic anhydride. When used as an additive for paraffin wax hot-melt coatings for packaging materials, it produces a glossy barrier coating that can be heat-sealed to paper, foils, and common packaging films. These coatings that use EPOLENE® C-16 also have increased abrasion resistance, hot tack, and gloss stabilization.
Additionally, EPOLENE® C-16 polyethylene wax is also an excellent dispersion and processing aid for highly filled masterbatches, where it provides improved dispersion and wetting of additives and pigments. In composite manufacturing, the maleic anhydride functionality of EPOLENE® C-16 improves compatibility between polyethylene and other polymers. EPOLENE® C-16 wax can also be blended with other waxes used in hot-melt adhesive formulations to improve hot tack and adhesion.
Specifications
Polymer type: Ma-PE
Molecular weight: 26,000 Da
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
Features & Benefits
- High-strength polar binder
- Low moisture vapor transmission
- Grease resistance
- High gloss
- Improved abrasion resistance
- Good heat seal ability
- Improved adhesion to substrates
- High filler tolerance
- Superior aging properties
Problems Solved
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
Curtain coatings
Cascade coatings
Building and construction coatings
Packaging coatings
Candles
Wax modification
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