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Plaskolite -OPTIX® CA-42

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CA-42 is a specialty grade polymer designed for colorant’s and pigments’ carrier applications. CA-42 has very high melt flow rate owing to the monomeric formulation design.


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OPTIX® CA-42

CA-42 is a specialty grade polymer designed for colorant’s and pigments’ carrier applications. CA-42 has very high melt flow rate owing to the monomeric formulation design. It is suitable for high melt flow rate needed products and color concentrates that requires excellent dispersion property.

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  • Injection Molding


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Specifications

Mechanical

TEST METHOD

UNITS

CA-42

Tensile Strength

ASTM D638

psi

5800

Elongation

ASTM D638

%

2.4

Impact Strength - Izod (Notched)

ASTM D256

ft-lb/in

0.3

Impact Strength - Falling Weight (1/8”)

ASTM D5420 GB

in-lb

2

Thermal

TEST METHOD

UNITS

CA-42

Vicat Softening Temperature

ASTM D1525

°F

168

Heat Deflection Temperature Under Load (264 psi)

ASTM D648

°F

158

Melt Flow Rate

ASTM D1238

g/10 min

40

Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (-30 to 30°C)

ASTM D696

mm/(mm-oC)

6 X 10^-5

Molding Shrinkage

ASTM D955

%

0.2-0.6

Optical

TEST METHOD

UNITS

CA-42

Luminous Transmittance

ASTM D1003

%

92

Haze

ASTM D1003

%

<1.0

Refractive Index

ASTM D542

-

1.49

Yellowness Index

ASTM D1925

-

< 1.0

Other

TEST METHOD

UNITS

CA-42

Specific Gravity

ASTM D792

-

1.19