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Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials TIVAR™ VMX FG UHMW-PE Food Grade Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
Material Notes: A metal-detectable, food-grade polyethylene specifically developed to serve as a wear- and abrasion-resistant material with easy traceability in the food processing and packaging industries.

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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Specific Gravity 1.07 g/ccASTM D792
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Hardness, Shore D 62.0ISO 868
Tensile Strength 20.0 MPaISO 527-1/-2 (7)
Elongation at Yield 16.0 %ISO 527-1/-2 (7)
Flexural Strength 20.0 MPaISO 178 (12)
Compressive Yield Strength 7.00 MPa
@Strain 1.00 %
ISO 604 (10)
 10.5 MPa
@Strain 2.00 %
ISO 604 (10)
 17.0 MPa
@Strain 5.00 %
ISO 604 (10)
Charpy Impact, Notched 107 kJ/m²Partial Break; ISO 179-1/1eA
 128 kJ/m²Double Notched
 
Electrical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Surface Resistivity per Square 1.00e+13 ohmANSI/ESD STM 11.11
 
Thermal PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
CTE, linear 94.0 µin/in-°FASTM E-831 (TMA)
 230 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 23.0 - 100 °C
Melting Point 280 °FASTM D3418
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi) 84.0 °FASTM D648
Minimum Service Temperature, Air -150 °C
 
Chemical Resistance PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Acids, Strong (pH 1-3) Acceptable
Acids, Weak Acceptable
Alcohols Acceptable
Alkalies, Strong (pH 11-14) Acceptable
Alkalies, Weak Acceptable
Chlorinated Solvents Acceptable
Continuous Sunlight Limited
Hot Water / Steam Limited
Hydrocarbons - Aliphatic Acceptable
Hydrocarbons - Aromatic Acceptable
Inorganic Salt Solutions Acceptable
Ketones, Esters Acceptable
 
Descriptive Properties
ESd categoryInsulative

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