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HALLSTAR® DIOPLEX® PLA

Common Name: POLYESTER ADIPATE
Product Code: A368
Brand: Dioplex® HallStar®.

  • Description
  • Typical Properties
  • Performance Properties
  • Global Compliance
  • Used In

HALLSTAR DIOPLEX PLA is a medium molecular weight polyester adipate that combines extraction resistance with migration and mar resistance. HALLSTAR DIOPLEX PLA has approval under EU Plastics Food Contact Directive 2002/72/EEC, which makes it well suited for food packaging films, as well as many other PVC and nitrile rubber applications.

HALLSTAR DIOPLEX PLA IS AVAILABLE GLOBALLY.

Viscosity at 25°C, poises 40
Specific Gravity, 25°C 1.10
Refractive Index, 25°C 1.465
Hydroxyl Value, mg KOH/g 25
Acid Value, mg KOH / g 1.0
Appearance Pale straw
Color Hazen (PT/Cobalt) 250
Flash Point, °F 428
Packaging
  • 5 gallon pail - 25kgs
  • Tote - 1100kgs
  • Bulk - ---kgs
  • Drum - 220kgs

PVC-EU

100% Modulus, MN/m2 9.1
Tensile Strength, MN/m2 17.6
Elongation at Break, % 395
Shore A Hardness 72
Tg, °C -15.3
Low Temperature Brittle Point, °C -14
Low Temp Gehman T10,000 PSI, °C -12
Volatilization -.09
Immersion/Extraction, Weight change, % 
Mineral Oil +2.8
Olive Oil -5.0
Hexane -1.8
Distilled water -0.8
1% Soap Solution -6.0

PVC-US

Shore A Hardness 72
Elongation at Break, % 395
Tensile Strength, MPa 17.7
Tensile Strength, psi 2560
Tg, °C -15
Low Temperature Brittle Point, °C -14
Low Temp Gehman T10,000 PSI, °C -12
Volatile Loss, % -0.9
Immersion/Extraction, Weight change, % 
Hexane -2.3
1% Soap Solution -9.8
Cottonseed Oil -4.0
Distilled water -1.2
High humidity -2.1
ABS Good
Polystyrene Good

Global Compliance:

  • EU
  • USA

Polymers:

  • Nitrile
  • Polyvinyl chloride

Applications:

  • Appliance gasket
  • Cap liners and seals
  • Coated fabrics
  • Conveyor belts
  • Electrical tape
  • Food hoses
  • Food packaging
  • Food trays
  • Gaskets
  • General-purpose film
  • Hose and tubing
  • Industrial hose & tubing
  • Oil and grease resistant insulation
  • Oil and grease resistant packaging
  • Packaging
  • PVC Gasketing
  • Refrigerator gasket
  • Wire & cable

The information presented herein is believed to be accurate and reliable, but no warranty or guarantee, expressed or implied, is made regarding the information or the performance of any product. Further, nothing contained herein shall be taken as any inducement or recommendation to use, manufacture or sell that may infringe any patents or any other proprietary rights now or hereafter in existence, nor to imply compliance with any regulatory requirements

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