MSDS: T4A Hard

Manufacturer's Rep:
Raintree Essix, Inc.
4001 Division Street
Metairie, LA 70002
Primary Contact Number: 800-883-8733 (Monday-Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm Central Time)
After Business Hours: 504-382-4262 or 210-259-3554

Hazardous Components
Ingredients: there are no hazardous components in this material.

Physical Properties

Hardness ±4 ASTM D 2240
    Shore A    88A
    Shore D    48D
Specific Gravity (water = 1): ASTM D 792: 1.14
Tensile Modules ASTM D 412
    Psi @ 50% elongation: 800
    Mpa @ 50% elongation: 5.5
    Psi @ 100% elongation: 1000
    Mpa @ 100% elongation: 6.9
    Psi @ 300% elongation: 1750
    Mpa@ 300% elongation: 12.1

Ultimate Tensile Strength ASTM D412
    Psi: 4850
    Mpa: 32

Ultimate Elongation %: ASTM D 412: 560

Elongation Set After Break, %: ASTM D 412: 80

Tear Strength ASTM D 624
    Die "C"PLI: 470
    Die "C"KN/m: 82.3

Compression Set % ASTM D 395
    22hrs @25°C Method B: 25
    22hrs @70°C: 80

Taber Abrasion 1000g wt ASTM D 395
Loss, mg
H-22 wheel: 5

Vicat Softening Temp. ASTM D 1525
°F: 153
°C: 67.2

Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion
    (in/in/°F) x 10 ASTM D 696: 93.9
    (mm/mm/°C) x 10: 169

Tg(DSC),°F -35

Tg(DSC),°C -35

Melt Index g/10min ASTM D 1238

190°C, 8700g: 24

Processing Information: M=molding resin, E=extrusion resin: M&E

Molding Conditions: °F 370-400

Melt Temp: °C 188-204

Extrusion Conditions: °F 360-390
    Optimum Temp: °C 182-199

Mold Shrinkage
    (1/16" (1.6mm) thick plaques), %
    Machine Direction: 0.5-0.7
    Transverse Direction: 0-0.6

The information contained herein is furnished without warranty of any kind. Users should consider these data only as a supplement to other information gathered by them and must make independent determination of suitability and completeness of information from all sources to assure proper use and disposal of these materials and the safety and health of employees and customers and the protection of the environment.

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