DuPont™ Elvax® EVA copolymer resins

Grade Selection Guide

 DUPONT™ ELVAX® EVA COPOLYMER RESINS

DUPONT™ ELVAX® RESINS Table 1: Elvax® Grades for Industrial & Consumer Applications
Grades are listed by vinyl acetate content and are available globally unless indicated otherwise.
DuPont™ Elvax® ethylene vinyl Grade Vinyl Acetate Melt Index, Density, DSC Melt Vicat Softening Anti-oxidant
acetate copolymer resins add Content, wt % dg/min g/cc Point, ° C Point, ° C type
toughness and flexibility to ASTM E168 ASTM D1238 ASTM D792 ASTM D3418 ASTM D1525
industrial, consumer, and packaging
750 9 7 0.930 98 75 BHT
applications.
760 9.3 2 0.930 100 82 BHT
INDUSTRIAL & CONSUMER 760Q 9.3 2 0.930 100 82 BHT (high)
APPLICATIONS 770 9.5 0.8 0.930 96 80 BHT
Advantages of Elvax® in industrial
670 12 0.35 0.933 95 79 BHT
and consumer applications
include inherent toughness, 660 12 2.5 0.933 96 74 BHT
resilience, better flexibility than 650Q 12 8 0.933 95 65 BHT
low density polyethylene over a 560 15 2.5 0.935 92 71 BHT
broad temperature range, and 550 15 8 0.935 85 62 BHT
excellent environmental stress
470 18 0.7 0.941 89 68 BHT
crack resistance. Clarity varies from
translucent to transparent. 460 18 2.5 0.941 88 64 BHT
450 18 8 0.941 86 61 BHT
With no plasticizer to migrate
440 18 30 0.927 84 53 BHT
and low odor, these resins offer
advantages for use in many 420 18 150 0.937 73 53 BHT
applications now served by 410 18 500 0.934 73 53 BHT
plasticized polyvinyl chloride and 360 25 2 0.948 78 53 BHT
compounded rubbers. Typical 350 25 19 0.948 74 46 BHT
applications include flexible hose
265 28 3 0.951 73 49 BHT
and tubing, automobile bumper
systems, footwear components, wire 260 28 6 0.955 75 46 BHT
and cable compounding, molded 250 28 25 0.950 70 42 BHT
automotive parts, toys and athletic 240W 28 43 0.951 74 40 BHT
goods. 220W 28 150 0.951 70 -- BHT
These resins can be processed 210W 28 400 0.951 60 39 BHT
by injection molding and other 150 32 43 0.957 63 36 BHT
conventional thermoplastic 150W 32 43 0.957 63 36 BHT
methods including structural foam
40L-03 40 3 0.967 58 26 BHT
molding, sheet and shape extrusion,
blow molding and wire coating. 40W 40 52 0.965 47 27 BHT
Conventional rubber processing Terpolymer (1% MAA)
techniques such as Banbury, 4355 25 6 0.952 76 -- BHT
two-roll milling and compression 4320 25 150 0.947 70 -- BHT
molding may also be used.
4310 25 500 0.945 66 -- BHT
4260 28 6 0.955 72 -- BHT
ELVAX grades available in EMEA only
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760A 9.3 2 0.930 98 75 BHT

INFORMATION ABOUT 660A 12 2.5 0.930 95 71 BHT
560A 15 2.5 0.940 91 66 BHT
ELVAX ® FOR PACKAGING 550A 15 8 0.935 90 62 BHT
CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 3. 470A 18 0.7 0.940 89 66 BHT
460A 18 2.5 0.940 87 59 BHT
450A 18 8 0.941 86 61 BHT
420A 18 150 0.937 82 -- BHT
360A 25 2 0.950 80 49 BHT
265A 28 3 0.950 75 49 BHT
260A 28 6 0.950 74 43 BHT
250A 28 25 0.950 70 42 BHT
240A 28 43 0.951 74 40 BHT
BHT = Butylated Hydroxytoluene
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PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
Elvax® performance properties for packaging include low seal Typical packaging applications include cheese packaging, cereal and
initiation temperatures for fast packaging speeds, low shrink cracker box liners, fresh meat barrier packaging, caps and closures,
temperature, great clarity, enhanced flexibility, increased impact and medical packaging. Elvax® resins can be made into blown or
strength, improved puncture resistance, and excellent flex-crack cast monolayer and coextruded films, extrusion coated onto various
resistance. Elvax® provides excellent adhesion to other polymers and is substrates, or blended with other resins. Some grades can be used for
commonly used as a tie layer in coextrusions with dissimilar surfaces. molded or extruded liner seals inside plastic and metal bottle caps.
Table 2: Elvax® Grades for Packaging Applications
Grades are listed by vinyl acetate content and are available globally unless indicated otherwise.
Grade Vinyl Acetate Melt Index, Density, DSC Melt Vicat Softening Anti-oxidant Additives
Content, wt % dg/min g/cc Point, ° C Point, ° C type
Slip Antiblock
ASTM E168 ASTM D1238 ASTM D792 ASTM D3418 ASTM D1525

3120 7.5 1.2 0.93 99 84 BHT Y Y

3124 9 7 0.93 98 77 BHT
3128-1 9.3 2 0.93 99 77 BHT
3129-1 10 0.35 0.93 100 87 BHT
3135SB 12 0.35 0.93 97 81 BHT Y Y
3135X 12 0.35 0.93 95 82 BHT
3135XZ 12 0.35 0.93 95 82 non-BHT
3130 12 2.5 0.93 95 76 BHT
3150 15 2.5 0.94 92 69 BHT
3155 15.5 25 0.94 87 55 BHT
3165 18 0.7 0.94 89 69 BHT
3165LG 18 0.7 0.94 89 69 BHT
3165SB 18 0.7 0.94 88 67 BHT Y Y
3169Z 18 1.5 0.95 89 68 non-BHT Y Y
3170 18 2.5 0.94 87 65 BHT
3170SHB 18 2.5 0.94 87 65 BHT Y Y
3172Z 18 2.5 0.94 88 67 non-BHT Y Y
3174 18 8 0.94 86 61 BHT
3174SHB 18 8 0.94 87 61 BHT Y Y
3176 18 30 0.94 84 54 BHT Y
3176BFZ 18 30 0.94 84 54 non-BHT
3176SB 18 30 0.94 84 54 BHT Y Y
3178Z 20 20 0.94 81 50 non-BHT
3200-2 22.5 32 0.94 71 55 BHT
3190 25 2 0.95 77 52 BHT
3182 28 3 0.95 73 49 BHT
3182-2 28 3 0.95 72 49 non-BHT
3175 28 6 0.95 73 47 BHT
3180 28 25 0.95 70 43 BHT
3180Z 28 25 0.95 70 43 non-BHT
3185 32 43 0.96 61 40 BHT
CE9619-1 13.1 3.8 1.06 87 -- BHT 7% 20%
ELVAX grades available in EMEA only
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3150A 15 2.5 0.94 91 66 BHT

3165A 18 0.7 0.94 89 66 BHT
3165VLGA 18 0.7 0.94 89 69 BHT
3170A 18 2.5 0.94 87 59 BHT
3190A 25 2 0.95 80 49 BHT
3175LGA 28 6 0.95 74 43 BHT
3182A 28 3 0.95 75 46 BHT
BHT = Butylated Hydroxytoluene LG = Low gel VLG = Very low gel Z = non-BHT CE = Concentrate
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