Ethylene Ionomers

Alternative and trade names
Surlyn®

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Description

A copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid used as a coating and packaging material. The coating is known for increasing the toughness, aerodynamics, and durability of the surface.

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All metrics apply to room temperature unless otherwise stated. SI units used unless otherwise stated.
Equivalent standards are similar to one or more standards provided by the supplier. Some equivalent standards may be stricter whereas others may be outside the bounds of the original standard.

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Properties

General

Property	Value
Density	0.91 - 0.97 g/cm³ Show Material materials with Density of 0.91 - 0.97 g/cm³

Mechanical

Property	Value	Comment
Elongation	200.0 - 500.0 % Show Material materials with Elongation of 200.0 - 500.0 %
Tensile strength	20.0 - 40.0 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 20.0 - 40.0 MPa	at 200-500% strain

Thermal

Property	Value
Melting point	80.0 - 100.0 °C Show Material materials with Melting point of 80.0 - 100.0 °C

Optical

Property	Value
Transparency	yes

Technological properties

Property

Application areas

Food packaging, skin packaging, golfballs skins, skiboots

Processing methods

Injection molding, extrusion, coating, thermoforming

Ethylene Ionomers

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