Melt Strength Enhancers for Plastic Compounds

DeltaMax® f500 by Milliken is an all-purpose modifier designed for use in injection molding applications. It offers improved impact properties while maintaining stiffness and increased melt flow to improve processing.

• It is suitable for polypropylene (PP) impact copolymers and recycled polypropylene (rPP) resins.
• DeltaMax® f500 offers additional benefit of being colorless.
• It can be added machine side at the feed throat or hopper between 0.5% - 1.5%.
• The shelf life of the product is 12 months when stored below 40°C.

BRUGGOLEN® TP-P2201 by Brüggemann is an effective flow enhancer for FR polyamides in E&E applications. It does not impair flame retardance rating (UL 94 V0 0.8 mm) nor high CTI values. It can be applied for unfilled and glass-reinforced aliphatic PA. Offers easy handling, superior melt flow significantly longer spiral flow length, consistent mechanical properties and shorter cycle time. It improves processing of glass fiber filled compounds, allows filling of complex mold designs. It allows gentle processing and energy saving due to lower mass pressure, less current uptake or temperature reduction. The recommended level of addition of BRUGGOLEN® TP-P2201 is about 1.0-2.0%. It has a shelf life of atleast 12 months.

Hubercarb® Q3T by Huber Engineered Materials is a fine ground calcium carbonate-based filler. It acts as an extender, gloss control agent, anti-slip additive, rheology modifier and densifier.

• Produced at huber’s quincy, Illinois plant which is known for its natural uniformity.
• Possess consistent purity and brightness.
• Its particles are processed with a proprietary fatty acid based surface treatment.
• Hubercarb® Q3T is recommended for pipes, conduit, PVC compounds and plastic applications.

LP 40 by Shital Industries is an acrylic processing aid. It increases melt strength, promotes the gelatinization of PVC resin. It exhibits excellent dimensional stability while enhancing surface quality.

• The applications include PVC pipes fittings and profile and wood-plastic composites.

Kane Ace™ PA310 by Kaneka is an acrylic copolymer. Acts as acrylic processing aid. It is based on a high molecular weight acrylic resin. It enhances PVC fusion and melt strength. Used in sheet, profile, and pipe. The shelf life of Kane Ace™ PA310 is 3 years.

Kane Ace™ PA610 by Kaneka is an acrylic copolymer. Acts as acrylic processing aid. Possesses an ultra high molecular weight. It yields a very fine cell structure which gives improved rigidity and surface quality.

• It gives excellent printing and improves melt strength allowing high level of regrind material.
• Used in PVC foam applications such as PVC foamed sheets.
• Kane Ace™ PA610 can be used at lower additional levels.

VM PP 5X by Polytechs is melt-viscosity modifier masterbatch containing peroxide type 2.5-Dimethyl 2.5-Di (Tertiobutylperoxy) hexane in a polypropylene base resin. It is used to increase fluidity of polypropylene and at the same time to narrow the molecular weight distribution. High flow PP is used in fiber and many kinds of molding applications. It is used in the production of PP melt-blown fibers and in many different kinds of PP molding applications. The preparation and the use of a masterbatch of peroxide with a low concentration is safe and easy to handle. VM PP 5X is only used in polypropylene resins.

VM PP 10X by Polytechs is melt-viscosity modifier masterbatch containing 90% polypropylene and 10% peroxide type 2.5-dimethyl 2.5- di (tertiobutylperoxy) hexane. It is used to increase fluidity of polypropylene and at the same time to narrow the molecular weight distribution.

• High flow PP is used in fiber and many kinds of molding applications.
• It is used in the production of PP melt-blown fibers and in many different kinds of PP molding applications.
• The preparation and the use of a masterbatch of peroxide with a low concentration is safe and easy to handle.
• VM PP 10X is only used in polypropylene resins.

CR 5 P by Polyvel is polypropylene flow modifier concentrate. Increases flow properties, able to reduce processing temperatures during molding. CR 5 P is used for polypropylene injection molding applications.

CT-L03 by Polyvel is polylactic acid masterbatch. Acts as a melt strength enhancer. Is 30% active compound that effectively increases the melt strength of PLA. Additionally, it will raise the impact strength of the final product. CT-L03 is used in film, molding and foam.