DuPont™ Elvax® EVA copolymer resins Grade Selection …

1 dupont elvax EVA copolymer resinsGrade Selection GuideGrade Vinyl Acetate Content, wt %Melt Index, dg/minDensity, g/ccDSC Melt Point, CVicat Softening Point, CAnti-oxidant typeASTM E168 ASTM D1238 ASTM D792 ASTM D3418 ASTM (high) (1% MAA) --BHTELVAX grades available in EMEA = Butylated Hydroxytoluene dupont elvax RESINSDuPont elvax ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resins add toughness and flexibility to industrial, consumer, and packaging applications. Advantages of elvax in industrial and consumer applications include inherent toughness, resilience, better flexibility than low density polyethylene over a broad temperature range, and excellent environmental stress crack resistance. Clarity varies from translucent to transparent. With no plasticizer to migrate and low odor, these resins offer advantages for use in many applications now served by plasticized polyvinyl chloride and compounded rubbers.

2 Typical applications include flexible hose and tubing, automobile bumper systems, footwear components, wire and cable compounding, molded automotive parts, toys and athletic resins can be processed by injection molding and other conventional thermoplastic methods including structural foam molding, sheet and shape extrusion, blow molding and wire coating. Conventional rubber processing techniques such as Banbury, two-roll milling and compression molding may also be used. INDUSTRIAL & CONSUMER APPLICATIONSINFORMATION ABOUT elvax FOR PACKAGINGCAN BE FOUND ON PAGE elvax EVA copolymer RESINST able 1: elvax Grades for Industrial & Consumer Applications Grades are listed by vinyl acetate content and are available globally unless indicated performance properties for packaging include low seal initiation temperatures for fast packaging speeds, low shrink temperature, great clarity, enhanced flexibility, increased impact strength, improved puncture resistance, and excellent flex-crack resistance.

3 elvax provides excellent adhesion to other polymers and is commonly used as a tie layer in coextrusions with dissimilar packaging applications include cheese packaging, cereal and cracker box liners, fresh meat barrier packaging, caps and closures, and medical packaging. elvax resins can be made into blown or cast monolayer and coextruded films, extrusion coated onto various substrates, or blended with other resins . Some grades can be used for molded or extruded liner seals inside plastic and metal bottle caps. PACKAGING APPLICATIONSG rade Vinyl Acetate Content, wt %Melt Index, dg/minDensity, g/ccDSC Melt Point, CVicat Softening Point, CAnti-oxidant typeAdditivesSlipAntiblockASTM E168 ASTM D1238 ASTM D792 ASTM D3418 ASTM --BHT7%20% elvax grades available in EMEA = Butylated Hydroxytoluene LG = Low gel VLG = Very low gel Z = non-BHT CE = ConcentrateDUPONT elvax EVA copolymer RESINST able 2: elvax Grades for Packaging Applications Grades are listed by vinyl acetate content and are available globally unless indicated technical data contained herein are guides to the use of dupont resins .

4 The advice contained herein is based upon tests and information believed to be reliable, but users should not rely upon it absolutely for specific applications because performance properties will vary with processing conditions. It is given and accepted at user s risk and confirmation of its validity and suitability in particular cases should be obtained independently. The dupont Company makes no guarantees of results and assumes no obligation or liability in connection with its advice. This publication is not to be taken as a license to operate under, or recommendation to infringe, any patents. Copyright 2015 dupont . All rights reserved. The dupont Oval Logo, dupont , and elvax are registered trademarks or trademarks of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates. Doc. Reference No. K27598 AmericasDuPont Company, CRP730/4225-8974 Centre RoadWilmington, DE 19805 +1 302 996 7911 Toll-free 800 438 7225 dupont do Brasil, Itapecuru, 50606454-080 Barueri, SP BrasilTelephone +55 11 4166 8000 Toll-free 0800 17 1715 Fax +55 11 4166 8736 Asia PacificDuPont China Holding Co.

5 , 11, 399 Keyuan RoadZhangjiang Hi-Tech ParkPudong New DistrictShanghai 201203, ChinaTelephone +86 21 3862 2888 Fax +86-21-3862 2889 Europe / Middle East / AfricaDuPont de Nemours Int l. , Chemin du Pavillon PO Box 50CH-1218 Le Grand SaconnexGeneva, SwitzerlandTelephone +41 22 717 51 11 Fax +41 22 717 55 00 FIND OUT MORE AT USFor additional information about specific dupont elvax grades, check out the elvax product data sheets on our website or contact a dupont representative.