Catalog Number
ACM9003070-13
Product Name
Polypropylene
Category
Polypropylene (PP)
Synonyms
Polypropylene; Polypropylene, atactic;PROPYLENE RESIN; PROPYLENE, ISOTACTIC RESIN; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE, ATACTIC; POLYPROPYLENE, PSS NANOREINFORCED; POLYPROPYLENE, ISOTACTIC; POLYPROPYLENE (PP); PP MATERIAL;Polypropylene;Atactic polypropylene; Isotactic polypropylene; Polypropene; PP; Propathene 1-Propene, homopolymer; Propene polymer; Propene polymers; Propylene polymer; Syndiotactic polypropylene
Description
Polypropylene is a tan to white odorless solid. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Hence floats on water. (USCG, 1999)
IUPAC Name
12-[(2S,3R)-3-octyloxiran-2-yl]dodecanoic acid
Molecular Weight
42.0804g/mol
Molecular Formula
[CH2CH(CH3)]n
Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCC1C(O1)CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C22H42O3/c1-2-3-4-5-11-14-17-20-21(25-20)18-15-12-9-7-6-8-10-13-16-19-22(23)24/h20-21H,2-19H2,1H3,(H,23,24)/t20-,21+/m1/s1
InChI Key
NSYDMBURIUSUDH-RTWAWAEBSA-N
Density
0.9 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999)
Application
Flame Retardant, Dispersant, Lubricant
Color/Form
TRANSLUCENT WHITE SOLID
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Exact Mass
354.313395g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass
354.313395g/mol
Other Experimental
SOLID MATERIAL SOFTENS AT ABOUT 155 °C; KEEPS STRENGTH DOWN TO -100 °C /ISOTACTIC FORM/;SHRINKS IN BOILING TRICHLOROETHYLENE; GOOD RESISTANCE TO ABRASION (PILLING); TENDENCY TO DEVELOP STATIC CHARGES /ISOTACTIC/;DIFFICULT TO DYE, LACKS DYE-ATTRACTING POLAR GROUPS IN STRUCTURE; /ISOTACTIC FORM/;SHOCK RESISTANCE IS INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN THAT OF HIGH-IMPACT POLYSTYRENE & LOW-PRESSURE POLYETHYLENE;HAS HIGH CHEMICAL INERTNESS; PERMEABILITY TO WATER VAPOR IS VERY LOW;LIGHT IN WT, RIGID, SURFACE HARDNESS;MOLECULAR WT OF 40,000 OR MORE; TENSILE STRENGTH 5000 PSI; FLEXURAL STRENGTH 7000 PSI; USABLE UP TO 250 °F;GOOD ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE; LOW WATER ABSORPTION & MOISTURE PERMEABILITY; POOR IMPACT STRENGTH BELOW 15 °F;FAIR ABRASION & GOOD HEAT RESISTANCE IF PROPERLY MODIFIED; CAN BE CHROME-PLATED, INJECTION- & BLOW-MOLDED, & EXTRUDED;MP: 165 °C; DENSITY: 0.90-0.92; RESISANT TO ACID; ATTACKED BY STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, EG HYDROGEN PEROXIDE /ISOTACTIC/;DEGRADED BY HEAT & LIGHT UNLESS PROTECTED BY ANTIOXIDANTS; NOT ATTACKED BY FUNGI OR BACTERIA;RESISTS STRONG ACIDS & ALKALIES UP TO 140 °F; BUT IS ATTACKED BY CHLORINE, FUMING NITRIC ACID, & STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS;HIGH TEMP RESISTANCE;SOLID MATERIAL /ISOTACTIC FORM/;PRACTICALLY INSOL IN COLD ORG SOLVENTS /ISOTACTIC FORM/;SOL IN HOT DECALIN & TETRALIN /ISOTACTIC FORM/;SOL IN BOILING TETRACHLOROETHANE /ISOTACTIC FORM/
Stability
POOR RESISTANCE TO SUNLIGHT WHEN UNSTABILIZED /ISOTACTIC FORM/;OXIDIZES IN AIR @ HIGH TEMP