Lumicene Supertough®, the ideal booster for Stretch wrap and stretch hood
To produce a stretch hood film capable of ensuring the safe transport of your pallet, Total’s EVA and Lumicene® range are the ideal products. The 5 layer stretch hood, including Lumicene Supertough® in the core layer, allows the holding force to be increased by up to 15%, as well as to reduce the material waste.
Lumicene Supertough® for film applications
| Characteristics | Blown Film Properties (40 μm)* | ||||||||||||||||
| Lumicene | Density g/cm3 | Melt flow index (2.16 kg – 190ºC) g/10 min | Melting temperature ºC | Vicat temperature ºC | Additives** | Tensile strength at yield MPa | Tensile strength at break MPa | Elongation at break % | Dart test g | Elmendorf N/mm | Haze % | Gloss 45º | |||||
| PPA | S+AB | MD | TD | MD | TD | MD | TD | MD | TD | ||||||||
| Lumicene Supertough 22ST05 | 0.921 | 0.5 | 113 | 106 | Yes | No | 10 | 10 | 65 | 60 | 650 | 700 | >1000 | 75 | 150 | 7 | 60 |
| Lumicene Supertough 22AST05 | 0.921 | 0.5 | 113 | 106 | Yes | Yes | 10 | 10 | 65 | 60 | 650 | 700 | >1000 | 75 | 150 | 7 | 60 |
| Lumicene Supertough 32ST05 | 0.921 | 0.5 | 123 | 115 | Yes | No | 16 | 16 | 57 | 48 | 600 | 650 | 300 | 55 | 200 | 14 | 50 |
All mPE products of Total contain antioxidant. * Extrusion conditions: 45 mm screw diameter, L/D = 30, die diameter = 120 mm, die gap = 1.4 mm, BUR = 2.5:1. ** PPA:Polymer Processing Aid – S:slip additive – AB:antiblock additive
Lumicene Supertough® for film applications
| Characteristics | Cast Film Properties (20 μm)* | |||||||||||||||
| Density g/cm3 | Melt flow index (2.16 kg – 190ºC) g/10 min | Melting temperature ºC | Vicat temperature ºC | Additives** | Tensile strength at yield MPa | Tensile strength at break MPa | Elongation at break % | Dart test g | Elmendorf N/mm | Haze % | Gloss 45º | |||||
| PPA | MD | TD | MD | TD | MD | TD | MD | TD | ||||||||
| Lumicene Supertough 20ST20 | 0.920 | 1.8 | 112 | 106 | No | 8 | 8 | 37 | 39 | 380 | 610 | 1100 | 40 | 140 | – | – |
| Lumicene Supertough 33ST22 | 0.933 | 2.2 | 122 | 114 | No | 12 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 370 | 490 | 90 | 70 | 200 | 4 | 77 |
All mPE products of Total contain antioxidant. * Extrusion conditions: Die gap = 250 µm; chill roll temperature = 20°C, Melt temperature = 260°C. ** PPA:Polymer Processing Aid
Exceptional strength and high toughness at low stretch ratios (for both industrial and manual applications), are the exceptional capabilities provided by products manufactured with Lumicene Supertough®.
Other multilayer technologies for transportation
| Grade | In combination with | Typical applications | Features | |
| Multilayer technologies | TPSeal® PE FR | PE | E&E, Building & Construction, Transportation | UL94 V0 @3mm – GWFI 750°C @3mm – NF P 92-501 M3 @3mm |
| TPSeal® PP FR | PP | E&E, Building & Construction, Transportation | UL94 V0 @3mm – GWFI 850°C @3mm – NF P 92-501 M3 @3mm |
