HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE

54GC016 CAPS & CLOSURE GRADE

54GC016 is a bimodal High-Density Polyethylene grade suitable for injection and extrusion-compression molded Caps &
Closures. This grade offers excellent process ability & organoleptic properties, very good balance of stiffness & toughness
along with ESCR.

Typical Characteristics*
Property Test Method Unit Typical Value**
Melt Flow Index (190°C/2.16 kg) ASTM D1238 gm/10 min 1.6
Density (23ºC) ASTM D1505 gm/cm3 0.954
Tensile Strength at Yield ASTM D638 MPa 27
Elongation at Yield ASTM D638 % 9
Elongation at Break ASTM D638 % >900
Flexural Modulus ASTM D790 MPa 1250
Hardness ASTM D2240 Shore D 62
Vicat Softening Point ASTM D1525 ºC 126

*Typical Characteristics and not to be taken as specifications

Applications:

Caps & Closures for Beverage, Food & Industrial Packaging, Shoulder for Collapsible Tubes/ Lamitubes.

Regulatory Information

 This grade meets the requirements stipulated in IS 7328:2020, "Specification For Polyethylene Material For Moulding And
Extrusion" and it’s subsequent amendments, when the products are used in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and
drinking water. It also conforms to IS 16738:2018 “Positive List of Constituents for Polypropylene, Polyethylene and their
Copolymers for its Safe Use in Contact with Foodstuffs and Pharmaceuticals”
 The grade and the additives incorporated in it also comply with the FDA: CFR Title 21,177.1520, Olefin polymers.
 BIS Designation Code : IS 7328-3B-CB-FDB.
 Not to be used in the manufacture of Single Use Plastic (SUP) items prohibited under PWM Rules, 2016.

Storage Recommendations

 Bags should be stored in dry/closed conditions at temperatures below 50°C and protected from UV / direct sunlight.

Reliance Industries Limited, Product Application & Research Centre (PARC), Vadodara Manufacturing Division, P. O. Petrochemicals, Village Koyali,
District Vadodara: Pin 391346, Gujarat, India.
E-mail: polymer_support@[Link] Website: [Link]

Updated as of January 2023

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Reliance Industries Limited, Product Application & Research Centre (PARC), Vadodara Manufacturing Division, P. O. Petrochemicals, Village Koyali,
District Vadodara: Pin 391346, Gujarat, India.
E-mail: polymer_support@[Link] Website: [Link]

Updated as of January 2023