Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer
/EVA
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Copyright 2002 by Roger D. Corneliussen
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From Modern Plastics Encyclopedia 99, p. B-198
Melt
Flow
Melting
Temperature
Glass
Transition
Processing Molding Pressure
Processing Molding Temperature
Compression
Ratio
Mold
Shrinkage
Tensile
Strength
Elongation
Tensile
Yield Strength
Compressive
Strength
Flexural
Strength
Tensile
Modulus
Flexural
Modulus
Izod
Impact Strength
Hardness
Deflection
Temperature
Thermal
Expansion
Thermal
Conductivity
Specific
Gravity
Dielectric
Strength
Water
Absorption
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Melt
Flow
ASTM D1238
(gm/10 min)
1.4 to 2.0 gm /10 min
Melting
Temperature degrees C
Tm Crystalline
103 to 110 C
Glass
Transition
(C)
Tg (Amorphous)
--- C
Processing
Temperature
Range Degrees F
Extrusion
200 to 300 F for compression molding
350 to 430 F for injection molding
300 to 380 F for extrusion
Molding
Pressure Range ( PSI) (ksi)
1000 to 20000 psi
1 to 20 ksi
6.7 to 133 MPa
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Mold(Linear)
Shrinkage (in/in)
ASTM D955
0.007 to 0.035 in/in
Tensile
Strength at Break
ASTM D638
2200 to 4000 psi
14.7 to 26.7 MPa
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Elongation
at break (%)
ASTM D638
200 to 750 %
Tensile
Yield Strength (psi)
ASTM D638
1200 to 6000 psi
8 to 40 MPa
Compressive
Strength (psi)
Rupture or Yield
ASTM
D695
--- psi
--- MPa
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Flexural
Strength (psi)
Rupture or Yield
ASTM D790
--- psi
--- MPa
Tensile
Modulus (psi)
ASTM D638
7000 to 29000 psi
0.046 to 0.193 GPa
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Modulus
Compressive
Modulus (psi)
ASTM
D695
--- psi
--- GPa
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Flexural
Modulus (psi)
ASTM D790
At 73 F
7700 psi
0.051 GPa
At 200 F
--- psi
--- GPa
At 250 F
--- psi
--- GPa
At 300 F
--- psi
--- GPa
Izod
Impact (ft-lb/in of notch)
ASTM D256
no break; ft lb/in of notch
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Izod
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Hardness
Rockwell ASTM D785
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Shore D65 ASTM
D2240/D2583
D17 to 45
Coefficient
of Linear Thermal Expansion
(10 exp-6 )in/in/C
160 to 200 (10 x exp –6) in/in /C
0.000 160 to 0.000 200 in/in /C
Deflection
Temperature under flexural load (F)
ASTM D648
264 psi ---
--- F
66 psi ---
--- F
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Thermal
Conductivity
(10 x exp –4)al cm/sec cm2 C
ASTM C177
--- (10 x exp –4) cal cm/sec cm2
--- cal cm/sec cm2
Specific
Gravity
ASTM D792
0.922 to 0.943
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Density
Water
Absorption
(1/8 in thick specimen) (%)
ASTM D570
24 hr --- 0.005 to 0.13 %
Saturation
--- %
Dielectric Strength v/mil
(1/8 in thick Specimen; short time)
620 to 760 v/mil
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