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REINFORCING AGENTS FOR POLYOLEFINS Polypropylene

Hyperform® HPR-803, a new additive from Milliken, is a reinforcing agent designed primarily to enable comparable performance with
lower weight versus other competitive mineral fillers such as talc. Industries such as automotive face growing pressures to reduce weight
and improve fuel economy. More and more manufacturers are turning to lighter weight polyolefins to meet these demands. HPR-803 also
offers the added benefit of having the ability to provide an excellent surface finish. Hyperform reinforcing and nucleating agents offer a
variety of solutions to polyolefin processors to improve quality, productivity, and meet increasingly strict specifications of industries such
as automotive and appliance.

LIGHTWEIGHTING POLYPROPYLENE
Physical Property Comparisons
Comparative Studies of Hyperform HPR-803 vs Talc in Medium Impact Copolymer PP

Bar Flex Mod (Stiffness) Gardner Impact

4000 8
HPR-803 HPR-803
Talc 7
Talc
3000 6
Flex Mod (MPa)

5
Up to 15%
2000 4 weight
Joules

reduction
3

1000 2

10% HPR-803 vs. 30% talc 1

10% HPR-803 vs. 30% talc
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
% Loading % Loading

HPR-803 exhibits excellent modulus enhancement creating Similar to better impact performance at comparable
opportunities for lighter weight and/or stiffer resins. stiffness levels leads to a better physical property balance.
Note: Density for Talc at 30% in PP = 1.13 g/cm3
Density for HPR-803 at 10% in PP = 0.96 g/cm3

Surface Comparisons
Ingredient Effect on Surface Quality of PP Impact Copolymer in ISO 294 Plaque (SEM @ 1000X)
HPR-803 TALC CHOPPED GLASS
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THE CHEMISTRY OF INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE

Potential Uses in an Automobile for Hyperform HPR-803

Seat panels Misc interior parts

Instrument
(interior) (consoles, handles, etc)
panel

Various
under-the-hood Cowl grill
parts

Electronic and
lamp housings

Rear bumper/
fascia

Interior door
trim
Grill Running
boards

Front bumper/ Wheel lip

fascia molding

Hyperform Nucleation and Reinforcement Technologies

PP NUCLEATION PE NUCLEATION POLYOLEFIN REINFORCEMENT

• HPN-68L • HPN-20E • HPR-803

• HPN-20E • HL3-4 MB
PRODUCTS

• HPN-600/600ei
• HI5-5 MB
• HL3-4 MB

• Improved cycle times • Improved cycle times • High stiffness at low density
• Warpage control • Improved clarity (film) (weight reduction vs. other
mineral fillers)
ATTRIBUTES

• Optimum extrusion/ • Improved moisture barrier

TF aesthetics • High HDT in PP and PE
• Warpage control
• Dimension control • Improved surface finish vs.
glass-filled PP
• Optimum stiffness/
Impact balance

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