Borealis Ag

Andreas Hauer

Klaus Bernreitner

Christelle Grein

Cornelia Anita Tranninger

Manfred Kirchberger

Gregory Potter

Stefan Schiesser

Balakantha Rao Kona

Hansjörg Pramer

Rao Balakantha Kona

Günter Gsellmann

Injection molded article comprising at least 60 wt.-% of a heterophasic propylene copolymer, said polymer comprises a matrix being a polypropylene, said polypropylene comprises at least three polypropylene fractions, the three polypropylene fractions differ from each other by the melt flow rate and at least one of the three polypropylene fractions has a melt flow rate in the range of 1.0 to 20.0 g/10 min, and an elastomeric propylene copolymer dispersed in said matrix, wherein said heterophasic propylene copolymer has a melt flow rate of equal or more than 20.0 g/10 min and the amorphous phase of the xylene cold soluble fraction of the heterophasic propylene copolymer has an intrinsic viscosity of equal or higher than 2.0 dl/g.

Scratch resistance polypropylene at high flow

The invention pertains to a polypropylene composition consisting of: 55 to 79 wt % base polymer mix; 18 to 44.5 wt % talc; and 0.5 to 3 wt % additives based on the total weight of the polypropylene composition, the base polymer mix containing a XCU fraction and a XCS fraction and the XCU fraction being present in an amount of 91 to 98 wt % and the XCS fraction being present in an amount of 2 to 9 wt %; the base polymer mix containing a comonomer content of less than 5 wt % with respect to the base polymer mix; the talc having a d50 median particle size of 1.0 to 3.0 &#x3bc;m when measured according to ISO 13317-3 15 using a Sedigraph; and the composition having a MFR (230&#xb0; C./2.16 kg; ISO 1133) of 1 to 10 g/10 min. a process for the production of such a polypropylene composition and article comprising said polypropylene composition.

Talc containing polypropylene composition with excellent thermomechanical properties

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