Elvax® 460

Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer www.ulprospector.com

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers
Technical Data
Product Description
DuPont™ Elvax® 460 is an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin for use in industrial applications.

Composition
• 18 % By Weight Vinyl Acetate comonomer content
• Thermal Stabilizer: BHT antioxidant

Applications
• Elvax® resins can be used in a variety of applications involving molding, compounding, extrusion, adhesives, sealants, and wax blends. For
additional information and properties associated with specific applications, please refer to the Grade Selector Guides found on the Elvax®
website for industrial applications. http://www2.dupont.com/Elvax/en_US/tech_info/index.html
General
Material Status • Commercial: Active
Literature 1 • Technical Datasheet (English)
Search for UL Yellow Card • DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers
• Africa & Middle East • Europe
Availability • North America
• Asia Pacific • Latin America
Additive • Antioxidant • Heat Stabilizer

Features
• Antioxidant • Food Contact Acceptable
• Copolymer • Heat Stabilized

Uses
• Adhesives • Compounding • Sealants
• Blending • Industrial Applications • Wire Jacketing
Agency Ratings • FDA 21 CFR 177.1350(a)(1)
Forms • Pellets
• Blow Molding • Extrusion
• Sheet Extrusion
Processing Method • Compounding • Foam Processing
• Structural Foam Molding
• Compression Molding • Injection Molding

Physical Nominal Value (English) Nominal Value (SI) Test Method

Density / Specific Gravity
-- 0.943 0.941 g/cm³ ASTM D792
-- 0.941 g/cm³ 0.941 g/cm³ ISO 1183
ASTM D1238
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg) 2.5 g/10 min 2.5 g/10 min
ISO 1133
Vinyl Acetate Content 18.0 wt% 18.0 wt%
Thermal Nominal Value (English) Nominal Value (SI) Test Method
ASTM D1525
Vicat Softening Temperature 147 °F 64.0 °C
ISO 306
ASTM D3418
Peak Melting Temperature 190 °F 88.0 °C
ISO 3146

Injection Nominal Value (English) Nominal Value (SI)

Processing (Melt) Temp < 446 °F < 230 °C
Extrusion Nominal Value (English) Nominal Value (SI)
Melt Temperature < 446 °F < 230 °C

Notes
1 These links provide you with access to supplier literature. We work hard to keep them up to date; however you may find the most current literature
from the supplier.
2 Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.

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Where to Buy

Supplier
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers
Wilmington, DE USA
Telephone: 800-628-6208
Web: http://www2.dupont.com/Packaging_Resins/en_US/

Distributor
Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH
Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH is a Pan European distribution company. Contact Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH for availability of individual products by
country.
Telephone: +49-40-32008-0
Web: http://www.biesterfeld-plastic.com/
Availability: Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey

Distrupol Ltd
Distrupol Ltd is a Pan European distribution company. Contact Distrupol Ltd for availability of individual products by country.
Telephone: 08452003040
Web: http://www.distrupol.com/
Availability: Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom

Nexeo Solutions
Telephone: 800-531-7106
Web: http://www.nexeosolutions.com/
Availability: North America

PolyOne Distribution
PolyOne Distribution is a global distribution company. Contact PolyOne Distribution for availability of individual products by country.
Telephone: 800-894-4266
Web: http://polyonedistribution.com/
Availability: Global

Reseller
A Reseller is not a distributor authorized by the Supplier.

Shanghai Jingyang New Material Technology Co., Ltd

Telephone: +86-021-80394788; Mr. Zhou: +86-15821998203
Web: http://www.basfppsu.com/
Availability: Asia Pacific, China

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UL Prospector | 800-788-4668 or 307-742-9227 | www.ulprospector.com. Added to Prospector: November 2000
Last Updated: 11/24/2014
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content of such third party sites is not within our control, and we cannot and will not take responsibility for the information or content.