Arnitel® VT3104

Film Extrusion, Food Contact Quality

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General Information

Arnitel® is a high-performance ThermoPlastic Copolyester (TPC) that offers you a unique combination of flexibility, high temperature resistance and strength - plus excellent processing characteristics.
In industries ranging from automotive to E&E, Arnitel® is increasingly being as a lighter, smarter, greener alternative to conventional rubbers – reducing environmental impact and ultimately, system costs.
The product is supported by an experienced and knowledgeable global team continuously working on new ideas and applications, as well as exploring new markets. By listening to your needs and understanding your process and products, we develop solutions that make a real difference.
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Regulatory Affairs
  • Absence Declaration BNST2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Biocidal Products2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration DMF (2009/251/EC: Dimethylfumarate)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration ELV (2000/53/EC: Heavy metals)2024-02-15
  • Absence Declaration EPA 20 High Priority Substances 20192023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Food Allergens2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration NMP (N-Methylpyrrolidone)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Nano Materials2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Ozone Depleting Chemicals2024-06-27
  • Absence Declaration PAH (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration PBT chemicals under TSCA section 6(h)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration PFAS2024-03-05
  • Absence Declaration POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants)2024-09-04
  • Absence Declaration Phthalates (2005/84/EC: DEHP, DBP, BBP,DINP,DIDP, DNOP)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Red Phosphorus2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration opBDE (2003/11/EC: Octa- / Pentabromodiphenylether)2023-11-16
  • CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (INDUSTRIAL USE)2024-01-02
  • Compliance Statement EU Sanctions and Embargos2024-05-16
  • Conflict minerals declaration (EICC, GeSI)2024-05-15
  • Deforestation Statement, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR)2024-09-19
  • Food Contact Canada Information (LONO)2024-11-06
  • Food Contact Declaration Europe Arnitel®2023-08-10
  • Food Contact Declaration USA Arnitel®2023-04-04
  • Food Contact India Information Letter2023-05-11
  • Food Contact Singapore Information Letter2024-02-15
  • Packaging Declaration EU Decision 97/129/EC (labelling)2024-04-17
  • Packaging, Packaging Waste and CONEG declaration (94/62/EC)2021-12-06
  • REACH Registration Statement2024-03-27
  • REACH STATEMENT KOREA2023-11-16
  • REACH STATEMENT TURKYE2023-11-16
  • RoHS Statement (2011/65/EC: Heavy metals)2024-02-01
  • SVHC, REACH Annex XIV and –XVII Statement2024-11-08
Processing technology
Extrusion
Design challenge
Barrier Properties & Permeation
Applications
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Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
13.5
cm³/10min
Temperature
230
°C
Load
2.16
kg

Mechanical properties

Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
N
kJ/m²
Izod notched impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
Izod notched impact strength (-30°C)
N
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
212
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
1.5
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
1.5
E-4/°C

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
4.7
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
4.4
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
310
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
810
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Electric strength
20
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
600
V

Other properties

Water absorption
7
%
Humidity absorption
0.4
%
Density
1160
kg/m³

Mechanical properties (TPE)

Tensile modulus
60
MPa
Stress at 10% strain
4.4
MPa
Stress at 50% strain
8.8
MPa
Stress at 100% strain
10.9
MPa
Stress at break
13.1
MPa
Nominal strain at break
200
%
Tear strength
80
kN/m
Shore D Hardness (3s)
32
-

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Applications

Breathable Outdoor clothing

Industry
Consumer goods
Material
  • •} PFC-free
  • •} Does not rely on perforations to make garments breathable
  • •} 100% recyclable
  • •} Biomass balanced based with reduced CFP
  • •} High breathability and 100% waterproof performance under all circumstances
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Medical gowns

Industry
Healthcare
Material
  • •} PFC-free
  • •} Does not rely on perforations to make garments breathable
  • •} Bio-based (nearly 70% is made from the tropical castor bean plant)
  • •} 100% recyclable
  • •} High breathability and 100% waterproof performance
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Rain Jacket TEAM Envalior

Industry
Consumer goods
Material
  • •} PFC-free
  • •} Does not rely on perforations to make garments breathable
  • •} 100% recyclable
  • •} Biomass balanced based with reduced CFP
  • •} High breathability and 100% waterproof performance under all circumstances
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Respiratory Tubes

Industry
Healthcare
Material
  • •} Helps to mitigate ventilator acquired pneumonia
  • •} Enables better patient outcomes
  • •} Parts consolidation and cost savings – potential to eliminate the water trap
  • •} Low E&Ls and VOCs (Extractables and Leachables and Volatile Organic Compounds)
  • •} Very high moisture vapor transport out of the tube mitigates rainout
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Roofing membranes

Industry
Building & construction
Material
  • •} Highly breathable
  • •} Flexible and strong
  • •} High temperature resistance
  • •} Eco-friendly
  • •} Extrusion processing.
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Wound dressings

Industry
Healthcare
Material
  • •} Best-in-class breathability with the highest MVTR on the market
  • •} Meets or exceeds American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 1670/1671 standards
  • •} Excellent strength, flexibility and long-lasting soft touch and feel
  • •} Flow optimized for advanced extrusion
  • •} Absence of carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic (CMR) substances in compliance with new EU regulations
  • •} Superior chemical resistance that supports a broader range of adhesives in film strip designs
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