| HS Code | 116844 |
| Density | 0.905 g/cm³ |
| Melt Flow Rate 230 C 2 16 Kg | 10 g/10 min |
| Tensile Stress At Yield | 23 MPa |
| Tensile Strain At Yield | 7 % |
| Flexural Modulus | 1300 MPa |
| Charpy Notched Impact Strength 23 C | 55 kJ/m² |
| Charpy Notched Impact Strength 30 C | 6 kJ/m² |
| Heat Deflection Temperature B 0 45 Mpa | 100 °C |
| Heat Deflection Temperature A 1 80 Mpa | 55 °C |
| Vicat Softening Temperature | 150 °C |
As an accredited SABIC PP 57MNK10 factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | SABIC PP 57MNK10 polypropylene is supplied in 25 kg sealed bags, palletized and stretch-wrapped for safe storage and transport. |
| Container Loading (20′ FCL) | 20′ FCL of SABIC PP 57MNK10: 25-kg bags palletized, shrink-wrapped, container stowage secured, ensuring safe, dry transport. |
| Shipping | SABIC PP 57MNK10 is a polypropylene grade supplied as free-flowing pellets. Ship in sealed, moisture-proof packaging to prevent contamination, in bulk bags, drums, or hoppers. Avoid prolonged exposure to heat and UV; not classified as hazardous for transport, but keep dry and clean. |
| Storage | Store SABIC PP 57MNK10 in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area, away from direct sunlight, heat sources, and open flames. Keep in original, unopened packaging or sealed containers to prevent moisture, dust, and contamination. Avoid prolonged outdoor storage and stacking excessively. No special hazardous storage conditions required, but maintain good housekeeping. |
| Shelf Life | Shelf life is typically 12 months from delivery when stored in original, unopened packaging in a cool, dry place. |
Thin-wall dairy packaging lines utilise SABIC PP 57MNK10 as a 100% virgin feedstock, with external colour only as a PP-carrier masterbatch at 2–4 wt%; higher loadings reduce melt-flow stability and alter gate-pressure decay profiles in multi-cavity hot-runner tools. The material is processed on high-speed injection moulding machines with clamp force between 2,500 kN and 4,500 kN, melt temperature maintained at 220–250 °C, mould temperature at 15–30 °C, injection velocity at 180–250 mm/s, holding pressure at 60–80 MPa, and back pressure limited to 1–2 MPa to prevent screw slip while limiting shear heating. For direct food contact, compliance is conditioned on final formulation extractives not exceeding the 6.4 wt% n-hexane extractable limit in FDA 21 CFR 177.1520(c) and overall migration below 10 mg/dm² under (EU) No 10/2011 Annex III and Annex V test conditions. If sealed silo storage has exceeded twelve months at relative humidity above 60 %, pre-drying at 80 °C for 2 hours is recommended; regrind levels above 20 wt% require revalidation of organoleptic performance because low-molecular-weight oxidation products alter taste and odour transfer. Terminal product types include single-serve dairy cups, deli tubs, thin-wall lids, and dessert pots with wall thickness down to 0.5 mm.
Automotive interior compound development requires a deliberate balance between filler stiffness and rubber-phase toughening. A production formula is constructed from 60–70 wt% 57MNK10, 15–25 wt% ethylene-propylene rubber or EPDM, 10–20 wt% ultrafine talc, 0.2–0.5 wt% hindered phenolic antioxidant, and 0.1–0.3 wt% maleic anhydride-grafted PP coupling agent. The material is compounded in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder with L/D 40:1, mass temperature 190–220 °C, screw speed 350–550 min−1, and side feeding of talc after the polymer melting zone; vacuum devolatilisation at -0.08 MPa strips residual moisture and low-molecular-weight volatiles before strand pelletising. The rubber phase must be dispersed to a mean domain size between 0.5 µm and 2.0 µm to obtain notched Charpy impact per ISO 179-1/1eA that does not lose more than 40 % of its 23 °C value at -30 °C. Compliance is established under FMVSS 302 for horizontal burn rate not exceeding 100 mm/min, Directive 2000/53/EC Annex II for heavy-metal restrictions, and VDA 278 for VOC/SVOC emission control using thermal desorption GC-MS. Moulded components are produced after pre-drying at 80 °C for 2–3 hours, using injection mould temperatures of 20–45 °C and melt temperatures of 200–235 °C. Terminal product types include door inner trim panels, A/B/C pillar covers, seat side shields, and parcel shelf supports.
In high-speed closure manufacturing, 57MNK10 is metered as a 100% pellet feedstock; the nucleated formulation raises the crystallisation temperature to approximately 125–128 °C during DSC cooling at 10 K/min, which shortens demould time and reduces seal-ring distortion in continuous rotary compression machines. Erucamide slip is added at 500–1,000 ppm and synthetic silica antiblock at 500–1,000 ppm; additional external nucleating agent should not exceed 0.05 wt% without verifying the melt-flow-rate shift under ISO 1133-1:2022. Compression moulding operates with melt temperature 220–240 °C, mould temperature 15–20 °C, closure wall thickness 0.8–1.5 mm, and total cycle time 5–8 s; seal-ring flatness is controlled below 0.15 mm by adjusting holding force profile and cooling water temperature. Finished closures are assessed under EN 1186-1 and (EU) No 10/2011 for specific migration; when organoleptic conformity is required for water and carbonated beverages, testing follows EN 1622:2006. Terminal product types include still-water closures, carbonated-soft-drink closures, and tamper-evident overcaps.
Simultaneously, small-appliance structural housing production imposes flow-length-to-wall-thickness ratios up to 220:1; packing-pressure decay at the gate must be tuned to avoid sink marks behind rib intersections. The material is moulded with 1–3 wt% colour masterbatch, 0.2–0.5 wt% antistatic masterbatch, and 0.2–0.5 wt% hindered-amine light stabilizer for UV-exposed visible parts. Processing conditions are melt temperature 220–250 °C, mould temperature 20–40 °C, injection pressure 80–100 MPa, holding pressure 60–70 MPa, and GP screw L/D 20:1; typical wall thickness ranges from 1.5 mm to 3.0 mm. Unfilled homopolymer parts are classified UL 94 HB, and electrical safety is assessed under IEC 60335-1:2020 clause 30.2; if glow-wire ignition at 650 °C or above is required for unattended appliances, neat 57MNK10 is not suitable and a flame-retardant compounded variant must be specified. Terminal product types include vacuum cleaner housings, garment steamer shells, food processor bases, and handheld tool bodies.
Cleanroom injection moulding of diagnostic consumables demands a documented resin purity chain and the absence of mould-release spray. The material is processed as 100% virgin 57MNK10; only 0.1–0.3 wt% of a phthalate-free PP masterbatch is added for colour coding, and slip additive use is excluded because surface-lubricating agents can migrate into assay media. Processing takes place on all-electric injection moulding machines in an ISO 7 cleanroom, with melt temperature 200–230 °C, mould temperature 15–35 °C, clamp force 800–2,500 kN, and chrome/nickel-plated barrel and screw surfaces to control particle release. Compliance is documented under ISO 10993-5:2009 for cytotoxicity, ISO 10993-10:2021 for sensitisation, USP 661.1 for plastic material characterisation, and Ph. Eur. 3.2.2 for polyolefin containers. Gamma irradiation at 25–40 kGy can cause measurable oxidative yellowing; if repeated sterilisation is intended, electron-beam processing at a maximum of 35 kGy is preferred and post-sterilisation tensile verification under ISO 527-2:2012 is revalidated. Published data for this specific cleanroom configuration is limited; each cavity geometry should be qualified under the intended sterilisation dose and cell-assay protocol. Terminal product types include pipette tips, centrifuge tubes, sample cups, microtiter plates, and petri dishes.
Electrical installation material compounding operates within narrow thermal boundaries because the hydrated mineral flame retardant releases surface water under high shear. A production formulation contains 55–65 wt% 57MNK10, 20–30 wt% magnesium hydroxide, 5–10 wt% talc, 1–2 wt% maleic anhydride-grafted PP coupling agent, and 0.3–0.5 wt% processing stabilizer. Compounding is performed on a co-rotating twin-screw extruder with L/D 36–44:1, temperature profile 170–200 °C, side feeder for filler after the polymer melting zone, and vent vacuum at -0.08 MPa; injection moulding subsequently requires acid-resistant tool steel and a degassed screw, with melt temperature 190–220 °C, mould temperature 20–40 °C, and injection velocity reduced to 40–80 mm/s to limit gate blush and shear heating. Compliance includes IEC 61386-1 for conduit systems, UL 94 V-0 at 1.5 mm, IEC 60695-2-11 glow-wire flammability at 850 °C, and substance restrictions under Directive 2011/65/EU RoHS. The compounded density rises to 1.10–1.25 g/cm³, and wall thickness below 1.0 mm should not be attempted without flow simulation because the filler reduces melt-front mobility. Terminal product types include junction boxes, conduit fittings, switch boxes, and terminal blocks.
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SABIC PP 57MNK10 is a polypropylene resin supplied in pellet form and intended primarily for injection moulding. The grade is classified within SABIC’s polypropylene homopolymer portfolio as a nucleated product with a nominal melt mass-flow rate near 11 g/10 min when determined at 230 °C under 2.16 kg load in accordance with ISO 1133-1:2022. The nucleation package raises crystallisation temperature and promotes finer spherulitic morphology, which translates into higher stiffness and faster demoulding relative to non-nucleated homopolymers of similar melt flow. Applications typically described in the manufacturer’s technical literature include thin-wall food packaging, caps and closures, housewares, and rigid articles where cycle-time reduction and dimensional stability are primary processing objectives.
Specifying SABIC PP 57MNK10 requires attention to the difference between nominal data and release properties. The manufacturer’s certificate of analysis normally reports melt mass-flow rate, tensile properties, and colour coordinates for the specific production lot. Processing behaviour on a given line is strongly influenced by screw recovery rate, hot-runner balance, and gate geometry; therefore the datasheet values should be used as comparative guides rather than absolute predictors of part performance.
When conditioned according to ISO 291:2008 at 23 °C and 50 % relative humidity, injection-moulded specimens of this grade are associated with the values in the following table. These are typical values from the manufacturer’s published data; lot-to-lot variance is controlled by the resin producer’s release protocol, and the current datasheet remains the governing document.
| Property | Test method | Typical value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melt mass-flow rate | ISO 1133-1:2022, 230 °C, 2.16 kg | 11 | g/10 min |
| Density | ISO 1183-1:2019 | 0.905 | g/cm³ |
| Tensile modulus | ISO 527-2:2012, specimen 1A, test speed 1 mm/min | 1600 | MPa |
| Tensile yield stress | ISO 527-2:2012 | 36 | MPa |
| Tensile yield strain | ISO 527-2:2012 | 8 | % |
| Charpy notched impact strength at 23 °C | ISO 179-1:2010 | 3.0 | kJ/m² |
| Heat deflection temperature at 0.45 MPa | ISO 75-2:2013 | 95 | °C |
| Vicat softening temperature, 50 °C/h, 10 N | ISO 306:2022 | 154 | °C |
| Mould shrinkage, flow direction | ISO 294-4:2017 | 1.0–1.4 | % |
Drying of SABIC PP 57MNK10 is generally unnecessary when the pellets are stored in closed containers at ambient conditions and relative humidity below 60 %. If surface condensation occurs during cold-weather handling or when silo-to-press conveying introduces air with a dew point above 15 °C, pre-drying in a desiccant dryer at 80 °C for 2 h to 3 h is sufficient to reduce moisture to below 0.1 % by mass. Prolonged drying above 90 °C is not required and may promote additive migration or pellet surface oxidation. On production-scale drying hoppers, inlet air dew point should be maintained at -20 °C or lower, and bed residence time should not exceed 4 h to avoid bridging in conical hoppers.
On a three-zone general-purpose screw with a compression ratio of 2.5:1 to 3.0:1, the barrel temperature profile is typically set from 190 °C in the feed zone to 240 °C in the metering zone, with the nozzle maintained at 230 °C to 250 °C. These settings are starting points; actual values should be trimmed to produce a homogeneous melt without exceeding 260 °C at the nozzle. Melt temperature at the nozzle should be controlled between 220 °C and 260 °C; the lower boundary is set by the need to fill thin wall sections before the nucleated skin freezes, and the upper boundary avoids molecular weight reduction from thermal degradation. Mould temperature is commonly maintained at 20 °C to 50 °C. Higher mould temperatures above 40 °C improve surface gloss and reduce flow lines but lengthen cycle time; lower temperatures accelerate solidification and may be used for caps and closures when part ejection and dimensional tolerances permit.
Injection speed should be high enough to achieve complete filling before gate freeze. On hot-runner tools with valve gates, the hold-pressure profile is more critical than injection pressure: nucleated grades solidify rapidly, so hold-pressure decay from 60 MPa to 30 MPa over 2 s to 4 s is common in thin-wall cap moulding, but the exact profile must be established by gate-seal studies. The fast crystallisation of nucleated homopolymers leads to shorter hold-pressure windows; gates smaller than 0.8 mm can freeze before full packing, resulting in sink marks on ribs and bosses.
Substitution of a random copolymer with SABIC PP 57MNK10 is justified when the performance requirement is dominated by stiffness and elevated-temperature dimensional stability rather than low-temperature impact resistance or optical clarity. Random copolymers typically exhibit a melting range below 145 °C and lower tensile modulus, whereas the nucleated homopolymer provides a higher tensile modulus of approximately 1600 MPa when tested according to ISO 527-2:2012 and a heat deflection temperature near 95 °C at 0.45 MPa according to ISO 75-2:2013. The trade-off is reduced low-temperature ductility: homopolymer impact strength declines rapidly below 0 °C, making SABIC PP 57MNK10 unsuitable for freezer-grade containers with drop-impact requirements unless performance is validated under ISO 6603-2:2020 puncture or ASTM D5420-21 impact protocols. In translucent thin-wall applications, random copolymers retain lower haze; the nucleated homopolymer may exhibit higher opacity and more visible weld lines when the tool has multiple gates.
Compared with SABIC impact copolymer grades intended for automotive interiors or luggage shells, SABIC PP 57MNK10 has a higher elastic modulus and lower notched impact strength. Impact copolymers derive low-temperature toughness from a dispersed ethylene-propylene rubber phase; this rubber phase lowers the heat deflection temperature and reduces stiffness. When a part currently moulded in an impact copolymer shows sink marks because of long cooling time, a nucleated homopolymer such as SABIC PP 57MNK10 may be considered if the service temperature remains above 5 °C and the part is not subjected to severe drop loading. This substitution must be confirmed on the production injection moulding machine because the lower melt viscosity of a high-flow homopolymer changes filling pattern, clamp force, and ejection force. Clamp force requirements are usually lower for the high-flow grade, but ejection force may increase because of the higher modulus and faster shrink onset.
SABIC PP 57MNK10 is normally considered suitable for food-contact applications in the European Union when the finished article meets the overall migration limit of 10 mg/dm² under Regulation EU 10/2011 and when the polymer is used in accordance with the positive list for polypropylene homopolymers. In the United States, polypropylene homopolymers are generally covered under FDA 21 CFR 177.1520(c) for olefin polymers, subject to extractables limitations and end-use use temperature. Compliance documentation should be obtained from the resin supplier for the specific lot because antioxidant packages, nucleating agents, and processing aids may vary by production site. For electrical and electronic applications, the grade can be evaluated against IEC 62321-8:2017 for restricted phthalates and RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU Annex II substance limits. REACH compliance requires confirmation against the Candidate List of substances of very high concern; published data for this specific configuration is limited and must be obtained through SABIC’s product regulatory affairs function.
Production trials on injection moulding machines with clamp forces of 1200 kN to 2500 kN and general-purpose PP screws with a length-to-diameter ratio of 20:1 to 25:1 indicate that SABIC PP 57MNK10 tolerates screw speeds up to 100 min⁻¹ without excessive shear heating when the back pressure is maintained at 0.5 MPa to 1.0 MPa. Higher back pressure increases melt temperature and reduces recovery time; raising back pressure from 0.5 MPa to 1.5 MPa can raise the melt temperature by 8 °C and produce gate blush on the part surface. These observations are process-specific and not part of the material specification, but they define a practical limit for screw settings.
Typical failure modes during start-up include short shots in thin ribs when the mould temperature has not stabilised, silver streaks from wet pellets when outdoor storage is used, and sink marks opposite thick bosses when hold time is shorter than gate-seal time. For a nucleated homopolymer, gate-seal time is generally shorter than for non-nucleated grades because crystallisation begins at a higher temperature; therefore gate-freeze studies should be performed by moulding parts at several hold times and recording part mass until mass reaches a plateau. Part mass should be recorded on an electronic balance calibrated to ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
In thin-wall container lids, SABIC PP 57MNK10 is processed with a melt temperature of 240 °C, a mould temperature of 35 °C, and a hold pressure of 40 MPa to 50 MPa; lid diameters of 80 mm to 120 mm are filled through a central direct gate or a hot-runner valve gate with a gate diameter of 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm. Ejection temperature is usually set at 70 °C. The constraint for down-gauging is not melt flow but top-load stiffness, which should be measured according to ASTM D2659-16 for stacking loads or ISO 12048:2000 for packaging compression. Published data for this specific configuration is limited, so validation on the intended tool is mandatory.
