PROCESSING		CRYSTAL			IMPACT			IRPS
	Melt Index:	1-5	5-14	15+	3-7	8-14	15+	3-6	7-12
Properties	Units
Material Drying	° F/hrs ° C/hrs	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
Process Temp. Melt	° F ° C	440 227	430 221	420 216	440 227	440 227	430 221	450 243	430 221
Nozzle	° F ° C	430 221	420 216	410 210	430 221	430 221	420 216	440 238	420 216
Front	° F ° C	440 227	430 221	410 210	440 227	440 227	430 221	440 238	430 221
Middle	° F ° C	420 216	410 210	400 204	430 221	420 216	400 204	420 216	410 210
Rear	° F ° C	370 188	370 188	370 188	370 188	370 188	370 188	380 193	360 182
Mold Tempe- rature	° F ° C	90-110 32-43	90-110 32-43	90-110 32-43	90-110 32-43	90-110 32-43	90-110 32-43	90-110 32-43	90-110 32-43
Injection Pressure	PSI x 10³ MPa	10-12 69-83	9-11 62-76	8-10 55-69	10-12 69-83	9-11 62-76	8-10 55-69	10-12 69-83	9-11 62-76
Injection Speed		Fast	Fast	Fast	Fast	Fast	Fast	Mod- erate	Mod- erate
Holding Pressure	PSI x 10³	6-8	5-7	4-6	6-8	5-7	4-6	6-8	5-7
Back Pressure	PSI (min)	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
Screw Speed	RPM (min)	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Cushion	Inches MM	.125 3	.125 3	.125 3	.125 3	.125 3	.125 3	.125 3	.125 3
Cooling Cycle Wall Thickness Cycle Time Inches MM (Seconds) 0.020 0.50 10-13 15-19 20-26 25-33 30-39 35-45 40-52 45-58 50-62 55-69 0.040 1.00 0.060 1.50 0.080 2.00 0.100 2.53 0.120 3.00 0.140 3.50 0.160 4.05 0.180 4.55 0.200 5.06

The above molding guidelines are to be considered as a starting point, and final settings are predicated on
part and tool design and equipment selection.

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