LOTRYL 40MA05T

Product Details

LOTRYL® 40MA05T is a random ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer containing 40w% of methyl acrylate. Due to the exceptionally high methyl acrylate content, LOTRYL® 40MA05T can be used for applications requiring softness, flexibility, and polarity.

LOTRYL® 40MA05T is a cost-competitive, highly polar, and extremely flexible copolymer. The main targeted markets for this product are:

• Flexible cables, including those kept in exterior conditions since the acrylate chemistries are well-known for their resistance to UV radiations and to temperature.
• Virgin or recycled engineering plastics impact modification and flexibilization; the high flexibility of LOTRYL® 40MA05T is extremely efficient for these two objectives. In addition, the high methyl acrylate content also brings compatibility with polar resins such as PA, PBT, PET, and ABS.

Versus EVA chemistry, the acrylate chemistry enables the production of an acrylate-rich resin while maintaining a relatively low MFI. The product is expected to be a cost-effective and performing alternative to EVA with 40%VA content and low MFI. EMA copolymers are more thermally stable than EVA. The softness of LOTRYL® 40MA05T makes it a good candidate in shock-absorbing foams for shoes and sound-deadening automotive baffles. 
 
Due to its acrylate-rich elastomeric phase, this product will be tested as a non-migrating plasticizer of chlorinated plastics such as PVC.

Typical Characteristics

Characteristics	Value	Unit	Standard
Ethyl Acrylate content	40	%w	FTIR (internal method)
Melting point	76	°C	ISO 11357-3
Melt Index (190°C/2.16kg)	5	g/10min	ISO 1133 / ASTM D1238
Vicat softening temperature (10N)*	<40	°C	ISO 306 / ASTM D1525
*: On compression molded samples

Typical Applications

Lotryl® 40MA05T can be used as an additive in flexible and breathable films, masterbatch carriers, cable compounds, sound-deadening foams, shoe soles, impact modifiers (ABS, polyamides, thermoplastic polyesters, PVC…)

• Impact modifiers
• Wire & Cables – HFFR
• Breathable membranes