Polyethylene, linear [MW ~ 52,000]

NIST Standard for determining melt flow rate in polymers. Melt flow rate is widely used in polymer technology as a product specification since this value, which includes a statement of the load and temperature under which it is obtained, gives an indication of the processing properties of the polymer.^{1, 2}

Solvent-soluble

(1-chloronaphthalene, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, decalin above 80°)

Mw/Mn ~ 2.90

1) ASTM D 1238-00; Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer; ASTM Standards, Vol. 08.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA (2001)

2) Taylor, B.N.; Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI); NIST Special Publication 811; Ed. (April 1995)