materials feature | Film additives
Figure 4: Product characteristics for a range of mineral additives suitable for enhancing film blocking and optical properties Product
Trefil 1313-400 Trefil 1313-600 Sikron SF 4000 anhydrite
d50 [µm]
Hardness (Mohs) Density [g/cm3] Brightness
Fe2O3 [weight %] 6
3.5 3.0
Y=85 0.1
Source: HPF The Mineral Engineers
haze in films when compared to synthetic silica. In a blown Dowlex 2045 LLDPE film application, it said clarity and gloss was held to within 2% and 1% of the unmodified resin while haze was only affected by 0.1% (Figure 3). Functional high performance additives based on
Below: Pumice has been shown to provide good film antiblock and haze performance
mineral raw materials are also highly suitable for influencing various properties of plastic films, according to HPF The Mineral Engineers. Among various studies the company has carried out recently was one exploring packaging films with anti-blocking and good optical properties. It compared its Trefil anhydrite (a waterless sulphate), Sikron cristobalite (based on pure silica),
Microspar potash feldspar, and pumice. HPF said the effectiveness of the anti-blocking
additive is mainly dependent on the properties of the mineral used and the grain size, so the study included Trefil anhydrite and pumice grades with different average particle sizes. It looked at Trefil 1313-400 and 1313-600, Sikron SF 4000, Microspar 1380-600 and Pumice NCS Grade 3 and Grade 8 (Figure 4). The company concluded that Trefil 1313-600 offered
very good anti-blocking properties but does not do so well on appearance; Sikron SF 4000 showed good values on antiblocking and optical properties; Microspar 1380-600 exhibited the lowest haze and offered very good anti-blocking values; while Pumice NCS Grade 3 and 8 showed both good anti-blocking values and low haze.
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anhydrite 3
3.5 3.0
Y=89 0.1
6.5
2.35 Y=97 0.03
Microspar
cristobalite 1380-600 feldspar 5
3
6.0 2.6
Y>90 0.05
Pumice NCS Pumice NCS Grade 3
3.6
n.b. 6
Y = 93 1
Grade 8 8.5
n.b. 6
Y = 92 1
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