Table 1. Melt Flow Indexes and Densities of PP Composites Depending on the Filler Type and Content
Filler name | Filler Content (wt.%) | Homo-PP based | Impact-PP based |
MFI (g/10 min) | Density (g/cm3) | MFI (g/10 min) | Density (g/cm3) |
None | 0 | 23.8 | 0.90 | 19.5 | 0.90 |
Talc | 10 | 22.8 | 0.97 | 17.5 | 0.95 |
| 20 | 23.3 | 1.04 | 16.7 | 1.04 |
| 30 | 22.2 | 1.12 | 15.8 | 1.12 |
CaCO3 | 10 | 23.1 | 0.97 | 18.6 | 0.96 |
| 20 | 22.3 | 1.01 | 17.5 | 1.02 |
| 30 | 22.9 | 1.10 | 17.6 | 1.10 |
Glass fiber | 10 | - | 0.96 | - | 0.96 |
| 20 | - | 1.03 | - | 1.03 |
| 30 | - | 1.12 | - | 1.12 |
EBR | 10 | 21.6 | 0.90 | 15.1 | 0.90 |
| 20 | 20.5 | 0.90 | 13.3 | 0.89 |
| 30 | 18.6 | 0.89 | 13.2 | 0.89 |