Poly (Propylene Carbonate) – QPAC® 40

Poly (propylene carbonate) is a solid polymer. It is an amorphous, clear, readily processible plastic with long term mechanical stability.

Technical Name Poly (propylene carbonate)

Chemical Formula (C4H6O3)n

Molecular Weight Available From Approximately 100,000 to 300,000

Applications

  • Binder applications for ceramics, metal or glass powders
    • Pastes and inks
    • Used to make high purity technical parts
    • Coatings
  • Sacrificial structural applications
    • Decomposable channel former
    • Pore former
  • Non-binder applications for barrier film in plastic processing

Typical Physical Properties

Property Value
Density (g/cm3) 1.26
Refractive Index 1.463
Decomposition Temperature (°C) 250 (estimate)
Glass Transition Temperature (°C) 15-40
Heat of combustion (cal/gm) 4,266
Heat of formation (cal/mol) -146,000
Molar Mass of repeating unit 102.1
Solubility Upon request

 

Product Delivery Form It is available as a pellet, film, in solution form or as an aqueous emulsion

Benefits

  • Upon decomposition, QPAC®40 leaves less than 10 ppm ash residue, resulting in very good mechanical and/or electrical properties
  • QPAC®40 has superior green strength and results in high density final parts with better part structure
  • Low temperature decomposition is exceptional for thermal sensitive materials and is more efficient than other binders
  • Decomposition can occur in a wide range of atmospheres including air, argon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and vacuum

TGA for QPAC® 40

TGA for QPAC® 40

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