Polypropylene is one of those most versatile polymers available with applications, both as a plastic and as a fibre, in virtually all of the plastics end-use markets.

Polypropylene uses range from plastic packaging, plastic parts for machinery and equipment and even fibres and textiles. It is a rigid, semi-crystalline thermoplastic that was first polymerised in 1951 and is used widely today in a range of domestic and industrial applications.


                                                       Homopol       Copolym
Density     / kgm-3:                                905             905
Tensile Strength     / Mpa:                      33                25
Tensile Modulus     / Gpa:                        1.4              1.0
Elongation at Break     / %:                     150             300
Hardness     / Rockwell "R" Scale:             90               80