@axionpolymers SALFORD MATERIAL CODING
@axionpolymers First letter – Type of material
Material Code Material Name PS Polystyrene PP Polypropylene ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene PC Polycarbonate PC/ABS Polycarbonate/ Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene HDPE High density polyethylene PE Polyethylene PEP Polyethylene propylene MEP Mixed engineering plastic MAP Mixed Automotive Plastics PVB Polyvinyl butyral SMW Small Mix WEEE MIX ENGINEERING PLASTIC MEP52 6086 First letters Indicate “type of material” First 2 number – Material origin and density
Material Code Type of material Material density
51 ELV SWAPP Low
52 ELV SWAPP Intermediate (1)
53 ELV SWAPP Intermediate (2)
54 ELV SWAPP High ELV SWAPP MEP52 6086 First 2 numbers Indicates “material origin and density” Third number – Process condition
Material Code Process
0 Post- Wet Separation (nothing further done to material) 1 Extruded 2-5, 8, 9 Dry Separation (1,2) designation numbers 6 Dry Separation (3) designation number 7 Extruder Waste (Granulated) Post Plastics Separation MEP52 6086 Third number Indicates “process condition” Fourth number– Material cycle
Material Code Material Cycle
0 First Pass 2 Second Pass First pass MEP52 6086 Fourth number Indicate “process cycle” Last 2 number – Indicate modification
Material Code Material specification/formulation
00 Nothing done to material 01 Additive number designation 07 Additive number designation 11 Rubber rich fraction 86 ABS rich fraction 87 Mixed engineering plastic rich in styrene 88 Mixed engineering plastic with medium styrene concentration ABS rich fraction MEP52 6086 Last 2 number Indicate “modification” Salford current process MAP10/11/12 Process
Infeed Material Wet Separation
By-product
Extrudable Material PP51 MEP52 MEP54 Oversize Waste Cake Chips Product Fines Dry Separation (1) Dry Separation (2) SWAPP Extruded Product
Lights Wood Reject PP51 8000 PP51 8018 Lights MEP52 5000 MEP52 4011
Grade B QA
QA
ABS, PP, PS Extruded QA Extrusion MEP52 6086 Product
QC PP52 6000 Dry Separation (3)
MEP52 6087 QA MEP52 6087
Grade A QA Thank you for listening
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