Attachment 0003- Drawing 36-3-145_RevA.pdf

This is a vendor item drawing for expanded plastic packaging resin, a material specification document for federal procurement purposes.

The document specifies procurement requirements for a 70/30 polystyrene/polyethylene crosslinked plastic resin material designated as "EXPANDED PLASTIC PACKAGING RESIN." The material must be subdued gray-green in color and qualify to industry resin identification code specifications. The primary supplier identified is Nova Chemicals Inc., located in Monaca, PA 15061-2298. Key performance specifications include: long-term compressive creep testing per ASTM D3575 (less than 0.5% at 1 PSI static load over 1,000 hours), compressive strength per ASTM D3575 (26.4±1.2 PSI at 10% deformation, 31.4±1.3 PSI at 25% deformation), puncture resistance per ASTM D3763 with 0.75-inch plunger (14.9±1.0 FT LBS), and water absorption per ASTM C272 Method A (less than 0.5% by volume). Foam density specifications are 2.0 PCF for standard and 2.25 PCF for alternate configurations. The document includes revision control information and is designated for unlimited distribution among specified federal contracting offices.