Table 1.

Characteristics of binder components.

Binder	Supplier	Density	Crystallization Temperature	Degradation Temperature
Polyethylene	Axalta, Bulle, Swizterland	0.950	115 °C	460 °C
Polypropylene	Total, Paris, France	0.905	120 °C	430 °C
Paraffin wax	Alphawax, Alphen, Neetherlands	0.785	47 °C	310 °C
Stearic acid	Sigma Aldrich, Saint-Louis, MO, US	0.845	65 °C	250 °C