Propylene polymer-based hot melt adhesive composition exhibiting fast set time and articles including the same

A hot melt adhesive composition comprising:

• at least 35% by weight polymer;
• from about 15% by weight to no greater than 75% by weight propylene polymer derived from at least 50% by weight propylene and from about 0 mole % to about 37.5 mole % of an alpha-olefin comonomer other than propylene, the propylene polymer exhibiting a heat of fusion of from about 5 J/g to 60 J/g and a melt temperature of no greater than 120° C.;
• from 5% by weight to about 50% by weight ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer derived from at least 50% by weight ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin comonomer having at least three carbon atoms, the ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer having a density of no greater than 0.90 g/cm3;
• and
• from at least 15% by weight to about 37% by weight of at least one wax that exhibits a melting point greater than 80° C. and a heat of fusion of at least 200 J/g, the at least one wax being selected from the group consisting of Fischer Tropsch wax, polyethylene wax, and combinations thereof,
• the composition exhibiting a set time of no greater than 1.5 seconds at an application temperature of at least 149° C.