TYPICAL PROPERTIES ⁽¹⁾

MECHANICAL

Value

Unit

Standard

Tensile Stress, yld, Type I, 50 mm/min

590

kgf/cm²

ASTM D 638

Tensile Stress, brk, Type I, 50 mm/min

580

kgf/cm²

ASTM D 638

Tensile Strain, yld, Type I, 50 mm/min

5.7

%

ASTM D 638

Tensile Strain, brk, Type I, 50 mm/min

117.9

%

ASTM D 638

Tensile Modulus, 50 mm/min

23000

kgf/cm²

ASTM D 638

Flexural Stress, yld, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span

960

kgf/cm²

ASTM D 790

Flexural Modulus, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span

22900

kgf/cm²

ASTM D 790

Tensile Stress, yield, 50 mm/min

57

MPa

ISO 527

Tensile Stress, break, 50 mm/min

56

MPa

ISO 527

Tensile Strain, yield, 50 mm/min

5.4

%

ISO 527

Tensile Strain, break, 50 mm/min

119.4

%

ISO 527

Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min

2340

MPa

ISO 527

Flexural Stress, yield, 2 mm/min

89

MPa

ISO 178

Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min

2140

MPa

ISO 178

Hardness, Rockwell L

89

-

ISO 2039-2

IMPACT

Value

Unit

Standard

Izod Impact, notched, 23°C

75

cm-kgf/cm

ASTM D 256

Izod Impact, notched, -30°C

63

cm-kgf/cm

ASTM D 256

Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 23°C

763

cm-kgf

ASTM D 3763

Izod Impact, unnotched 80*10*3 +23°C

NB

kJ/m²

ISO 180/1U

Izod Impact, unnotched 80*10*3 -30°C

NB

kJ/m²

ISO 180/1U

Izod Impact, notched 80*10*3 +23°C

55

kJ/m²

ISO 180/1A

Izod Impact, notched 80*10*3 -30°C

40

kJ/m²

ISO 180/1A

Charpy 23°C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*3 sp=62mm

65

kJ/m²

ISO 179/1eA

Charpy -30°C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*3 sp=62mm

45

kJ/m²

ISO 179/1eA

Charpy 23°C, Unnotch Edgew 80*10*3 sp=62mm

NB

kJ/m²

ISO 179/1eU

Charpy -30°C, Unnotch Edgew 80*10*3 sp=62mm

NB

kJ/m²

ISO 179/1eU

THERMAL

Value

Unit

Standard

Vicat Softening Temp, Rate A/50

138

°C

ASTM D 1525

HDT, 1.82 MPa, 3.2mm, unannealed

121

°C

ASTM D 648

CTE, -40°C to 95°C, flow

7.48E-05

1/°C

ASTM E 831

CTE, -40°C to 95°C, xflow

7.64E-05

1/°C

ASTM E 831

CTE, 23°C to 80°C, flow

7.48E-05

1/°C

ISO 11359-2

CTE, 23°C to 80°C, xflow

7.64E-05

1/°C

ISO 11359-2

Ball Pressure Test, 125°C +/- 2°C

pass

-

IEC 60695-10-2

Vicat Softening Temp, Rate B/50

138

°C

ISO 306

Vicat Softening Temp, Rate B/120

139

°C

ISO 306

HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa Flatw 80*10*4 sp=64mm

116

°C

ISO 75/Af

Relative Temp Index, Elec

130

°C

UL 746B

Relative Temp Index, Mech w/o impact

130

°C

UL 746B

PHYSICAL

Value

Unit

Standard

Specific Gravity

1.19

-

ASTM D 792

Mold Shrinkage, flow, 3.2 mm (5)

0.4 – 0.8

%

Method

Mold Shrinkage, xflow, 3.2 mm (5)

0.4 – 0.8

%

SABIC Method

Melt Flow Rate, 300°C/1.2 kgf

20

g/10 min

ASTM D 1238

Density

1.19

g/cm³

ISO 1183

Water Absorption, (23°C/sat)

0.12

%

ISO 62

Moisture Absorption (23°C / 50% RH)

0.09

%

ISO 62

Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 300°C/1.2 kg

19

cm³/10 min

ISO 1133

OPTICAL

Value

Unit

Standard

Light Transmission, 2.54 mm

82

%

ASTM D 1003

Haze, 2.54 mm

3

%

ASTM D 1003

ELECTRICAL

Value

Unit

Standard

Volume Resistivity

>1.E+15

Ohm-cm

ASTM D 257

Surface Resistivity

>1.E+15

Ohm

ASTM D 257

FLAME CHARACTERISTICS

Value

Unit

Standard

UL Recognized, 94HB Flame Class Rating (3)

1.5

mm

UL 94

Glow Wire Flammability Index 960°C, passes at

3

mm

IEC 60695-2-12

Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, 0.8 mm

850

°C

IEC 60695-2-13

Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, 3.0 mm

850

°C

IEC 60695-2-13

Source GMD, last updated:2004/09/17

Parameter

Injection Molding

Value

Unit

Drying Temperature

120

°C

Drying Time

3 – 4

hrs

Drying Time (Cumulative)

48

hrs

Maximum Moisture Content

0.02

%

Melt Temperature

295 – 315

°C

Nozzle Temperature

290 – 310

°C

Front – Zone 3 Temperature

295 – 315

°C

Middle – Zone 2 Temperature

280 – 305

°C

Rear – Zone 1 Temperature

215 – 295

°C

Mold Temperature

70 – 95

°C

Back Pressure

0.3 – 0.7

MPa

Screw Speed

40 – 70

rpm

Shot to Cylinder Size

40 – 60

%

Vent Depth

0.025 – 0.076

mm

ource GMD, last updated:2004/09/17