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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN EXL1330 Amorphous Thermoplastic Polymer (North America)

Subcategory: Polycarbonate; Polymer; Thermoplastic

Close Analogs: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced on August 31st, 2007, the completion of its purchase of GE Plastics.

Material Notes:
Information provided by GE Plastics for their North American product line. MatWeb has a separate entry for the European data sheet.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.18 g/cc	0.0426 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Density	1.18 g/cc	0.0426 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.008 - 0.01 cm/cm	0.008 - 0.01 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	10 g/10 min	10 g/10 min	300C/1.2 kgf (O); ASTM D 1238
Melt Flow	9 g/10 min	9 g/10 min	Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 300C/1.2 kg; cm3/10min; ISO 1133
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	56 MPa	8120 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Break	61.4 MPa	8900 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength, Yield	55 MPa	7980 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Yield	58.6 MPa	8500 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	Min 100 %	Min 100 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	130 %	130 %	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	5 %	5 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	6 %	6 %	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	2.1 GPa	305 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	2.1 GPa	305 ksi	2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	2.1 GPa	305 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Modulus	2.07 GPa	300 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	85 MPa	12300 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Yield Strength	88.9 MPa	12900 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	60 kJ/m²	28.6 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Izod Impact, Notched, Low Temp (ISO)	45 kJ/m²	21.4 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4; -30 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Izod Impact, Notched, Low Temp	5.87 J/cm	11 ft-lb/in	at -60F; ASTM D 256
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	5 J/cm²	23.8 ft-lb/in²	at -30C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eA
Charpy Impact, Notched	6 J/cm²	28.6 ft-lb/in²	23C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eA
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	52.9 J	39 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	6.41 J/cm	12 ft-lb/in	73F, 0.250"; ASTM D 256
Izod Impact, Notched	8.01 J/cm	15 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Izod Impact, Notched	10.7 J/cm	20 ft-lb/in	Double-gated, 73F; GE Test
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	72 µm/m-°C	40 µin/in-°F	Flow, 23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 68°F	66.6 µm/m-°C	37 µin/in-°F	Flow, -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
CTE, linear 20°C Transverse to Flow	72 µm/m-°C	40 µin/in-°F	23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 68°F, Transverse to Flow	66.6 µm/m-°C	37 µin/in-°F	from -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	136 °C	277 °F	HDT/Be, 0.45MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Be
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	134 °C	274 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	125 °C	257 °F	HDT/Ae, 1.82 MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Ae
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	121 °C	249 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	124 °C	256 °F	0.250 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	143 °C	289 °F	B/50; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	145 °C	293 °F	B/120; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	148 °C	299 °F	Rate B; ASTM D 1525
Descriptive Properties
Ball Pressure Test, 125 C +/- 2 C	PASS	IEC 60035-1
Hardness, H358/30 (MPa)	90	ISO 2039/1