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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN FXL121R Polycarbonate (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	Original Value		Comments
Density	1.2 g/cc		ASTM D 792
Water Absorption	0.13 %		24 hours @ 73F; ASTM D 570
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.006 - 0.008 cm/cm		Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	18.2 g/10 min		300C/1.2 kgf (O); ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength @ Break	9400 psi		Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength @ Yield	8850 psi		Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	125 %		Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	6.2 %		Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	348000 psi		2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	345000 psi		0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	13500 psi		0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	640 in-lb		Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	675 in-lb		Instrumented Impact Total Energy, -22F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	15.7 ft-lb/in		73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	275 °F		0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	255 °F		0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648