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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN HF1130 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.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.2 g/cc	0.0434 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.005 - 0.007 cm/cm	0.005 - 0.007 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	25 g/10 min	25 g/10 min	300C/1.2 kgf (O); ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength @ Break	65.5 MPa	9500 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength @ Yield	62.1 MPa	9000 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	110 %	110 %	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	2.31 GPa	335 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	93.1 MPa	13500 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	54.2 J	40 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Energy @ peak, 73F; ASTM D 3763
Tensile Impact Strength	378 kJ/m²	180 ft-lb/in²	Type "S"; ASTM D 1822
Izod Impact, Notched	6.41 J/cm	12 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	127 °C	260 °F	0.250 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
UL RTI, Electrical	100 °C	212 °F	UL 746B
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact	100 °C	212 °F	UL 746B
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact	100 °C	212 °F	UL 746B
Flammability, UL94	V-2	V-2	0.058 in.
Optical Properties
Haze	1 %	1 %	0.100 inch; ASTM D 1003
Transmission, Visible	88 %	88 %	0.100 inch; ASTM D 1003
Descriptive Properties
CSA File No.	LS88480
UL File Number, USA	E121562