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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN IP300 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	1.18 g/cc	0.0426 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	18 g/10 min	18 g/10 min	300C/1.2 kgf (O); ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Rockwell R	65	65	ASTM D 785
Tensile Strength @ Break	55.2 MPa	8000 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength @ Yield	57.9 MPa	8400 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	75 %	75 %	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	2.14 GPa	310 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	84.8 MPa	12300 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Izod Impact, Notched, Low Temp	5.02 J/cm	9.4 ft-lb/in	at -22F; ASTM D 256
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	50.2 J	37 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Energy @ peak, 73F; ASTM D 3763
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	50.2 J	37 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Energy @ peak, -22°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	5.87 J/cm	11 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	121 °C	250 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648