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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN JK2000 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	1.39 g/cc	0.0502 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.0005 - 0.0015 cm/cm	0.0005 - 0.0015 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.0015 - 0.0035 cm/cm	0.0015 - 0.0035 in/in	0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	22 g/10 min	22 g/10 min	260C/2.16 kgf; ASTM D 1238
Melt Flow	36 g/10 min	36 g/10 min	300C/1.2 kgf (O); ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	58 MPa	8410 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Break	60 MPa	8700 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength, Yield	59 MPa	8560 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Yield	60 MPa	8700 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	2.8 %	2.8 %	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	2.9 %	2.9 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	2.5 %	2.5 %	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	2.6 %	2.6 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	7.66 GPa	1110 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	7.38 GPa	1070 ksi	0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	7.27 GPa	1050 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Modulus	6.89 GPa	1000 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Strength	106 MPa	15400 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Strength	103 MPa	15000 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	107 MPa	15500 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	4.3 kJ/m²	2.05 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Izod Impact, Unnotched	3.31 J/cm	6.2 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 4812
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	23 kJ/m²	10.9 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1U
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	14.5 J	10.7 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	0.374 J/cm	0.7 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	18 µm/m-°C	10 µin/in-°F	Flow, 23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 68°F	28.8 µm/m-°C	16 µin/in-°F	Flow, -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
CTE, linear 20°C Transverse to Flow	76 µm/m-°C	42.2 µin/in-°F	23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 68°F, Transverse to Flow	61.2 µm/m-°C	34 µin/in-°F	from -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	92.2 °C	198 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	86.7 °C	188 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	89.4 °C	193 °F	0.250 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	93 °C	199 °F	B/120; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	103 °C	217 °F	Rate B; ASTM D 1525
UL RTI, Electrical	60 °C	140 °F	UL 746B
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact	60 °C	140 °F	UL 746B
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact	60 °C	140 °F	UL 746B
Flammability, UL94	V-0	V-0	0.039 in.
Descriptive Properties
UL File Number, GLOBAL	E161759
UL File Number, USA	E121562