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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN JK2500 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	1.31 g/cc	0.0473 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.0006 - 0.0015 cm/cm	0.0006 - 0.0015 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.002 - 0.004 cm/cm	0.002 - 0.004 in/in	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, Ultimate	63 MPa	9140 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Break	63.8 MPa	9250 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength, Yield	63 MPa	9140 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Yield	63.8 MPa	9250 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	2.3 %	2.3 %	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	2.4 %	2.4 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	2.2 %	2.2 %	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	2.3 %	2.3 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	11.13 GPa	1610 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	11 GPa	1600 ksi	0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	10.09 GPa	1460 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Modulus	9.24 GPa	1340 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Strength	110 MPa	16000 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Strength	112 MPa	16300 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	110 MPa	16000 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	5.1 kJ/m²	2.43 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Izod Impact, Unnotched	2.24 J/cm	4.2 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 4812
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	15 kJ/m²	7.14 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1U
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	14.7 J	10.8 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	0.534 J/cm	1 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Electrical Properties
Volume Resistivity	2 ohm-cm	2 ohm-cm	ASTM D 257
Surface Resistivity per Square	10000 ohm	10000 ohm	ASTM D 257
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	80 µm/m-°C	44.4 µin/in-°F	Flow, 23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 68°F	12.6 µm/m-°C	7 µin/in-°F	Flow, -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
CTE, linear 20°C Transverse to Flow	77 µm/m-°C	42.8 µin/in-°F	23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 68°F, Transverse to Flow	63 µm/m-°C	35 µin/in-°F	from -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	98.3 °C	209 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	93.9 °C	201 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	96.1 °C	205 °F	0.250 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	100 °C	212 °F	B/120; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	111 °C	232 °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