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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN JK500 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	1.27 g/cc	0.0459 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.001 - 0.0025 cm/cm	0.001 - 0.0025 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.003 - 0.0045 cm/cm	0.003 - 0.0045 in/in	0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	20 g/10 min	20 g/10 min	260C/2.16 kgf; ASTM D 1238
Melt Flow	33 g/10 min	33 g/10 min	300C/1.2 kgf (O); ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	70 MPa	10200 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Break	68.3 MPa	9900 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength, Yield	70 MPa	10200 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Yield	68.3 MPa	9900 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	2.1 %	2.1 %	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	5 %	5 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	2.1 %	2.1 %	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	5 %	5 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	5.25 GPa	761 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	4.83 GPa	700 ksi	0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	4.59 GPa	666 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Modulus	4.34 GPa	630 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Strength	115 MPa	16700 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Strength	117 MPa	17000 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	115 MPa	16700 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	5.6 kJ/m²	2.66 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Izod Impact, Unnotched	3.15 J/cm	5.9 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 4812
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	21 kJ/m²	9.99 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1U
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	13.6 J	10 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	0.587 J/cm	1.1 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	43 µm/m-°C	23.9 µin/in-°F	Flow, 23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 68°F	43.2 µm/m-°C	24 µin/in-°F	Flow, -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
CTE, linear 20°C Transverse to Flow	83 µm/m-°C	46.1 µin/in-°F	23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 68°F, Transverse to Flow	72 µm/m-°C	40 µin/in-°F	from -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	96.1 °C	205 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	88.9 °C	192 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	93.3 °C	200 °F	0.250 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	100 °C	212 °F	B/120; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	110 °C	230 °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