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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN ML6076 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	1.25 g/cc	0.0452 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Water Absorption	0.15 %	0.15 %	24 hours @ 73F; ASTM D 570
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.005 - 0.007 cm/cm	0.005 - 0.007 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	5.2 g/10 min	5.2 g/10 min	300C/1.2 kgf (O); ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Rockwell R	120	120	ASTM D 785
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
Elongation at Yield	6 %	6 %	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	2.38 GPa	345 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
Izod Impact, Unnotched	32 J/cm	60 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 4812
Taber Abrasion, mg/1000 Cycles	9	9	CS-17, 1 kg; ASTM D 1044
Izod Impact, Notched	6.41 J/cm	12 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 68°F	68.4 µm/m-°C	38 µin/in-°F	Flow, -40F to 200F; ASTM E 831
Thermal Conductivity	0.19 W/m-K	1.32 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	ASTM C 177
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	143 °C	290 °F	0.250 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	132 °C	270 °F	0.250 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Descriptive Properties
FAR 25.853	60S/30MIL