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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN OQ1030 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. MatWeb has a separate entry for the European data sheet.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.19 g/cc	0.043 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Density	1.2 g/cc	0.0434 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.006 - 0.008 cm/cm	0.006 - 0.008 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.0005 - 0.0007 cm/cm	0.0005 - 0.0007 in/in	Flow; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	12.8 g/10 min	12.8 g/10 min	250C/1.2 kgf; ASTM D 1238
Melt Flow	13 g/10 min	13 g/10 min	Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 250C/1.2 kg; cm3/10min; ISO 1133
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	45 MPa	6530 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Break	49.6 MPa	7200 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength, Yield	60 MPa	8700 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength @ Yield	62.1 MPa	9000 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	Min 50 %	Min 50 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	100 %	100 %	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	5 %	5 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	6 %	6 %	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	2.3 GPa	334 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	2.41 GPa	350 ksi	2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	2.4 GPa	348 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Modulus	2.25 GPa	326 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Strength	93.1 MPa	13500 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	90 MPa	13100 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	12 kJ/m²	5.71 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	NB	NB	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1U
Izod Impact, Unnotched Low Temp (ISO)	NB	NB	80*10*4 -30 C; ISO 180/ 1U
Charpy Impact Unnotched	NB	NB	23C, Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	NB	NB	at -30C, Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact, Notched	1.4 J/cm²	6.66 ft-lb/in²	23C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eA
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	46.3 J	34.2 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	5.5 J/cm	10.3 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	70 µm/m-°C	38.9 µin/in-°F	Flow, 23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 68°F	81 µm/m-°C	45 µin/in-°F	Flow, -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
CTE, linear 20°C Transverse to Flow	70 µm/m-°C	38.9 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)	135 °C	275 °F	HDT/Be, 0.45MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Be
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	133 °C	271 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	122 °C	252 °F	HDT/Ae, 1.82 MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Ae
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	120 °C	248 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	140 °C	284 °F	B/50; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	142 °C	288 °F	B/120; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	140 °C	284 °F	Rate B; ASTM D 1525
Descriptive Properties
Hardness, H358/30 (MPa)	100	ISO 2039/1