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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN 3412HF 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	Original Value		Comments
Density	1.34 g/cc		ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.002 - 0.004 cm/cm		Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.0045 - 0.0065 cm/cm		0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	8.5 g/10 min		300C/1.2 kgf (O); ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength @ Break	15500 psi		Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength @ Yield	14500 psi		Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	4 %		Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	500000 psi		0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	800000 psi		0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Strength	24000 psi		0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	22700 psi		0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Izod Impact, Unnotched	10 ft-lb/in		73F; ASTM D 4812
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	30 in-lb		Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	2 ft-lb/in		73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	287 °F		0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	280 °F		0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
UL RTI, Electrical	80 °C		UL 746B
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact	80 °C		UL 746B
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact	80 °C		UL 746B
Flammability, UL94	V-1		0.059 in.
Flammability, UL94	V-0		0.118 in.
Descriptive Properties
UL File Number, USA	E121562