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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN 915R 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	1.2 g/cc	0.0434 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.0075 - 0.0095 cm/cm	0.0075 - 0.0095 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	18 g/10 min	18 g/10 min	300C/1.2 kgf (O); ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength @ Break	62.1 MPa	9000 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength @ Yield	63.4 MPa	9200 psi	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	130 %	130 %	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	6 %	6 %	Type I, 2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	2.41 GPa	349 ksi	2.0 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	2.46 GPa	357 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	93.8 MPa	13600 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	67.8 J	50 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	7.47 J/cm	14 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Electrical Properties
Arc Resistance	Max 60 sec	Max 60 sec	Tungsten (+/- 0.125 inch); PLC Code 7; ASTM D 495
Comparative Tracking Index	Min 600 V	Min 600 V	(+/- 0.125 inch); PLC Code 0; UL 746A
Hot Wire Ignition, HWI	30 - 60 sec	30 - 60 sec	(+/- 0.125 inch); PLC Code 2; UL 746A
High Amp Arc Ignition, HAI	60 - 120 arcs	60 - 120 arcs	Surface (+/- 0.125 inch); PLC Code 1; UL 746A
High Voltage Arc-Tracking Rate, HVTR	0 - 10 mm/min	0 - 0.394 in/min	(+/- 0.125 inch); PLC Code 0; UL 746A
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 68°F	73.8 µm/m-°C	41 µin/in-°F	Flow, -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
CTE, linear 68°F, Transverse to Flow	70.2 µm/m-°C	39 µin/in-°F	from -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	132 °C	270 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	124 °C	255 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	139 °C	282 °F	Rate B; ASTM D 1525
UL RTI, Electrical	130 °C	266 °F	UL 746B
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact	120 °C	248 °F	UL 746B
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact	130 °C	266 °F	UL 746B
Flammability, UL94	V-0	V-0	0.043 in.
Descriptive Properties
UL File Number, GLOBAL	E161759
UL File Number, USA	E121562