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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN ML3940 Polycarbonate (Europe)

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 European product line.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.2 g/cc	0.0434 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Density	1.2 g/cc	0.0434 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Melt Flow	10 g/10 min	10 g/10 min	cm3/10min; Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 300C/1.2 kg; ISO 1133
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	70 MPa	10200 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength, Yield	63 MPa	9140 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	120 %	120 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	6 %	6 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	2.35 GPa	341 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Flexural Modulus	2.3 GPa	334 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Yield Strength	90 MPa	13100 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
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, Unnotch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	NB	NB	at -30C, Unnotch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eU
Thermal Properties
Vicat Softening Point	135 °C	275 °F	B/120; ISO 306