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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN ML3955 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
Water Absorption	0.35 %	0.35 %	24 hours; ASTM D 570
Water Absorption at Saturation	0.35 %	0.35 %	23C; ISO 62
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.005 - 0.007 cm/cm	0.005 - 0.007 in/in	Flow; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	17 g/10 min	17 g/10 min	cm3/10min; Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 300C/2.16 kg; ISO 1133
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Rockwell R	70	70	ISO 2039/2
Hardness, H358/30	95 MPa	13800 psi	ISO 2039/1
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	65 MPa	9430 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength, Yield	60 MPa	8700 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	120 %	120 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	7 %	7 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	2.3 GPa	334 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Flexural Modulus	2.3 GPa	334 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Yield Strength	100 MPa	14500 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Izod Impact, Notched	7 J/cm	13.1 ft-lb/in	23 C; ASTM D 256
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	50 kJ/m²	23.8 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Izod Impact, Notched, Low Temp	1.25 J/cm	2.34 ft-lb/in	at -40 C; ASTM D 256
Izod Impact, Notched, Low Temp (ISO)	10 kJ/m²	4.76 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 -30 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Taber Abrasion, mg/1000 Cycles	10	10	CS-17, 1 kg; GE Test
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	70 µm/m-°C	38.9 µin/in-°F	23C-80C, flow; ISO 11359-2
Thermal Conductivity	0.2 W/m-K	1.39 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	ISO 8302
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	136 °C	277 °F	HDT/Be, 0.45MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Be
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	143 °C	289 °F	ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	124 °C	255 °F	HDT/Ae, 1.82 MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Ae
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	138 °C	280 °F	ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	143 °C	289 °F	B/120; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	146 °C	295 °F	B/50; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	148 °C	298 °F	A/50; ISO 306
Optical Properties
Haze	Max 0.8 %	Max 0.8 %	ASTM D 1003
Transmission, Visible	88 - 90 %	88 - 90 %	ASTM D 1003
Descriptive Properties
Ball Pressure Test, 125 C +/- 2 C	PASSES	IEC 60035-1
Ball Pressure Test, 75 C +/- 2 C	PASSES	IEC 60035-1