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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN OQ1030 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. This product is no longer produced or sold by GE Plastics

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.19 g/cc	0.043 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.005 - 0.007 cm/cm	0.005 - 0.007 in/in	Flow; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	13 g/10 min	13 g/10 min	cm3/10min; Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 250C/1.2 kg; ISO 1133
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, H358/30	100 MPa	14500 psi	ISO 2039/1
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	45 MPa	6530 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength, Yield	60 MPa	8700 psi	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	Min 50 %	Min 50 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	5 %	5 %	50 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	2.3 GPa	334 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Flexural Modulus	2.4 GPa	348 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
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, 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
Charpy Impact, Notched	1.4 J/cm²	6.66 ft-lb/in²	23C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eA
Taber Abrasion, mg/1000 Cycles	35	35	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
CTE, linear 20°C Transverse to Flow	70 µm/m-°C	38.9 µin/in-°F	23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
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 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	122 °C	252 °F	HDT/Ae, 1.82 MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Ae
Vicat Softening Point	140 °C	284 °F	B/50; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	142 °C	288 °F	B/120; ISO 306