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SABIC Innovative Plastics LEXAN WR2210 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 also a part of their North American product line.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.19 g/cc	0.043 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
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	15 g/10 min	15 g/10 min	cm3/10min; Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 300C/1.2 kg; ISO 1133
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Rockwell M	79	79	ISO 2039/2
Hardness, H358/30	103 MPa	14900 psi	ISO 2039/1
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	60 MPa	8700 psi	ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength, Yield	55 MPa	7980 psi	ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	100 %	100 %	ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	6 %	6 %	ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	2 GPa	290 ksi	DIN 53457
Flexural Modulus	2.2 GPa	319 ksi	DIN 53457
Flexural Modulus	2.2 GPa	319 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Yield Strength	85 MPa	12300 psi	DIN 53452
Izod Impact, Notched	6 J/cm	11.2 ft-lb/in	23 C; ASTM D 256
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	45 kJ/m²	21.4 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Izod Impact, Notched, Low Temp	1.5 J/cm	2.81 ft-lb/in	at -20 C; ASTM D 256
Izod Impact, Notched, Low Temp (ISO)	20 kJ/m²	9.52 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 -30 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Charpy Impact, Notched	3.5 J/cm²	16.7 ft-lb/in²	23 C; ISO 179/2C
Coefficient of Friction	0.21	0.21	on steel, Kinetic; ASTM D 1894
Coefficient of Friction, Static	0.17	0.17	on steel; ASTM D 1894
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)	135 °C	275 °F	ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	120 °C	248 °F	ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	142 °C	288 °F	B/120; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	150 °C	302 °F	Rate B; ASTM D 1525
Vicat Softening Point	150 °C	302 °F	VST/A/120; DIN 53460
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	1.6 mm
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	1.6 mm; UL 94 by GE
Oxygen Index	27 %	27 %	ISO 4589
Descriptive Properties
Ball Pressure Test, 125 C +/- 2 C	PASSES	IEC 60035-1