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SABIC Innovative Plastics VALOX VCF2020 PBT (North America)

Subcategory: Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT); Polyester, TP; 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.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.41 g/cc	0.0509 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.005 - 0.009 cm/cm	0.005 - 0.009 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.007 - 0.011 cm/cm	0.007 - 0.011 in/in	0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	47 g/10 min	47 g/10 min	266C/5.0 kgf; ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength @ Break	152 MPa	22100 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength @ Yield	152 MPa	22100 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	1.6 %	1.6 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	1.6 %	1.6 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	16.8 GPa	2430 ksi	0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	12.9 GPa	1871 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Strength	219 MPa	31800 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Izod Impact, Unnotched	3.84 J/cm	7.2 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 4812
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	3.39 J	2.5 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	0.32 J/cm	0.6 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Electrical Properties
Volume Resistivity	1 ohm-cm	1 ohm-cm	IEC 60093
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 68°F	19.8 µm/m-°C	11 µin/in-°F	Flow, -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
CTE, linear 68°F, Transverse to Flow	140 µm/m-°C	78 µin/in-°F	from -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	208 °C	407 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	246 °C	474 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	248 °C	478 °F	Rate B; ASTM D 1525