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SABIC Innovative Plastics VALOX V4280 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	1.64 g/cc	0.0592 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.002 - 0.005 cm/cm	0.002 - 0.005 in/in	Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.005 - 0.008 cm/cm	0.005 - 0.008 in/in	0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	33 g/10 min	33 g/10 min	266C/5.0 kgf; ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength @ Break	145 MPa	21100 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength @ Yield	145 MPa	21100 psi	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	2.2 %	2.2 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield	2.2 %	2.2 %	Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	12.8 GPa	1850 ksi	0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	10.7 GPa	1550 ksi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Strength	221 MPa	32000 psi	0.05 in/min, 2" span; ASTM D 790
Izod Impact, Unnotched	8.28 J/cm	15.5 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 4812
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	7.91 J	5.83 ft-lb	Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	1.07 J/cm	2 ft-lb/in	73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 68°F	14.4 µm/m-°C	8 µin/in-°F	Flow, -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
CTE, linear 68°F, Transverse to Flow	73.8 µm/m-°C	41 µin/in-°F	from -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	216 °C	420 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	193 °C	380 °F	0.125 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	221 °C	430 °F	Rate B; ASTM D 1525