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SABIC Innovative Plastics VALOX V5060RE 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	1.47 g/cc	0.0531 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Melt Flow	16 g/10 min	16 g/10 min	Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 250C/5.0 kg; cm3/10min; ISO 1133
Melt Flow	20 g/10 min	20 g/10 min	250C/5.0 kg; ISO 1133
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	122 MPa	17700 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Strength, Yield	121 MPa	17500 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	2 %	2 %	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	2 %	2 %	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	10.07 GPa	1460 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Flexural Modulus	8.8 GPa	1280 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Strength	180 MPa	26100 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Yield Strength	180 MPa	26100 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	11 kJ/m²	5.23 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1A
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	47 kJ/m²	22.4 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1U
Charpy Impact, Notched	1.1 J/cm²	5.24 ft-lb/in²	23C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eA
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	16 µm/m-°C	8.89 µin/in-°F	Flow, 23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 20°C Transverse to Flow	95 µm/m-°C	52.8 µin/in-°F	23C-80C; ISO 11359-2
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	209 °C	408 °F	HDT/Be, 0.45MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Be
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	146 °C	295 °F	HDT/Ae, 1.82 MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Ae