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Degussa AG VESTAMID® L1600 nf (as-conditioned) Nylon 12

Subcategory: Nylon; Nylon 12; Polymer; Thermoplastic

Close Analogs: This former Creanova product line is a part of Degussa AG as of 2001.

Key Words: Polyamide

Material Notes:
ISO data as provided by the manufacturer, Creanova, Inc.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.01 g/cc	0.0365 lb/in³
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Yield	36 MPa	5220 psi
Elongation at Break	Min 50 %	Min 50 %
Elongation at Yield	11 %	11 %
Modulus of Elasticity	1 GPa	145 ksi
Charpy Impact Unnotched	NB	NB
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	0.7 J/cm²	3.33 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	NB	NB	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.5 J/cm²	2.38 ft-lb/in²
Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity	3e+014 ohm-cm	3e+014 ohm-cm
Surface Resistance	Min 1e+015 ohm	Min 1e+015 ohm
Dielectric Constant	3	3	at 1 MHz.
Dielectric Constant, Low Frequency	5	5	100 Hz
Dielectric Strength	27 kV/mm	686 kV/in
Dissipation Factor	0.049	0.049	at 1 MHz.
Dissipation Factor, Low Frequency	0.085	0.085	100 Hz
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	Max 50 µm/m-°C	Max 27.8 µin/in-°F
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	110 °C	230 °F
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	47 °C	117 °F
Vicat Softening Point	135 °C	275 °F	50°C/hr/50 N