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Degussa AG VESTAMID® L1722P nf (dry properties) 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.

Uses: Cable ties, strip clips.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.02 g/cc	0.0368 lb/in³
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	Max 0.5 %	Max 0.5 %	Humidity Absorption
Melt Flow	170 g/10 min	170 g/10 min
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Yield	30 MPa	4350 psi
Elongation at Break	Min 50 %	Min 50 %
Elongation at Yield	23 %	23 %
Modulus of Elasticity	0.53 GPa	76.9 ksi
Charpy Impact Unnotched	NB	NB
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	0.5 J/cm²	2.38 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	NB	NB	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Notched	1.6 J/cm²	7.61 ft-lb/in²
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1 hour	480 MPa	69600 psi
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1000 hours	310 MPa	45000 psi
Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity	1e+013 ohm-cm	1e+013 ohm-cm
Surface Resistance	Min 1e+015 ohm	Min 1e+015 ohm
Dielectric Constant	3	3	at 1 MHz.
Dielectric Constant, Low Frequency	11	11	100 Hz
Dielectric Strength	27 kV/mm	686 kV/in
Dissipation Factor	0.1	0.1	at 1 MHz.
Dissipation Factor, Low Frequency	0.16	0.16	100 Hz
Comparative Tracking Index	600 V	600 V
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	100 µm/m-°C	55.6 µin/in-°F	in flow direction.
CTE, linear 20°C Transverse to Flow	100 µm/m-°C	55.6 µin/in-°F
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	100 °C	212 °F
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	45 °C	113 °F
Vicat Softening Point	130 °C	266 °F	50°C/hr/50 N
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	1.6 mm
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	3.2 mm