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Degussa AG VESTAMID® L2140 sw 9.7504 (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.

Uses: Tubing for the automobile industry according to DIN 73 378, Type: PA 12-HL.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.01 g/cc	0.0365 lb/in³
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	Max 0.5 %	Max 0.5 %	Humidity Absorption
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Yield	41 MPa	5950 psi
Elongation at Break	Min 50 %	Min 50 %
Elongation at Yield	13 %	13 %
Modulus of Elasticity	1.3 GPa	189 ksi
Charpy Impact Unnotched	NB	NB
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	1 J/cm²	4.76 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	NB	NB	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Notched	1.2 J/cm²	5.71 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	4	4	100 Hz
Dielectric Strength	35 kV/mm	889 kV/in
Dissipation Factor	0.05	0.05	at 1 MHz.
Dissipation Factor, Low Frequency	0.07	0.07	100 Hz
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	Max 50 µm/m-°C	Max 27.8 µin/in-°F
Vicat Softening Point	140 °C	284 °F	50°C/hr/50 N
UL RTI, Electrical	120 °C	248 °F
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact	85 °C	185 °F
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact	95 °C	203 °F