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Degussa AG Vestamid® E62-S3 Heat & Light Stabilized Nylon 12/PEBA Elastomer for Fiber Optic Jacketing

Subcategory: Elastomer, TPE; Nylon; Nylon 12; Polyether Block Amide (PEBA); Polymer; Thermoplastic

Material Notes:
Description: E62-S3 is a PA 12 block copolymer consisting of PA 12 segments and polyether segments. The compound exhibits high flexibility and high chemical and solvent resistance.

Information provided by degussa.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.01 g/cc	0.0365 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Water Absorption at Saturation	1.5 %	1.5 %	ISO 62
Melt Flow	20.2 g/10 min	20.2 g/10 min	250°C/2.16 kg; ISO 1133
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Shore D	62	62	ISO 868
Tensile Strength, Yield	24 MPa	3480 psi	ISO 527-2/1A
Elongation at Break	Min 50 %	Min 50 %	ISO 527-2/1A
Elongation at Yield	31 %	31 %	ISO 527-2/1A
Tensile Modulus	0.36 GPa	52.2 ksi	ISO 527-1/2
Charpy Impact Unnotched	NB	NB	23°C; ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	0.8 J/cm²	3.81 ft-lb/in²	-30°C; ISO 179/1eA
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	NB	NB	-30°C; ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact, Notched	12 J/cm²	57.1 ft-lb/in²	23°C, Partial Break; ISO 179/1eA
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	200 µm/m-°C	111 µin/in-°F	23-80°C; ISO 11359
Melting Point	175 - 178 °C	347 - 352 °F	DSC