LEXAN* 143R Resin
SABIC Innovative Plastics - Polycarbonate
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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General Information
Product Description
UL rated HB as of 10/97. 200 series recommended when V-2 rating required. Nonhalogenated. 10.5 MFR. UV-stabilized. Internal mold release.
General
Material Status
• Commercial: Active
Availability
• North America
Additive
• Mold Release
• UV Stabilizer
Features
• Halogen Free
Processing Method
• Injection Molding
ASTM & ISO Properties
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Physical
Nominal Value Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
1.20
ASTM D792
Specific Volume
23.1 in³/lb
ASTM D792
Density
1.19 g/cm³
ASTM D792
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (300°C/1.2 kg)
11 g/10 min
ASTM D1238
Molding Shrinkage - Flow (0.126 in)
0.0050 to 0.0070 in/in
Internal Method
Water Absorption (24 hr)
0.15 %
ASTM D570
Water Absorption
ASTM D570
Equilibrium, 73°F
0.35 %
Equilibrium, 212°F
0.58 %
Mechanical
Nominal Value Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength
2
(Yield)
9000 psi
ASTM D638
Tensile Strength
2
(Break)
9500 psi
ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation
2
(Yield)
7.0 %
ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation
2
(Break)
110 %
ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus
3
(1.97 in Span)
340000 psi
ASTM D790
Flexural Strength
3
(Yield, 1.97 in Span)
13500 psi
ASTM D790
Taber Abrasion Resistance
ASTM D1044
1000 Cycles, 1000 g, CS-17 Wheel
10.0 mg
Impact
Nominal Value Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact (73°F)
15 ft·lb/in
ASTM D256
Unnotched Izod Impact (73°F)
60 ft·lb/in
ASTM D4812
Gardner Impact (73°F)
1500 in·lb
ASTM D3029
Tensile Impact Strength
4
260 ft·lb/in²
ASTM D1822
Hardness
Nominal Value Unit
Test Method
Rockwell Hardness
ASTM D785
M-Scale
70
R-Scale
118