TYPICAL PROPERTIES (1)
MECHANICAL	Value	Unit	Standard
Tensile Stress, yld, Type I, 50 mm/min	37	MPa	ASTM D 638
Tensile Stress, brk, Type I, 50 mm/min	28	MPa	ASTM D 638
Tensile Strain, yld, Type I, 50 mm/min	3	%	ASTM D 638
Tensile Strain, brk, Type I, 50 mm/min	16	%	ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus, 5 mm/min	1900	MPa	ASTM D 638
Flexural Stress, yld, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span	1700	MPa	ASTM D 790
Flexural Modulus, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span	50	MPa	ASTM D 790
Tensile Stress, yield, 50 mm/min	35	MPa	ISO 527
Tensile Stress, break, 50 mm/min	27	MPa	ISO 527
Tensile Strain, yield, 50 mm/min	3	%	ISO 527
Tensile Strain, break, 50 mm/min	30	%	ISO 527
Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min	1700	MPa	ISO 527
Flexural Stress, yield, 2 mm/min	55	MPa	ISO 178
Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min	1900	MPa	ISO 178
IMPACT	Value	Unit	Standard
Izod Impact, notched, 23°C	170	J/m	ASTM D 256
Izod Impact, notched, -30°C	83	J/m	ASTM D 256
Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 23°C	17	J	ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, notched 80104 +23°C	10	kJ/m²	ISO 180/1A
Izod Impact, notched 80104 -30°C	5	kJ/m²	ISO 180/1A
Charpy 23°C, V-notch Edgew 80104 sp=62mm	10	kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eA
THERMAL	Value	Unit	Standard
Vicat Softening Temp, Rate B/50	89	°C	ASTM D 1525
HDT, 1.82 MPa, 3.2mm, unannealed	83	°C	ASTM D 648
CTE, -40°C to 40°C, flow	1.1E-04	1/°C	ASTM E 831
CTE, -40°C to 40°C, xflow	1.13E-04	1/°C	ASTM E 831
CTE, -40°C to 40°C, flow	1.09E-04	1/°C	ISO 11359-2
CTE, -40°C to 40°C, xflow	1.12E-04	1/°C	ISO 11359-2
Vicat Softening Temp, Rate B/50	90	°C	ISO 306
Vicat Softening Temp, Rate B/120	91	°C	ISO 306
HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa Flatw 80104 sp=64mm	74	°C	ISO 75/Af
PHYSICAL	Value	Unit	Standard
Specific Gravity	1.07	-	ASTM D 792
Mold Shrinkage, flow, 3.2 mm	- 0.62	%	S-Plastics Method
Melt Flow Rate, 220°C/10.0 kgf	5	g/10 min	ASTM D 1238
Density	1.07	g/cm³	ISO 1183
Water Absorption, (23°C/sat)	0.5	%	ISO 62
Moisture Absorption (23°C / 50% RH)	0.2	%	ISO 62
Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 220°C/5.0 kg	1	cm³/10 min	ISO 1133
Source GMD, last updated:02/16/2007

Processing

• Barrel temperatures should be banked TO 150°C (300°F)
Parameter
Sheet Extrusion	Value	Unit
Drying Temperature	80 - 90	°C
Drying Time	3 - 4	hrs
Drying Time (Cumulative)	12	hrs
Minimum Moisture Content	0.02 - 0.3	%
Melt Temperature	205 - 215	°C
Barrel - Zone 1 Temperature	175 - 205	°C
Barrel - Zone 2 Temperature	175 - 205	°C
Barrel - Zone 3 Temperature	175 - 205	°C
Barrel - Zone 4 Temperature	175 - 205	°C
Adapter Temperature	150 - 205	°C
Die Temperature	150 - 205	°C
Source GMD, last updated:02/16/2007