LEXAN* 143R Resin
SABIC Innovative Plastics - Polycarbonate
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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
Features
• Halogen Free
Processing Method
• Injection Molding
• UV Stabilizer
ASTM & ISO Properties 1 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) Molding Shrinkage - Flow (0.126 in) Water Absorption (24 hr)
11 g/10 min 0.0050 to 0.0070 in/in 0.15 %
Water Absorption
ASTM D1238 Internal Method ASTM D570 ASTM D570
Equilibrium, 73°F
0.35 %
Equilibrium, 212°F
0.58 %
Mechanical Tensile
Nominal Value Unit
Strength 2
(Yield)
Tensile Strength 2 (Break) Tensile
Elongation 2
(Yield)
Tensile Elongation 2 (Break) Flexural
Modulus 3
Flexural
Strength 3
(1.97 in Span) (Yield, 1.97 in Span)
9000 psi
ASTM D638
9500 psi
ASTM D638
7.0 %
ASTM D638
110 %
ASTM D638
340000 psi
ASTM D790
13500 psi
ASTM D790
Taber Abrasion Resistance 1000 Cycles, 1000 g, CS-17 Wheel Impact
Test Method
ASTM D1044 10.0 mg 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) Tensile Impact
Strength 4
Hardness
1500 in·lb 260 ft·lb/in² Nominal Value Unit
Rockwell Hardness
ASTM D3029 ASTM D1822 Test Method ASTM D785
M-Scale
70
R-Scale
118
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