Teknor Apex Medalist® MD-12372 Thermoplastic Elastomer

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Teknor Apex Medalist® MD-12372 Thermoplastic Elastomer
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Elastomer, TPE
Material Notes:	Notes: This compound is intended for use in medical and healthcare applications, particularly for extruded medical tubing and injection molding applications for medical devices. Availability: Africa & Middle East; Europe; Asia Pacific; Latin America; North America Features: Autoclave Sterilizable; Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable; Good Processability; High Purity; Kink Resistant; No Animal Derived Component; Radiation (Gamma) Resistant Uses: Medical/Healthcare Applications; Pharmaceuticals Agency Ratings: ISO 10993 Part 5; ISO 13485 RoHS Compliance: RoHS Compliant Form: Pellets Processing Method: Extrusion; Injection Molding Information provided by Teknor Apex
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.890 g/cc	0.0322 lb/in³	ASTM D792
Melt Flow	1.5 g/10 min @Load 5.00 kg, Temperature 200 °C	1.5 g/10 min @Load 11.0 lb, Temperature 392 °F	ASTM D1238

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Shore A	72 @Time 5.00 sec	72 @Time 0.00139 hour	ASTM D2240
	74 @Time 1.00 sec	74 @Time 0.000278 hour	ASTM D2240
Tensile Strength at Break	16.9 MPa	2450 psi	ASTM D412
Tensile Stress at Strain	3.07 MPa @Strain 50 %	445 psi @Strain 50 %	ASTM D412
	3.65 MPa @Strain 100 %	530 psi @Strain 100 %	ASTM D412
	5.86 MPa @Strain 300 %	850 psi @Strain 300 %	ASTM D412
Elongation at Break	690 %	690 %	ASTM D412
Tear Strength	51.9 kN/m	296 pli	ASTM D624
Compression Set	23 % @Temperature 22.8 °C, Time 79200 sec	23 % @Temperature 73.0 °F, Time 22.0 hour	ASTM D395
	81 % @Temperature 70.0 °C, Time 79200 sec	81 % @Temperature 158 °F, Time 22.0 hour	ASTM D395

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	193 - 227 °C	380 - 440 °F	Melt, Injection
Rear Barrel Temperature	149 - 171 °C	300 - 340 °F	Injection
Middle Barrel Temperature	171 - 193 °C	340 - 380 °F	Injection
Front Barrel Temperature	193 - 227 °C	380 - 440 °F	Injection
Nozzle Temperature	193 - 227 °C	380 - 440 °F	Injection
Zone 1	171 - 188 °C	340 - 370 °F	Extrusion
Zone 2	182 - 196 °C	360 - 385 °F	Extrusion
Zone 3	185 - 204 °C	365 - 400 °F	Extrusion
Zone 5	204 - 227 °C	400 - 440 °F	Extrusion
Die Temperature	204 - 227 °C	400 - 440 °F	Extrusion
Mold Temperature	21.1 - 51.7 °C	70.0 - 125 °F	Injection
Back Pressure	0.345 - 1.03 MPa	50.0 - 150 psi	Injection
Cushion	0.356 - 2.54 cm	0.140 - 1.00 in	Injection
Screw Speed	30 - 100 rpm	30 - 100 rpm	Extrusion
	50 - 100 rpm	50 - 100 rpm	Injection

Descriptive Properties
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