Evonik VESTAMID® Care ME55 Medical Grade Nylon 12

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Evonik VESTAMID® Care ME55 Medical Grade Nylon 12
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Nylon (Polyamide PA); Nylon 12 (PA12)
Material Notes:	VESTAMID® Care ME55 is free of plasticizers and heat and light stabilized. Features: High bursting strength; Flexible and reliable; High chemical resistance; Low sliding friction; High toughness; Good mechanical properties; Low processing tolerances. Property data for dry samples. Information provided by Evonik.
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Density	1.03 g/cc	ISO 1183
Water Absorption	1.1 %	Sim. to ISO 62
Moisture Absorption	0.500 %	Sim. to ISO 62
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Flow	0.0080 cm/cm	ISO 294-4, 2577
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.013 cm/cm	ISO 294-4, 2577
Melt Flow	24 g/10 min @Load 2.16 kg, Temperature 240 °C	ISO 1133

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Tensile Strength at Break	39.0 MPa	ISO 527
Elongation at Break	420 %	ISO 527
	435 %	Nominal; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	230 MPa	ISO 527
50% Modulus	0.0170 GPa @Strain 50 %	ISO 527
Charpy Impact, Notched	22.0 kJ/m² @Temperature -30.0 °C	Complete Break; ISO 179/1eA
	94.0 kJ/m² @Temperature 23.0 °C	ISO 179/1eA
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1000 hours	100 MPa @Strain 0.5 %	ISO 899-1

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
CTE, linear, Parallel to Flow	200 µm/m-°C @Temperature 23.0 - 55.0 °C	ISO 11359-1/-2
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	200 µm/m-°C @Temperature 23.0 - 55.0 °C	ISO 11359-1/-2
Melting Point	166 °C	ISO 11357-1/-3
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	90.0 °C	ISO 75-1/-2
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	45.0 °C	ISO 75-1/-2
Vicat Softening Point	100 °C	Method B: 10 N, 50 K/h; ISO 306
	160 °C	Method A: 10 N, 50 K/h; ISO 306
Glass Transition Temp, Tg	-20.0 °C	ISO 11357-1/-2
Flammability Test	1.0 @Thickness 1.60 mm	IEC 60695-11-10

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