Evonik VESTAMID® Care ML18 Medical Grade Nylon 12

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Evonik VESTAMID® Care ML18 Medical Grade Nylon 12
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Nylon (Polyamide PA); Nylon 12 (PA12)
Material Notes:	Medium viscosity Polyamide 12 for medical application. VESTAMID® Care ML18 is resistant to body fluids and are toxicologically safe. 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	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.02 g/cc	0.0368 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Water Absorption	1.5 %	1.5 %	Sim. to ISO 62
Moisture Absorption	0.700 %	0.700 %	Sim. to ISO 62
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Flow	0.0080 cm/cm	0.0080 in/in	ISO 294-4, 2577
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.010 cm/cm	0.010 in/in	ISO 294-4, 2577
Melt Flow	11 g/10 min @Load 2.16 kg, Temperature 210 °C	11 g/10 min @Load 4.76 lb, Temperature 410 °F	ISO 1133

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Tensile Strength at Break	55.0 MPa	7980 psi	ISO 527
Tensile Strength, Yield	43.0 MPa	6240 psi	ISO 527
Elongation at Break	285 %	285 %	Nominal; ISO 527
	334 %	334 %	ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	5.0 %	5.0 %	ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	1.40 GPa	203 ksi	ISO 527
50% Modulus	31.0 MPa @Strain 50 %	31.0 MPa @Strain 50 %	ISO 527
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.500 J/cm² @Temperature 23.0 °C	2.38 ft-lb/in² @Temperature 73.4 °F	Complete Break; ISO 179/1eA
	0.600 J/cm² @Temperature -30.0 °C	2.86 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 °F	Complete Break; ISO 179/1eA

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear, Parallel to Flow	150 µm/m-°C @Temperature 23.0 - 55.0 °C	83.3 µin/in-°F @Temperature 73.4 - 131 °F	ISO 11359-1/-2
Melting Point	178 °C	352 °F	ISO 11357-1/-3
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	110 °C	230 °F	ISO 75-1/-2
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	50.0 °C	122 °F	ISO 75-1/-2
Vicat Softening Point	140 °C	284 °F	Method B: 10 N, 50 K/h; ISO 306
	170 °C	338 °F	Method A: 10 N, 50 K/h; ISO 306
Glass Transition Temp, Tg	45.0 °C	113 °F	ISO 11357-1/-2
Flammability Test	1.0 @Thickness 1.60 mm	1.0 @Thickness 0.0630 in	IEC 60695-11-10

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