Celanese VECTRA B230 LCP, 30% Carbon Fiber

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Celanese VECTRA B230 LCP, 30% Carbon Fiber
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP); Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), Carbon Fiber Filled
Material Notes:	Exceptional strength and stiffness. Suitable for metal replacement applications. Electrically conductive. 30% carbon fiber reinforced. Information provided by Celanese
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.50 g/cc	0.0542 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Flow	0.00 cm/cm	0.00 in/in	ISO 294-4
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.0010 cm/cm	0.0010 in/in	ISO 294-4

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell M	99	99	ISO 2039-2
Tensile Strength at Break	200 MPa	29000 psi	5mm/min; ISO 527-2/1A
Elongation at Break	0.70 %	0.70 %	5mm/min; ISO 527-2/1A
Tensile Modulus	31.8 GPa	4610 ksi	50mm/min; ISO 527-2/1A
Flexural Strength	300 MPa	43500 psi	ISO 178
Flexural Modulus	25.5 GPa	3700 ksi	ISO 178
Compressive Strength	204 MPa @Strain 1 %	29600 psi @Strain 1 %	ISO 604
Compressive Modulus	33.0 GPa	4790 ksi	ISO 604
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	6.00 kJ/m²	2.86 ft-lb/in²	ISO 180/1A
	12.0 kJ/m² @Temperature 23.0 °C	5.71 ft-lb/in² @Temperature 73.4 °F	ISO 180/1U
Charpy Impact Unnotched	1.50 J/cm²	7.14 ft-lb/in²	ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.600 J/cm²	2.86 ft-lb/in²	ISO 179/1eA

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Volume Resistivity	1e+05	1e+05	IEC 60093
Surface Resistance	100 ohm	100 ohm	IEC 60093
Dielectric Constant	32 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz	32 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz	IEC 60250

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear, Parallel to Flow	1.00 µm/m-°C	0.556 µin/in-°F	ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	9.00 µm/m-°C	5.00 µin/in-°F	ISO 11359-2
Melting Point	280 °C	536 °F	10°C/min; ISO 11357-1,-2,-3
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	250 °C	482 °F	ISO 75-1, -2
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	235 °C	455 °F	ISO 75-1, -2
Deflection Temperature at 8.0 MPa	186 °C	367 °F	ISO 75-1, -2
Vicat Softening Point	167 °C	333 °F	ISO 306
Flammability, UL94	V-0	V-0

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	80.0 - 120 °C	176 - 248 °F	cavity
	285 - 295 °C	545 - 563 °F	hot runner
Feed Temperature	60.0 - 80.0 °C	140 - 176 °F
Zone 1	270 - 280 °C	518 - 536 °F
Zone 2	275 - 285 °C	527 - 545 °F
Zone 3	280 - 290 °C	536 - 554 °F
Zone 4	285 - 295 °C	545 - 563 °F
Die Temperature	290 - 300 °C	554 - 572 °F
Melt Temperature	285 - 300 °C	545 - 572 °F
	304 °C	579 °F	ISO 294
Mold Temperature	100 °C	212 °F	ISO 294
Injection Velocity	150 mm/sec	5.91 in/sec	ISO 294
Drying Temperature	>= 150 °C	>= 302 °F
Dry Time	6.00 - 8.00 hour	6.00 - 8.00 hour
Moisture Content	<= 0.010 %	<= 0.010 %
Injection Pressure	50.0 - 150 MPa	7250 - 21800 psi
Hold Pressure	69.0 MPa	10000 psi	ISO 294
	50.0 - 150 MPa	7250 - 21800 psi
Back Pressure	<= 3.00 MPa	<= 435 psi
Screw Speed	80 rpm @Diameter 40.0 mm	80 rpm @Diameter 1.57 in
	140 rpm @Diameter 25.0 mm	140 rpm @Diameter 0.984 in
	200 rpm @Diameter 16.0 mm	200 rpm @Diameter 0.630 in

Descriptive Properties
Injection molding	Yes
Injection speed	very fast

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