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	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.03 g/cc	0.0372 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Water Absorption	1.1 %	1.1 %	Sim. to ISO 62
Moisture Absorption	0.500 %	0.500 %	Sim. to ISO 62
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Flow	0.0080 cm/cm	0.0080 in/in	ISO 294-4, 2577
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.013 cm/cm	0.013 in/in	ISO 294-4, 2577
Melt Flow	24 g/10 min @Load 2.16 kg, Temperature 240 °C	24 g/10 min @Load 4.76 lb, Temperature 464 °F	ISO 1133

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Tensile Strength at Break	39.0 MPa	5660 psi	ISO 527
Elongation at Break	420 %	420 %	ISO 527
	435 %	435 %	Nominal; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	0.230 GPa	33.4 ksi	ISO 527
50% Modulus	17.0 MPa @Strain 50 %	17.0 MPa @Strain 50 %	ISO 527
Charpy Impact, Notched	2.20 J/cm² @Temperature -30.0 °C	10.5 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 °F	Complete Break; ISO 179/1eA
	9.40 J/cm² @Temperature 23.0 °C	44.7 ft-lb/in² @Temperature 73.4 °F	ISO 179/1eA
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1000 hours	100 MPa @Strain 0.5 %	14500 psi @Strain 0.5 %	ISO 899-1

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear, Parallel to Flow	200 µm/m-°C @Temperature 23.0 - 55.0 °C	111 µin/in-°F @Temperature 73.4 - 131 °F	ISO 11359-1/-2
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	200 µm/m-°C @Temperature 23.0 - 55.0 °C	111 µin/in-°F @Temperature 73.4 - 131 °F	ISO 11359-1/-2
Melting Point	166 °C	331 °F	ISO 11357-1/-3
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	90.0 °C	194 °F	ISO 75-1/-2
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	45.0 °C	113 °F	ISO 75-1/-2
Vicat Softening Point	100 °C	212 °F	Method B: 10 N, 50 K/h; ISO 306
	160 °C	320 °F	Method A: 10 N, 50 K/h; ISO 306
Glass Transition Temp, Tg	-20.0 °C	-4.00 °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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