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Evonik Vestodur® X9403 PBT for Fiber Optic Jacketing  (discontinued **)
Categories: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyester, TP; Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT); Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT), Unreinforced, Molded

Material Notes: Description: Degussa AG’s High Performance Polymers Business Unit manufactures a range of polybutylene terephthalate compounds that are supplied under the registered trademark VESTODUR® . Material properties characterizing VESTODUR compounds are:
  • high thermostability
  • high stiffness
  • low water absorption resulting in high dimensional stability
  • high hardness
  • good strength
  • good sliding friction behavior, low abrasion
  • good creep behavior
  • good electrical properties
  • good chemical resistance
  • good weathering resistance
  • good processability
  • no tendency to form stress cracks

Specific Notes for this Material: Special types for different selective applications in the electrical, automotive, cable manufacturing, machine-building, and apparatus-construction industries. To some extent, the designations are synonyms for various product developments. Flame retardants, free of halogens and phosphorus.

Information provided by degussa.

Evonik Industries is the successor company to Degussa.

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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Density 1.31 g/ccISO 1183
Water Absorption at Saturation 0.30 %ISO 62
Melt Flow 39.3 g/10 min
@Load 2.16 kg,
Temperature 250 °C
ISO 1133
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Hardness, Shore D 69ISO 868
Tensile Strength, Yield 30.0 MPaISO 527-2/1A
Elongation at Break >= 50 %ISO 527-2/1A
Elongation at Yield 17 %ISO 527-2/1A
Tensile Modulus 0.800 GPaISO 527-1/2
Charpy Impact Unnotched 9.00 J/cm²
@Temperature -30.0 °C
ISO 179/1eU
 NB
@Temperature 23.0 °C
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact, Notched 0.250 J/cm²
@Temperature -30.0 °C
ISO 179/1eA
 0.600 J/cm²
@Temperature 23.0 °C
ISO 179/1eA

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