BASF Novolen® 3248 TC Polypropylene

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BASF Novolen® 3248 TC Polypropylene
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polypropylene (PP); Polypropylene, Molded
Material Notes:	Easy-flowing grade containing nucleating and antistatic agents for transparent injection molded parts. Data was collected by ISO methods and provided by BASF.
Key Words:	PP
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.910 g/cc	0.0329 lb/in³
Water Absorption	0.10 %	0.10 %
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	0.10 %	0.10 %
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Flow	0.013 cm/cm	0.013 in/in
Melt Flow	65 g/10 min @Load 2.16 kg, Temperature 230 °C	65 g/10 min @Load 4.76 lb, Temperature 446 °F

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Tensile Strength, Yield	29.0 MPa	4210 psi
Elongation at Break	>= 50 %	>= 50 %
Elongation at Yield	11 %	11 %
Tensile Modulus	1.15 GPa	167 ksi
Charpy Impact Unnotched	18.0 J/cm²	85.7 ft-lb/in²
	1.20 J/cm² @Temperature -30.0 °C	5.71 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 °F
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.400 J/cm²	1.90 ft-lb/in²
	0.130 J/cm² @Temperature -30.0 °C	0.619 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 °F

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	1.00e+14 ohm-cm	1.00e+14 ohm-cm
Surface Resistance	1.00e+10 ohm	1.00e+10 ohm
Dielectric Constant	2.3 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz	2.3 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz
Dielectric Strength	140 kV/mm	3560 kV/in
Dissipation Factor	0.00081 @Frequency 100 Hz	0.00081 @Frequency 100 Hz
	0.0020 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz	0.0020 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz
Comparative Tracking Index	600 V	600 V

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear, Parallel to Flow	185 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 °C	103 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 °F
Melting Point	150 °C	302 °F
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	70.0 °C	158 °F
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	50.0 °C	122 °F
Vicat Softening Point	72.0 °C	162 °F

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Transmission, Visible	90 %	90 %	transparent; thickness not quantified

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