Westlake Plastics Lennite® UHMW PE, Compression Molded

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Westlake Plastics Lennite® UHMW PE, Compression Molded (discontinued **)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); High Density (HDPE); UHMW PE (Ultra High Molecular Weight PE)
Material Notes:	Compression molded, Lennite UHMW-PE is a low friction engineering plastic with good chemical and wear resistance. It is widely used in slide bearing applications. It can be machined into complex parts with minimal deformation. Information provided by Westlake Plastics.
Key Words:	UHMWPE
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.930 g/cc	0.0336 lb/in³	ASTM D792
Water Absorption	0.00 %	0.00 %	ASTM D570; 24 hrs.

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Shore D	61	61	ASTM D2240
Tensile Strength at Break	41.4 MPa	6000 psi	ASTM D638
Tensile Strength, Yield	19.3 MPa	2800 psi	ASTM D638
Elongation at Break	>= 350 %	>= 350 %	ASTM D638
Izod Impact, Notched	9.61 J/cm	18.0 ft-lb/in	ASTM D256

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Volume Resistivity	>= 1.00e+16 ohm-cm	>= 1.00e+16 ohm-cm	ASTM D257
Dielectric Constant	2.3 @Frequency 60 Hz	2.3 @Frequency 60 Hz	ASTM D150
Dielectric Strength	90.0 kV/mm	2290 kV/in	ASTM D149
Dissipation Factor	0.00019 @Frequency 50 Hz	0.00019 @Frequency 50 Hz	ASTM D150

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	198 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 °C	110 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 °F	ASTM D696
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	95.0 °C	203 °F	ASTM D648

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