Overview of materials for Polycarbonate, High Heat

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Overview of materials for Polycarbonate, High Heat
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polycarbonate (PC); Polycarbonate, High Heat
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Polycarbonate, High Heat". Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.14 - 1.41 g/cc	0.0412 - 0.0509 lb/in³	Average value: 1.18 g/cc Grade Count:39
Water Absorption	0.200 %	0.200 %	Average value: 0.200 % Grade Count:10
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	0.120 - 0.200 %	0.120 - 0.200 %	Average value: 0.183 % Grade Count:19
Water Absorption at Saturation	0.300 - 0.400 %	0.300 - 0.400 %	Average value: 0.388 % Grade Count:19
Maximum Moisture Content	0.0200	0.0200	Average value: 0.0200 Grade Count:3
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.00100 - 0.00900 cm/cm	0.00100 - 0.00900 in/in	Average value: 0.00671 cm/cm Grade Count:21
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.00500 - 0.00750 cm/cm	0.00500 - 0.00750 in/in	Average value: 0.00650 cm/cm Grade Count:3
Melt Flow	2.00 - 60.0 g/10 min	2.00 - 60.0 g/10 min	Average value: 15.5 g/10 min Grade Count:36

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell M	75.0 - 91.0	75.0 - 91.0	Average value: 81.9 Grade Count:10
Hardness, Rockwell R	122 - 127	122 - 127	Average value: 126 Grade Count:9
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	57.0 - 117 MPa	8270 - 16900 psi	Average value: 70.1 MPa Grade Count:14
Tensile Strength, Yield	60.0 - 74.0 MPa	8700 - 10700 psi	Average value: 65.5 MPa Grade Count:38
Elongation at Break	4.00 - 140 %	4.00 - 140 %	Average value: 61.6 % Grade Count:34
Elongation at Yield	5.50 - 7.00 %	5.50 - 7.00 %	Average value: 6.52 % Grade Count:33
Modulus of Elasticity	2.12 - 2.70 GPa	307 - 392 ksi	Average value: 2.30 GPa Grade Count:32
Flexural Yield Strength	75.0 - 186 MPa	10900 - 27000 psi	Average value: 94.6 MPa Grade Count:19
Flexural Modulus	2.14 - 7.85 GPa	310 - 1140 ksi	Average value: 2.59 GPa Grade Count:20
Izod Impact, Notched	0.800 - 8.80 J/cm	1.50 - 16.5 ft-lb/in	Average value: 3.88 J/cm Grade Count:14
Izod Impact, Unnotched	8.01 J/cm - NB	15.0 ft-lb/in - NB	Average value: 8.01 J/cm Grade Count:9
	NB - NB @Temperature -40.0 - -40.0 °C	NB - NB @Temperature -40.0 - -40.0 °F	Grade Count:8
Charpy Impact Unnotched	17.5 J/cm² - NB	83.3 ft-lb/in² - NB	Average value: 17.5 J/cm² Grade Count:23
	0.600 - 999.9 J/cm² @Temperature -40.0 - -30.0 °C	2.86 - 4759 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -40.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 1.64 J/cm² Grade Count:20
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.600 - 5.50 J/cm²	2.86 - 26.2 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 1.09 J/cm² Grade Count:19
	0.600 - 0.600 J/cm² @Temperature -40.0 - -40.0 °C	2.86 - 2.86 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -40.0 - -40.0 °F	Average value: 0.600 J/cm² Grade Count:1

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	1.00e+14 - 3.00e+16 ohm-cm	1.00e+14 - 3.00e+16 ohm-cm	Average value: 5.45e+15 ohm-cm Grade Count:29
Surface Resistance	1.00e+15 - 1.00e+16 ohm	1.00e+15 - 1.00e+16 ohm	Average value: 4.67e+15 ohm Grade Count:27
Dielectric Constant	2.80 - 3.00	2.80 - 3.00	Average value: 2.90 Grade Count:29
Dielectric Strength	16.0 - 35.0 kV/mm	406 - 889 kV/in	Average value: 29.1 kV/mm Grade Count:29
Dissipation Factor	0.000400 - 0.0100	0.000400 - 0.0100	Average value: 0.00502 Grade Count:29
Arc Resistance	110 - 180 sec	110 - 180 sec	Average value: 123 sec Grade Count:3
Comparative Tracking Index	100 - 600 V	100 - 600 V	Average value: 400 V Grade Count:22

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	65.0 - 73.0 µm/m-°C	36.1 - 40.6 µin/in-°F	Average value: 69.4 µm/m-°C Grade Count:30
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	65.0 - 70.0 µm/m-°C	36.1 - 38.9 µin/in-°F	Average value: 69.0 µm/m-°C Grade Count:21
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	142 - 195 °C	288 - 383 °F	Average value: 166 °C Grade Count:32
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	107 - 179 °C	225 - 354 °F	Average value: 150 °C Grade Count:39
Vicat Softening Point	145 - 205 °C	293 - 401 °F	Average value: 174 °C Grade Count:32
UL RTI, Electrical	125 - 150 °C	257 - 302 °F	Average value: 140 °C Grade Count:9
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact	115 - 150 °C	239 - 302 °F	Average value: 131 °C Grade Count:9
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact	125 - 150 °C	257 - 302 °F	Average value: 140 °C Grade Count:9
Flammability, UL94	HB - V-0	HB - V-0	Grade Count:34
Oxygen Index	24.0 - 35.0 %	24.0 - 35.0 %	Average value: 25.0 % Grade Count:24

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Refractive Index	1.57 - 1.59	1.57 - 1.59	Average value: 1.58 Grade Count:14
Haze	1.00 - 95.0 %	1.00 - 95.0 %	Average value: 11.4 % Grade Count:9
Transmission, Visible	0.400 - 89.0 %	0.400 - 89.0 %	Average value: 81.0 % Grade Count:16

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Melt Temperature	260 - 371 °C	500 - 700 °F	Average value: 322 °C Grade Count:18
Mold Temperature	40.0 - 150 °C	104 - 302 °F	Average value: 96.3 °C Grade Count:12
Injection Velocity	200 mm/sec	7.87 in/sec	Average value: 200 mm/sec Grade Count:4
Drying Temperature	100 - 130 °C	212 - 266 °F	Average value: 119 °C Grade Count:8

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