Rheological Properties

Property Melt volume-flow rate Molding shrinkage parallel (p) normal (n) Symbol MVR SMP SMN Standard ISO 1133 ISO 294-4 (Th.-plast) ISO 2577 (Th.-sets) Specimen (Dimensions in mm) Material Unit Supplementary Instructions Test conditions

cm/10 min Test conditions according to the relevant material standard parallel to flow direction % normal to flow direction

60 * 60 * 2

Mechanical Properties
Tensile modulus Yield stress Yield strain Nominal strain at break Stress at 50% strain Stress at break Strain at break Stress at break (TPE) Strain at break (TPE) Stress at 10% strain Stress at 100% strain Stress at 300% strain Tensile creep modulus 1h 1000h unnotched Charpy impact strength notched acA-30 Et Y Y tB 50 B B B tB 10 100 300 Etc1 Etc10
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MPa ISO 3167 injection molded: type A, machined: type B.

Determined in range 0,05-0,25% strain

1mm/min

ISO 527-1 and -2

% If Yield stress exists. MPa % MPa % If strain at break is greater than 300%: indicate'>300' If yield stress does not exist All strains <= 0.5%. All strains <= 0.5%. If Yield stress does not exist.

50mm/min

If Yield stress and Stress at If Strain break <= 10%, 5mm/min If 10% < Strain at break <= 50%, 50 % strain don't exist. 50mm/min

ISO 527-1 and -2

ISO 527-1/1BA

MPa

200 mm/min 1h 1000h

ISO 899-1

MPa

acU+23 acU-30 acA+23 ISO 179/1eA ISO 179/1eU 80 * 10 * 4 kJ/m

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+23C Using conventional impact pendulums and respecting their individual application ranges, that -30C with the largest value of its potential energy possible shall be selected, see ISO 179 (Charpy), 8256 +23C (tensile impact) and 13802 (pendulums). For instrumented Charpy tests see ISO 179-2 Notched: Reliable if Charpy impact strength shows -30C "NB".

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Property Tensile impact strength Puncture impact properties Max. Force Punct. Energy Compression set under constant strain 23C

Symbol at1 FM+23 FM-30 W P+23 W P-30 CS23

Standard ISO 8256-1

Specimen (Dimensions in mm)

Unit

Supplementary Instructions

Test conditions +23C

Recommended if Charpy- notched impact strength shows "NB". N

ISO 6603-2

60 * 60 * 2 J type B: plate = 13 mm, d = 6.3 mm

Up to the deflection at which the force has dropped down to half the maximum force. Specimens may be stacked if initial thickness is smaller than 6.3 mm. Time of measurement after relief of compression 30 min ISO 815 refers to IRHD in order to define the strain to be applied.

4,4m/s 0,2m/s (***)

ISO 815

23C, 25% strain, 22 -24 h 70C, 25% strain, 22 -24 h 100C, 25% strain, 22 -24 h

70C

CS70 %

IRHD 10 - 95 80 - 89 90 - 95 >95

strain (%) 25 15 10 not covered -> indicate: '*'

100C

CS100

Determination of IRHD acc. ISO 48 Tear strength TearS ISO 34-1 angle test specimen with nick kN/m Method B, prcedure b. Loading in parallel direction, the cut (nick ) is in the normal direction 500 mm/min

Abrasion resistance Shore A hardness (3s) Shore D hardness (15s)

AbrRes ShrA/3 ShrD/15

ISO 4649 ISO 868 6 * 25 * 25

mm Indenter Typ A, reading after 3s Indenter Typ D, reading after 15s

Footnotes: (*) e: Edge wise blow according to ISO 179: 1993 (**) u: unnotched (***) This bar may be taken from the central region of the multi- purpose- test specimen according to ISO 3167

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Electrical Properties
Property Relative permittivity Dissipation factor 100 Hz 1 MHz 100 Hz 1 MHz Symbol r100 r1M tan100 tan1M e IEC 60093 60 * 60 * 2 Plaque with thickness: 1.0mm +/- 0.1mm(*) m Use contact electrodes voltage 500V. Use contact electrodes voltage 500V. Use contacting line electrodes, 50 mm long and with a gap of 5 mm, and a grounded contacting electrode at the back side of the plate. Short- time test, voltagerate 2kV/s Immersion in transformer oil according to IEC 60296. Test liquid A ISO 60250 60 * 60 * 2 E-4 Standard Specimen (Dimensions in mm) Unit Supplementary Instructions Test conditions 100 Hz 1 MHz 100 Hz 1 MHz

Volume resistivity

Surface resistivity

EB1 Electric strength Comparative tracking index CTI IEC 60243-1 IEC 60112 15 * 15 * 4 kV/mm -

Thermal Properties
Melting temperature Glass transition temperature Temperature of deflection under load (flexural softening temperature) Vicat softening temperature Coefficient of linear thermal expansion Parallel (p) Normal (n) Tm Tg ISO 11357-1 and -3 ISO 11357-1 and -2 C Tf1,8 Tf0,45 Tf8,0 TV50/50 p ISO 11359-1 and -2 n (**) 10 . C
-4 -1

Material

C 1 b)(DSC or DTA) Method A (DSC or DTA) Only for amorphous, single-phase thermoplastics. For both rigid and less rigid materials For rigid materials only

10C/min

ISO 75-1 and -2 ISO 306

80 * 10 * 4 or 110*10*4 (*) 10 * 10 * 4 (**)

50C/h; 50N 23 C - 55 C, Normal to the flow direction 23 C - 55 C, Parallel to the flow direction

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Property Burning behavior 1.5 mm thick -.- mm thick Flammability by oxygen index

Symbol B50/1.5 B500/1.5 B50/-.B500/-.OI23

Standard

Specimen (Dimensions in mm) 125 * 13 * 1.5 150 * 150 * 1.5 125 * 13 * -.150 * 150 * -.80 * 10 * 4

Unit

Supplementary Instructions Indicate class from the following sequence B50:HB, V-2, V-1, V-0 B500: N, 5VA or 5VB Method A

Test conditions

UL 94

IEC 6069511-10 IEC 6069511-20

Class

ISO 4589-1 and-2

Footnotes: (*) This bar may be taken from the central region of the multi- purpose- test specimen according to ISO 3167. Test specimen 80 mm x10 mm x 4 mm 110 mm x 10mm x 4 mm Loading direction flatwise edgewise Span 64 mm 100mm

(**) can be taken from the central region of the multipurpose - test specimen according to ISO 3167

Electrical Properties
Relative permittivity Dissipation factor Volume resistivity Surface resistivity 100 Hz 1 MHz 100 Hz 1 MHz r100 r1M tan100 tan1M e e IEC 60093 IEC 60250 60 * 60 * 2 10 10
-4 -4

Use contact electrodes voltage 500V Use contact electrodes voltage 500V. Use contacting line electrodes, 50 mm long and with a gap of 5 mm, and a grounded contacting electrode at the back side of the plate Short- time test, voltagerate 2kV/s Immersion in transformer oil according to IEC 60296. Test liquid A

Electric strength

EB1

IEC 60243-1

60 * 60 * 1

kV/mm

Comparative tracking index

CTI

IEC 60112

15 * 15 * 4

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Other Properties
Property Water absorption Humidity absorption Density Symbol WW WH ISO 1183 10 * 10 * 4 (*) kg/m
3

Standard ISO 62 and ISO 15512

Specimen (Dimensions in mm) Thickness 1

Unit %

Supplementary Instructions

Test conditions

Saturation values

23C immersion in water

(*) can be taken from the central region of the multipurpose - test specimen according to ISO 3167

Material Specific Properties

Viscosity number Indicative density Luminous transmittance VN I depending on material ISO 1872-1 ISO 13468-1, -2 60 * 60 *2 material cm/g kg/m % Test conditions according to the relevant material standard Applicable to PE only it is a matter of total transmission, the registration of non-diffuse and possibly diffuse parts of transmission from colorless transparent material calculation for illuminant D65, CIE standard observer, alternatively C2

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Mechanical Properties (Film Grades)

Property Stress at yield Strain at yield Maximum stress Maximum strain Elmendorf tear resistance Trouser tear resistance parallel normal parallel normal parallel normal parallel normal parallel normal parallel normal Symbol Yp Yn Yp Yn Mp Mn tBp tBn Ftp ISO 3167 rectangular (63,5 0,5)mm x (75 0,5)mm, cut perpendicular to longer edge, length of cut (20 0,5) rectangular, 50mmx150 mm, cut perpendicular to shorter edge, length of cut (75 1)mm, thickness d <=1 mm ISO 527-1, -3 strip, 15 mm wide, clamping distance 100 mm MPa % work spent in tearing the specien shall be between 20% and 80% of the pendulum energy v=200 mm/min Standard Specimen (Dimensions in mm) MPa % nominal strains only, relative to clamping distance Unit Supplementary Instructions Test conditions

Optical Properties (Film Grades)

Property Gloss 20 45 60 Haze Symbol Gloss20 Gloss45 Gloss60 Haze ISO 14782 ~ 50 * 50 % ISO 2813 Standard Specimen Dimensions in mm) Unit

Barrier Properties (Film Grades)

Water vapor transmission rate Oxygen transmission rate Carbon Dioxide transmission rate
23C; 85% r.h. 23C, 0% r.h. 23C, 85% r.h. 23C, 0% r.h. 23C, 85% r.h.

WVTR2385 OTR23/0 OTR23/85 CDTR23/0 CDTR23/85

ISO 15106-1 and -2

g/(m*d)

ISO 15105-1 and -2 cm/(m*d*bar)

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