Polycarbonate U
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Unfilled Polycarbonate
 

Thermo-Physical Properties

PROPERTY UNIT VALUE / RANGE 
Melting Point °C310 - 330
Density g mL-1 1.19 - 1.22
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion x 10-5cm / (cm °C) 6.2 - 7.0
Heat Deflection Temperature, 0.5 MPa °C 137 - 146
Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.8 MPa annealed (unannealed) °C 135 - 141 (123 - 132)
Thermal ConductivityW / mK 0.19 - 0.20
Shore Hardness,  R Scale (M Scale)n/a R118 - 123 (M59 - M70)
    
 

Mechanical Properties at 23 °C

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Tensile Strength, Yield at 23 C MPa 61 - 67
Tensile Strength, Break at 23 C MPa 55 - 72
Elongation, Yield % 6 - 6.2
Elongation, Break % 120 - 150
Tensile Modulus at 23 CMPa 2350 - 2400
Flexural Strength, Yield MPa 90 - 92
Flexural Modulus  MPa 2235 - 2500
Compressive Strength MPa 
Izod Notched J/m  (kJ/m2) 650 - 900 (65 - 90)
Izod Unnotched J/m No Break
 

Electrical Properties

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Volume Resistivity
Ohm-cm> 2.0 x 1017
 Dielectric Strength V/mm x 104 1.5 - 3.4
Dielectric Constant @ 1 MHz n/a 2.95 - 3.00
Dissipation Factor @ 1 MHz n/a 0.002 - 0.01
 

Other Properties

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Processing Temperature
°C280 - 300
Linear Mold Shrinkage cm/cm 0.003 - 0.007
Continuous Service Temperature °C  
Water Absorption, 24 hr. Immersion% 0.15 - 0.30
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