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Polyarylate Westlake Ardel® Westlake Plastics Company
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Plastic Datasheets
| hardness | Test Condition | Test Method | Westlake Plastics Company/Westlake Ardel® |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell hardness | R-Scale | ASTM D785 | 125 |
| thermal performance | Test Condition | Test Method | Westlake Plastics Company/Westlake Ardel® |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot deformation temperature | 1.8MPa,Unannealed | ASTM D648 | 175 °C |
| Linear coefficient of thermal expansion | MD | ASTM D696 | 6.1E-05 cm/cm/°C |
| mechanical properties | Test Condition | Test Method | Westlake Plastics Company/Westlake Ardel® |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bending modulus | ASTM D790 | 2100 MPa | |
| bending strength | Yield | ASTM D790 | 84.1 MPa |
| compressive strength | ASTM D695 | 84.1 MPa | |
| elongation | Break | ASTM D638 | 60 % |
| tensile strength | Yield | ASTM D638 | 68.9 MPa |
| Electrical performance | Test Condition | Test Method | Westlake Plastics Company/Westlake Ardel® |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dielectric constant | 1MHz | ASTM D150 | 3.00 |
| Dielectric strength | ASTM D149 | 39 kV/mm | |
| Dissipation factor | 1kHz | ASTM D150 | 0.015 |
| Volume resistivity | ASTM D257 | 2E+16 ohms·cm |
| Physical properties | Test Condition | Test Method | Westlake Plastics Company/Westlake Ardel® |
|---|---|---|---|
| density | ASTM D792 | 1.21 g/cm³ | |
| Water absorption rate | 24hr | ASTM D570 | 0.26 % |
| impact performance | Test Condition | Test Method | Westlake Plastics Company/Westlake Ardel® |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact strength of cantilever beam gap | 23°C | ASTM D256 | 220 J/m |
| flammability | Test Condition | Test Method | Westlake Plastics Company/Westlake Ardel® |
|---|---|---|---|
| UL flame retardant rating | UL 94 | V-2 |
| optical performance | Test Condition | Test Method | Westlake Plastics Company/Westlake Ardel® |
|---|---|---|---|
| transmissivity | 3000μm | ASTM D1003 | 87.0 % |