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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Fillers Included
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Key Features
- D44 / 6160 exceeds all mineral compounds available today in mechanical and electrical properties.
- It has an extremely low water absorption, high dielectric strength, and low dissipation factor along with high tensile strength, exceptional arc resistance and excellent resistance to high temperatures.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Product Applications
Switches, terminals, insulators, housings, cups and cases where exposure to high humidity is encountered. Also useful for encapsulation of electrical and electronic components.
Properties
- Mechanical Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Electrical Properties
- Moisture Properties
- Processing Information (Molding)
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Flexural Strength | 10 - 12,000 | psi | — |
| Compressive Strength | 20 - 28,000 | psi | — |
| Tensile Strength | 4,500 - 6,000 | psi | — |
| Impact Strength (Izod Notched) | 0.35 - 0.50 | ft-lb / inch | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Dimensional Stability | max. 0.08 | % | — |
| Thermal Expansion (at -40 °C to 100 °C) | 4.5 | 10⁻⁵ / °C | — |
| Heat Distortion Temperature (at 18.6 kg/cm²) | 260 | °C | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Arc Resistance | 135 | seconds | — |
| Dielectric Strength (Kv Step-by-Step, Dry) | 380 | volts/mil | — |
| Dielectric Strength (Kv Step-by-Step, Wet) | 360 | volts/mil | — |
| Dielectric Breakdown (Step-by-Step, Dry) | 54 | Kv | — |
| Dielectric Breakdown (Step-by-Step, Wet) | 48 | Kv | — |
| Dielectric Constant (at 1 KHz, Dry) | 4.5 | — | — |
| Dielectric Constant (at 1 KHz, Wet) | 4.7 | — | — |
| Dissipation Factor (at 1KHz, Dry) | 0.009 | — | — |
| Dissipation Factor (at 1KHz, Wet) | 0.01 | — | — |
| Surface Resistance Megaohms (As is) | min. 10¹⁰ | — | — |
| Surface Resistance, megaohms (at 70 °C, 30 Days, at 100% RH) | 6000 | — | — |
| Dielectric Constant (at 1 MHz, Dry) | 4.2 | — | — |
| Dielectric Constant (at 1 MHz, Wet) | 4.4 | — | — |
| Dissipation Factor (at 1MHz, Dry) | 0.008 | — | — |
| Dissipation Factor (at 1MHz, Wet) | 0.017 | — | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Water Absorption (at 50 °C,48 hours) | 0.4 | % | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Specific Gravity | 1.74 | — | — |
| Bulk Factor | 2.5 | — | — |
| Molding Pressure | 500 - 8,000 | psi | — |
| Molding Temperature | 135 - 190 | °C | — |
| Mold Shrinkage | 0.003 - 0.007 | In / In | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance