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Identification & Functionality
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Features & Benefits
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Improved Chemical Resistance Materials for Medical Enclosures and Housings
With patient safety at the forefront, the healthcare industry is mobilizing to address the concerns of increasing patient infections associated with medical care, known as hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). To help meet this challenge, medical equipment and high touch surfaces in patient care settings are repeatedly wiped down with increasingly aggressive chemical disinfectants.Chemical Resistance Data - Environmental Stress Cracking (ESC) Performance
Compared to traditional PC, ABS, PBT and co-polyester resins and blends which are potentially incompatible with highly aggressive disinfectants such as quaternary ammonium compounds the new LNP ELCRES CRX resins can help prevent stress cracking and mitigate crack propagation.
SABIC’s LNP ELCRES CRX resins leverage unique copolymer technology to provide improved chemical resistance for healthcare devices and equipment, compared to existing materials used such as PC/ABS, PC/PBT, or co-polyester resins and blends.
- Performance Properties
LNP ELCRES CRX copolymer resins are a new family of polycarbonate copolymers that
can provide improved chemical resistance. These resins are based on unique copolymer
building block blends offering a combination of:- Improved Chemical Resistance: Improved chemical resistance to a range of chemical disinfectants
- Impact Retention: Retention of ductility upon exposure to chemicals.
- Processability: Potentfoir ahilgh productivity molding and cycle time reduction.
- Flame Retardancy: V0 rating up to1.5 mm thickness
- Esthetics: Consistent opaque color and appearance
Applications & Uses
- Applications
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- Potential Applications
- Insulin pump
- Infusion pump
- Dental chair components
- Ultrasound monitor
- Hospital bed components
- Surgical tools
- Imaging devices
Properties
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- Physical Properties
- Mechanical Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Impact Properties
- Injection Molding
- Flame Characteristics
- Note
- ᶠ Measurement meets requirements as specified in ASTM D4496
- ᵖ UL ratings shown on the technical datasheet might not cover the full range of thicknesses and colors. For details, please see the UL Yellow Card.
- ⁷ Injection Molding parameters are only mentioned as general guidelines. These may not apply or may need adjustment in specific situations such as low shot sizes, large part molding, thin wall molding and gas-assist molding.
- ¹¹ The information stated on Technical Datasheets should be used as indicative only for material selection purposes and not be utilized as specification or used for part or tool design.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Melt Flow Rate (at 250°C, 5 kgf) ¹¹ | 11.5 | g/10 min | ASTM D1238 |
| Melt Volume Rate (at 250°C, 5 kg) ¹¹ | 10 | cm³/10 min | ASTM D1238 |
| Specific Gravity ¹¹ | 1.3 | — | ASTM D792 |
| Mold Shrinkage (flow) ᶠ ¹¹ | 1 - 1.6 | % | SABIC method |
| Mold Shrinkage (xflow) ᶠ ¹¹ | 0.9 - 1.6 | % | SABIC method |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Tensile Stress (Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 44 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Stress (Break, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 36 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain (Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 4 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain (Break, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 59 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Modulus (at 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 1985 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Flexural Modulus (at 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) ¹¹ | 1985 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strength (at 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) ¹¹ | 72 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, flow) ¹¹ | 0.000085 | 1/°C | ASTM E831 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, xflow) ¹¹ | 0.000105 | 1/°C | ASTM E831 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (at 0.45 MPa, 3.2 mm, Unannealed) ¹¹ | 118 | °C | ASTM D648 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (at 1.82 MPa, 3.2mm, Unannealed) ¹¹ | 66 | °C | ASTM D648 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/120) ¹¹ | 132 | °C | ASTM D1525 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/50) ¹¹ | 131 | °C | ASTM D1525 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Izod Impact (Notched, at 23°C) ¹¹ | 590 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact (Notched, at 0°C) ¹¹ | 230 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact (Notched, at -30°C) ¹¹ | 150 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact (Unnotched, at 23°C) ¹¹ | No break | J/m | ASTM D4812 |
| Izod Impact (Unnotched, at -30°C) ¹¹ | No break | J/m | ASTM D4812 |
| Instrumented Dart Impact Total Energy (at 23°C) ¹¹ | 54 | J | ASTM D3763 |
| Instrumented Dart Impact Energy (Peak, at 23°C) ¹¹ | 41 | J | ASTM D3763 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Drying Temperature ⁷ | 120 | °C | — |
| Drying Time ⁷ | 2 - 4 | Hrs | — |
| Maximum Moisture Content ⁷ | 0.02 | % | — |
| Melt Temperature ⁷ | 240 - 255 | °C | — |
| Rear - Zone 1 Temperature ⁷ | 225 - 240 | °C | — |
| Middle - Zone 2 Temperature ⁷ | 230 - 245 | °C | — |
| Front - Zone 3 Temperature ⁷ | 235 - 250 | °C | — |
| Nozzle Temperature ⁷ | 240 - 255 | °C | — |
| Mold Temperature ⁷ | 50 - 70 | °C | — |
| Back Pressure ⁷ | 0.3 - 0.7 | MPa | — |
| Screw Speed ⁷ | 50 - 100 | rpm | — |
| Shot to Cylinder Size ⁷ | 40 - 80 | % | — |
| Vent Depth ⁷ | 0.025 - 0.038 | mm | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| UL Recognized (94V-0 Flame Class Rating) ᵖ ᵖ | 1.5 | mm | UL 94 |
Regulatory & Compliance
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Technical Details & Test Data
- Plastics Determination of Resistance to ESC Method
SABIC’s Environmental Stress Cracking (ESC) method evaluates retention of tensile properties vs. control for up to 7 days.
SABIC ESC Method:
per ASTM D543Strain Level: 1% Strain
Exposure conditions: 23°C
Applications Saturation Method
% Mold Shrinkage Exposure Days SANI-CLOTH® Bleach SANI-CLOTH® HB SANI-CLOTH® AF3 SANI-CLOTH® plus DiverseyOxivir® TB Trichlorosocynuric Acid Cavicide® Caviwipes1 SANI-CLOTH® prime Virex® II 256 Virex® TB CIDEX® OPA Solutions Ethanol Product σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b σ y Σ b PC/ABS 0.6 7 ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦ - - - - ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ PC/PBT 1 7 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ CRX5421 Resin 1.3 7 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ CRX9421 Resin 1.3 7 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ CRX1414 Resin 0.6 7 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 0.6 3 - - - - ♦ ♦ - - - - - - - - - - - - ♦ ♦♦♦ - - - - CRX9411 Resin 0.6 7 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 0.6 3 - - - - ♦ ♦ - - - - - - - - - - - - ♦ ♦ - - - - Compatibiliy Criteria color rating Tensile stress at yield retention ay (%) Tensile Elongation at break retention (Eb) %
Compatible (♦) > 90 80 - 139 Marginal (♦♦) 80 - 89 65 - 79 Not compatible (♦♦♦) <79 <64 or >140
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