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Identification & Functionality
- Additives Included
- Chemical Family
- Fillers Included
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Materials Features
- Key Benefits
- Complies with UL 94 V-0 standard down to 1.0 mm and UL 94 5VA standard at 3.0 mm
- Products that comply with UL F1 are available
- Excellent anti-draping properties
- Provides a non-brominated, non-chlorinated, nonphosphate, non-Teflon† solution
- Improved flow and processability compared to standard clear FR polycarbonate
- Specific grades for injection molding or extrusion
- Improved flow and processability
LEXAN CFR resins offer improved flow and processability compared to standard clear, FR polycarbonate. Due to the effects of shear thinning, a LEXAN CFR resin grade with a melt flow index (MFI) of 18 can have a spiral flow (indicative of practical flow in injection molding) similar to that of an FR polycarbonate with an MFI of 28. Similarly, a LEXAN CFR resin grade with an MFI of 5 has a spiral flow equivalent to that of an FR polycarbonate with an MFI of 14.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Aircraft Interior Application
Cabin Interiors:
Strong, Lightweight Solutions for Cabin Interiors:
- Windows and Doors
- Passenger Service Units
- Profile Extrusions and Trims
- Lighting and Signage
- Overhead Storage Units
Going beyond the state of the art with smarter designs and better materials has led to aircraft today that are lighter, more fuel efficient, more comfortable and safer than ever.
Lexan Resins - Other LEXAN resins feature esthetic choices from crystal clear to bright color pigmentation. For example, LEXAN CFR5630 is flame retardant resin available in clear and custom colors that may be used for small lenses. LEXAN CFR5630D is SABIC’s aerospace grade for LED lighting, offered in five different diffusion options. Free yourself to innovate with the many material advantages LEXAN polycarbonate resin, sheet and film can bring to support weight reduction, improved performance and safety, styling and environmental benefits.
Seating:
Lexan™ Sheet Materials For Seat Cladding
Achieving significant weight-out is increasingly possible with LEXANTM LIGHT sheet series. The LEXAN LIGHT sheet series is complementary to the LEXAN XHR6000 solid sheets and exhibits up to 40% weight reduction vs solid PVC/PMMA sheet while complying with regulatory and OEM toxicity requirements, resulting in greater fuel efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions. LEXAN LIGHT sheet series is made with an innovative lightweight closed cell foam, encapsulated with solid outer layers and can be thermoformed into 3D shaped parts with very thin walls. Some potential applications using the LEXAN LIGHT sheet series are seatbacks, kick panels, side panels, tray tables and magazine holders.
Exceptionally tough LEXAN F6000 sheet meets the aircraft industry’s demands for high impact strength, excellent resistance to heat, flame and UV, and for outstanding dimensional stability at elevated temperatures. The material is available in custom colors for seating applications that require high esthetics. LEXAN sheet can be easily formed into complex shapes with standard thermoforming equipment. This material offers compliance with FAR 25.853 for flame and smoke, and Airbus/ Boeing toxicity requirements for seating applications. LEXAN F6000 sheet offers light weight – 1.21 gr./cm3 and can sustain texture retention after forming.
Versatile LEXAN CFR5630 resin is a candidate for small opaque parts such as window and seating components.
Properties
- Flame Rating
- Mechanical Properties
- Physical Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Electrical Properties
- Impact Properties
- Injection Molding
- Flame Characteristics
- Note
- ʰ Measurements made from laboratory test coupon. Actual shrinkage may vary outside of range due to differences in processing conditions, equipment, part geometry and tool design. It is recommended that mold shrinkage studies be performed with surrogate or legacy tooling prior to cutting tools for new molded article.
- 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 | |
| Tensile Stress (Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 68 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Stress (Break, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 52 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain (Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 6 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain (Break, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 51 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Modulus (at 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 2500 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Flexural Stress (Yield, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) ¹¹ | 106 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Modulus (at 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) ¹¹ | 2400 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Tensile Stress (Yield, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 67 | MPa | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Stress (Break, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 52 | MPa | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Strain (Yield, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 6 | % | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Strain (Break, 50 mm/min) ¹¹ | 23 | % | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Modulus (at 1 mm/min) ¹¹ | 2400 | MPa | ISO 527 |
| Flexural Stress (Yield, at 2 mm/min) ¹¹ | 103 | MPa | ISO 178 |
| Flexural Modulus (at 2 mm/min) ¹¹ | 2500 | MPa | ISO 178 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Specific Gravity ¹¹ | 1.19 | — | ASTM D792 |
| Mold Shrinkage (flow, 3.2 mm) ʰ ¹¹ | 0.55 - 0.75 | % | SABIC method |
| Mold Shrinkage (xflow, 3.2 mm) ʰ ¹¹ | 0.6 - 0.8 | % | SABIC method |
| Melt Flow Rate (at 300°C, 1.2 kgf) ¹¹ | 5 | g/10 min | ASTM D1238 |
| Density ¹¹ | 1.2 | g/cm³ | ISO 1183 |
| Water Absorption (at 23°C, saturated) ¹¹ | 0.14 | % | ISO 62-1 |
| Moisture Absorption (at 23°C, 50% RH) ¹¹ | 0.11 | % | ISO 62 |
| Melt Volume Rate (at 300°C, 1.2 kg) ¹¹ | 5 | cm³/10 min | ISO 1133 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/50) ¹¹ | 136 | °C | ASTM D1525 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/50) ¹¹ | 137 | °C | ISO 306 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (at 0.45 MPa, 3.2 mm, Unannealed) ¹¹ | 131 | °C | ASTM D648 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (at 1.82 MPa, 3.2mm, Unannealed) ¹¹ | 120 | °C | ASTM D648 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, flow) ¹¹ | 0.000066 | 1/°C | ASTM E831 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, xflow) ¹¹ | 0.00007 | 1/°C | ASTM E831 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at 23°C to 80°C, flow) ¹¹ | 0.000072 | 1/°C | ISO 11359-2 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at 23°C to 80°C, xflow) ¹¹ | 0.000076 | 1/°C | ISO 11359-2 |
| Ball Pressure Test (at 123°C to 127°C) ¹¹ | Pass | — | IEC 60695-10-2 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/120) ¹¹ | 139 | °C | ISO 306 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature/Be (at 0.45MPa, Edgew 120*10*4, sp=100mm) ¹¹ | 131 | °C | ISO 75/Be |
| Heat Deflection Temperature/Ae (at 1.8 Mpa, Edgew 120*10*4, sp=100mm) ¹¹ | 120 | °C | ISO 75/Ae |
| Relative Temperature Index (Electrical) ᵖ ¹¹ | 125 | °C | UL 746B |
| Relative Temperature Index (Mechanical with impact) ᵖ ¹¹ | 120 | °C | UL 746B |
| Relative Temperature Index (Mechanical without impact) ᵖ ¹¹ | 125 | °C | UL 746B |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Dielectric Constant (at 1.1 GHz) ¹¹ | 2.79 | — | ASTM ES 7-83 |
| Dissipation Factor (at 1.1 GHz) ¹¹ | 0.0058 | — | ASTM ES 7-83 |
| Comparative Tracking Index (UL, PLC) ¹¹ | 3 | PLC Code | UL 746A |
| Hot Wire Ignition (PLC 2) ¹¹ | min. 3 | mm | UL 746A |
| Hot Wire Ignition (PLC 3) ¹¹ | min. 1 | mm | UL 746A |
| High Ampere Arc Ignition (PLC 0) ¹¹ | min. 1 | mm | UL 746A |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Izod Impact (Unnotched, at 23°C) ¹¹ | 2150 | J/m | ASTM D4812 |
| Izod Impact (Unnotched, at -30°C) ¹¹ | 2000 | J/m | ASTM D4812 |
| Izod Impact (Notched, at 23°C) ¹¹ | 100 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact (Notched, at -30°C) ¹¹ | 85 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
| Instrumented Dart Impact Total Energy (at 23°C) ¹¹ | 66 | J | ASTM D3763 |
| Izod Impact (Unnotched, 80*10*3, at 23°C) ¹¹ | No break | kJ/m² | ISO 180/1U |
| Izod Impact (Unnotched, 80*10*3, at -30°C) ¹¹ | No break | kJ/m² | ISO 180/1U |
| Izod Impact (Notched, 80*10*3, at 23°C) ¹¹ | 10 | kJ/m² | ISO 180/1A |
| Izod Impact (Notched, 80*10*3, at -30°C) ¹¹ | 9 | kJ/m² | ISO 180/1A |
| Charpy Impact (at 23°C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*3 sp=62mm) ¹¹ | 10 | kJ/m² | ISO 179/1eA |
| Charpy Impact (at -30°C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*3 sp=62mm) ¹¹ | 9 | kJ/m² | ISO 179/1eA |
| Charpy Impact (at 23°C, Unnotch Edgew 80*10*3 sp=62mm) ¹¹ | 132 | kJ/m² | ISO 179/1eU |
| Charpy Impact (at -30°C, Unnotch Edgew 80*10*3 sp=62mm) ¹¹ | 129 | kJ/m² | ISO 179/1eU |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Drying Temperature ⁷ | 120 | °C | — |
| Drying Time ⁷ | 3 - 4 | Hrs | — |
| Drying Time (Cumulative) ⁷ | 48 | Hrs | — |
| Maximum Moisture Content ⁷ | 0.02 | % | — |
| Melt Temperature ⁷ | 290 - 310 | °C | — |
| Nozzle Temperature ⁷ | 280 - 305 | °C | — |
| Front - Zone 3 Temperature ⁷ | 290 - 310 | °C | — |
| Middle - Zone 2 Temperature ⁷ | 275 - 300 | °C | — |
| Rear - Zone 1 Temperature ⁷ | 265 - 290 | °C | — |
| Mold Temperature ⁷ | 70 - 95 | °C | — |
| Back Pressure ⁷ | 0.3 - 0.7 | MPa | — |
| Screw Speed ⁷ | 40 - 70 | rpm | — |
| Shot to Cylinder Size ⁷ | 40 - 60 | % | — |
| Vent Depth ⁷ | 0.025 - 0.076 | mm | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| UL Recognized (94-5VA Flame Class Rating) ᵖ | min. 3 | mm | UL 94 |
| UL Recognized (94V-0 Flame Class Rating) ᵖ | min. 1 | mm | UL 94 |
| UL Recognized (94V-2 Flame Class Rating) ᵖ | min. 0.4 | mm | UL 94 |
| FAA Flammability (FAR 25.853 A/B) ᵖ | Pass | — | FAR 25.853 |
| Vertical Burn A (at 60s, passes) ᵖ | 5 | Seconds | FAR 25.853 |
| Vertical Burn B (at 12s, passes) ᵖ | 5 | Seconds | FAR 25.853 |
| NBS Smoke Density (Flaming, Dmax) ᵖ | max. 100 | — | ASTM E662 |
| Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature (at 3.0 mm) ᵖ | 850 | °C | IEC 60695-2-13 |
| Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature (at 1.0 mm) ᵖ | 875 | °C | IEC 60695-2-13 |
| Glow Wire Flammability Index (at 3 mm) ᵖ | 960 | °C | IEC 60695-2-12 |
| Glow Wire Flammability Index (at 1 mm) ᵖ | 960 | °C | IEC 60695-2-12 |
| Oxygen Index (LOI) ᵖ | 45 | % | ISO 4589 |
| UV-light (Water exposure/immersion) ᵖ | F1 | — | UL 746C |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Compliance with environmental protocols
LEXAN CFR resins comply with a range of environmental protocols such as Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), TCO99 International, EPEAT, Ecoflower, Blue Angel, Nordic Swan and Japan PC Green, making this product a viable alternative for those seeking sustainable solutions.
Packaging & Availability
- Regional Availability