Covestro Bayblend® FR3200 TV PC/ABS
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Bayblend® FR3200 TV PC/ABS Resin
Bayblend FR3200 TV is a flame-retardant, easy-flowing PC+ABS blend. It offers a high-gloss finish, excellent processability for techniques like RHCM, and a UL 94 V-0 rating at 1.2 mm, making it ideal for demanding, safety-conscious applications.
Associated Documents
ISO TDS
Typical property data
Physical Properties (Rheological)
- Melt Volume-Flow Rate (240 °C/5 kg): 31 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
- Molding Shrinkage (Parallel/Normal, 150x105x3 mm³, 240 °C/MT 80 °C): 0.5% (ISO 2577)
Mechanical properties (23 °C/50 % r. h.)
- Tensile Modulus (1 mm/min): 2600 MPa (ISO 527-1, -2)
- Yield Stress (50 mm/min): 60 MPa (ISO 527-1, -2)
- Yield Strain (50 mm/min): 3.7% (ISO 527-1, -2)
- Stress at Break (50 mm/min): 46 MPa (ISO 527-1, -2)
- Strain at Break (50 mm/min): >50% (ISO 527-1, -2)
- Izod Notched Impact Strength (23 °C): 25 kJ/m² (ISO 180/A)
Thermal properties
- Temperature of Deflection Under Load (1.80 MPa): 80 °C (ISO 75-1, -2)
- Temperature of Deflection Under Load (0.45 MPa): 87 °C (ISO 75-1, -2)
- Vicat Softening Temperature (50 N; 120 °C/h): 96 °C (ISO 306)
- Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (Parallel, 23–55 °C): 0.72 × 10⁻⁴/K (ISO 11359-1, -2)
- Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (Normal, 23–55 °C): 0.74 × 10⁻⁴/K (ISO 11359-1, -2)
- Burning Behavior (1.2 mm): UL 94 V-0 (UL 94)
Other properties (23 °C)
Density: 1195 kg/m³ (ISO 1183-1)
Process Guide
- Melt Temperature: 240–270 °C (Recommended: 260 °C)
- Mold Temperature: 60–80 °C
- Barrel Temperatures:
- Rear: 220–230 °C
- Middle: 225–235 °C
- Front: 230–240 °C
- Nozzle: 255–265 °C
- Hold Pressure (as % of Injection Pressure): 50–75%
- Plastic Back Pressure: 50–150 bar
- Peripheral Screw Speed: 0.05–0.2 m/s
- Shot-to-Cylinder Size: 30–70%
- Drying Conditions:
- Drying Temperature: 80 °C
- Drying Time: 4 hours
- Maximum Moisture Content: ≤0.02%
- Vent Depth: 0.025–0.075 mm
Features & Benefits
Superior Flame Retardancy & Safety
This material achieves a UL 94 V-0 rating at just 1.2 mm, allowing for the design of thinner, lighter, yet safer components without compromising on critical fire safety standards.
Excellent Flow for Complex Designs
Its high melt flow rate ensures easy filling of intricate molds and thin walls. This reduces injection pressure, minimizes internal stresses, and allows for more complex and aesthetically superior part designs.
High Impact Strength & Durability
It delivers outstanding toughness with a high notched impact strength, ensuring your finished products can withstand accidental drops, impacts, and everyday mechanical stress, reducing failure rates.
Use & Applications
- Consumer Electronics Housings: For thin-walled, high-gloss laptop covers, tablet bezels, and charger housings.
- Electrical Components: Such as circuit breakers, power sockets, and switchgear.
- Automotive Interior Parts: For components like gloss-black trim, control panel bezels, and connectors.
- Enclosures for Office & IT Equipment: Including housings for printers, routers, and servers.