Sabic CYCOLOY™ Resin XCY620 PC/ABS
Sabic Cycoloy XCY620 (PC/ABS) Resin
Cycoloy Resin XCY620 is a high-performance PC/ABS blend. It offers excellent hydrolytic stability and is available in a range of colors, ensuring long-term reliability and design flexibility for demanding applications.
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.14 (ASTM D792)
- Mold Shrinkage (flow, 3.2 mm): 0.5 – 0.7% (SABIC method)
- Mold Shrinkage (xflow, 3.2 mm): 0.5 – 0.7% (SABIC method)
- Melt Flow Rate (260°C/5.0 kgf): 22 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Density: 1.14 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Water Absorption (23°C, saturated): 0.4% (ISO 62-1)
- Moisture Absorption (23°C, 50% RH): 0.15% (ISO 62)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress (yield, 50 mm/min): 54 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress (break, 50 mm/min): 51 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain (yield, 50 mm/min): 4.5% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain (break, 50 mm/min): 115% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus (1 mm/min): 2200 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress (yield, 2 mm/min): 83 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus (2 mm/min): 2200 MPa (ISO 178)
Impact Properties
- Izod Impact (notched, 23°C): 70 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact (notched, -30°C): 45 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Charpy Impact (V-notch, 23°C, Edgew 80×10×3): 70 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact (V-notch, -30°C, Edgew 80×10×3): 45 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
Thermal Properties
- Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/50): 127°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/120): 129°C (ISO 306)
- HDT/Bf (0.45 MPa, Flatw 80×10×4): 126°C (ISO 75/Bf)
- HDT/Af (1.8 MPa, Flatw 80×10×4): 105°C (ISO 75/Af)
- Thermal Conductivity: 0.2 W/m-°C (ISO 8302)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE, flow): 7.E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE, xflow): 7.E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
Electrical Properties
- Volume Resistivity: >1.E+15 Ω·cm (IEC 60093)
- Surface Resistivity (ROA): >1.E+15 Ω (IEC 60093)
- Dielectric Strength (in oil, 0.8 mm): 35 kV/mm (IEC 60243-1)
- Dielectric Strength (in oil, 1.6 mm): 25 kV/mm (IEC 60243-1)
- Dielectric Strength (in oil, 3.2 mm): 17 kV/mm (IEC 60243-1)
Injection Molding
- Drying Temperature: 95 – 105°C
- Drying Time: 2 – 4 hours
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 260 – 290°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 240 – 280°C
- Front (Zone 3) Temperature: 250 – 290°C
- Middle (Zone 2) Temperature: 250 – 290°C
- Rear (Zone 1) Temperature: 230 – 260°C
- Hopper Temperature: 60 – 80°C
- Mold Temperature: 60 – 90°C
Features & Benefits
Exceptional Impact Strength & Toughness
With high Izod and dart impact values, CYCOLOY XCY620 resists cracking and breaking from sudden impacts or drops, ensuring product durability and reducing returns.
High Heat Resistance & Stability
Its strong Heat Deflection and Vicat temperatures allow components to maintain integrity in high-heat environments, preventing warping during assembly or use.
Superior Hydrolytic Stability
This material minimizes property loss and dimensional change when exposed to moisture and heat, ensuring long-term performance and reliability in challenging conditions.
Use & Application
- Automotive Interior & Exterior Components
- Durable Consumer Electronics Housings
- Electrical Enclosures and Connectors
- Thin-Walled Applications Requiring High Flow
- Industrial Equipment Housings