XENOY™ Resin PC PBT 2230
Plastic Granules
XENOY™ Resin 2230 Unreinforced PC/PBT Resin Alloy
XENOY™ Resin 2230 is an unreinforced opaque PC/PBT alloy from SABIC. It offers chemical resistance, dimensional stability, and strong impact performance. Key values include 801 J/m notched Izod impact, 55 MPa tensile stress, and 129°C HDT at 0.45 MPa.
Associated Documents
TDS - Americas
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.22 (ASTM D792)
- Specific Volume: 0.82 cm³/g (ASTM D792)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / 24 hrs: 0.14% (ASTM D570)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / Saturated: 0.6% (ASTM D570)
- Mold Shrinkage, Flow, 3.2 mm: 0.6–0.9% (SABIC Method)
- Mold Shrinkage on Tensile Bar, Xflow: 0.6–0.9% (SABIC Method)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress at Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min: 55 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Break, Type I, 50 mm/min: 120% (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Stress at Yield, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm Span: 86 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Modulus, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm Span: 2240 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Hardness, Rockwell R: 115 (ASTM D785)
Impact Properties
- Izod Impact, Notched, 23°C: 801 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Gardner Impact, 23°C: 54 J (ASTM D3029)
Thermal Properties
- HDT, 0.45 MPa, 6.4 mm, Unannealed: 129°C (ASTM D648)
- HDT, 1.82 MPa, 6.4 mm, Unannealed: 121°C (ASTM D648)
- CTE, -40°C to 40°C, Flow: 5.4E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- CTE, -40°C to 40°C, Xflow: 6.12E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Relative Temperature Index, Electrical: 75°C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical with Impact: 75°C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical without Impact: 75°C (UL 746B)
Electrical Properties
- Volume Resistivity: 2.1E+16 Ω·cm (ASTM D257)
- Dielectric Strength, in Air, 3.2 mm: 21.2 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- Relative Permittivity, 100 Hz: 3.6 (ASTM D150)
- Relative Permittivity, 1 MHz: 3.2 (ASTM D150)
- Dissipation Factor, 100 Hz: 0.002 (ASTM D150)
- Dissipation Factor, 1 MHz: 0.005 (ASTM D150)
Flame Characteristics
- UL Recognized, 94HB Flame Class Rating: 0.81 mm (UL 94)
Processing Parameters
- Drying Temperature: 110°C
- Drying Time: 4–6 hrs
- Drying Time, Cumulative: 8 hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 260–280°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 255–275°C
- Front Zone 3 Temperature: 260–280°C
- Middle Zone 2 Temperature: 255–275°C
- Rear Zone 1 Temperature: 250–270°C
- Mold Temperature: 65–95°C
- Back Pressure: 0.3–0.6 MPa
- Screw Speed: 50–80 rpm
- Shot to Cylinder Size: 50–80%
- Vent Depth: 0.013–0.02 mm
Use & Applications
- General automotive parts
- Housings
- Covers
- Molded components requiring chemical resistance and dimensional stability