XENOY™ Resin PC PBT HX5600HP
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XENOY™ Resin PC PBT HX5600HP
XENOY™ Resin HX5600HP is a PBT-based PC/PBT blend for healthcare housings. It offers balanced flow, high impact strength, and improved chemical resistance. It is biocompatible and supports EtO, Gamma, and Steam sterilization.
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.22 (ASTM D792)
- Density: 1.22 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Mold Shrinkage, flow, 3.2 mm: 0.7–1.1% (SABIC method)
- Melt Flow Rate, 250°C/5.0 kgf: 11 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 250°C/5.0 kg: 10 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
- Melt Viscosity, 260°C, 1500 sec⁻¹: 260 Pa·s (ISO 11443)
- Water Absorption, 23°C/saturated: 0.4% (ISO 62-1)
- Moisture Absorption, 23°C / 50% RH: 0.05% (ISO 62)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress, yield, Type I, 50 mm/min: 50 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Stress, break, Type I, 50 mm/min: 52 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain, yield, Type I, 50 mm/min: 5% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain, break, Type I, 50 mm/min: 150% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Modulus, 5 mm/min: 2100 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Stress, yield, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 70 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Modulus, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 2000 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Tensile Stress, yield, 50 mm/min: 50 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress, break, 50 mm/min: 55 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain, yield, 50 mm/min: 5% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain, break, 50 mm/min: 100% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 2050 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress, yield, 2 mm/min: 75 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 2050 MPa (ISO 178)
Impact Properties
- Izod Impact, notched, 23°C: 750 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, notched, -30°C: 600 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Instrumented Dart Impact Total Energy, 23°C: 80 J (ASTM D3763)
- Izod Impact, unnotched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -40°C: NB (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, notched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 55 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, notched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 25 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Charpy Impact, unnotched edgewise, 80 × 10 × 3 mm, span 62 mm, -30°C: NB (ISO 179/1eU)
- Charpy Impact, V-notch edgewise, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 62 mm, 23°C: 60 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
Thermal Properties
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 125°C (ASTM D1525)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.82 MPa, 3.2 mm, unannealed: 80°C (ASTM D648)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -40°C to 40°C, flow: 9.0 × 10⁻⁵ 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -40°C to 40°C, cross-flow: 9.0 × 10⁻⁵ 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -40°C to 40°C, flow: 9.0 × 10⁻⁵ 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -40°C to 40°C, cross-flow: 9.0 × 10⁻⁵ 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, 23°C to 60°C, flow: 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 125°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 123°C (ISO 306)
- HDT/Bf, 0.45 MPa, flatwise, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 64 mm: 105°C (ISO 75/Bf)
- HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa, flatwise, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 64 mm: 80°C (ISO 75/Af)
Processing Parameters
- Drying Temperature: 90–100°C
- Drying Time: 2–4 hours
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 255–270°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 250–265°C
- Front Zone 3 Temperature: 250–270°C
- Middle Zone 2 Temperature: 240–265°C
- Rear Zone 1 Temperature: 230–250°C
- Hopper Temperature: 40–60°C
- Mold Temperature: 60–80°C
Use & Applications
- Healthcare enclosures
- Medical device housings
- Lab equipment housings
- Parts requiring disinfectant resistance and sterilization compatibility