XENOY™ Resin PC PBT HX6600HP
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XENOY™ Resin PC PBT HX6600HP
XENOY™ Resin HX6600HP is a PC/PBT blend for healthcare housings. It offers balanced flow, high impact strength, and improved chemical resistance. It supports ISO 10993 or USP Class VI biocompatibility and EtO, Gamma, and Steam sterilization.
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.21 (ASTM D792)
- Density: 1.21 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Mold Shrinkage, Flow, 3.2 mm: 1.2–1.6% (SABIC Method)
- Melt Flow Rate, 250°C/5.0 kgf: 11 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Melt Volume Rate, 250°C/5.0 kg: 10 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
- Melt Viscosity, 260°C, 1500 sec⁻¹: 210 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 at Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min: 43 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Stress at Break, Type I, 50 mm/min: 35 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min: 4% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Break, Type I, 50 mm/min: 150% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Modulus, 5 mm/min: 1900 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Stress at Yield, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm Span: 43 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Modulus, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm Span: 1900 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Tensile Stress at Yield, 50 mm/min: 44 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress at Break, 50 mm/min: 37 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Yield, 50 mm/min: 4% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Break, 50 mm/min: 100% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 1900 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress at Yield, 2 mm/min: 64 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 1800 MPa (ISO 178)
Impact Properties
- Notched Izod Impact, 23°C: 800 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Notched Izod Impact, -30°C: 750 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Multiaxial Impact: 100 J (ISO 6603)
- Instrumented Dart Impact Total Energy, 23°C: 100 J (ASTM D3763)
- Unnotched Izod Impact, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -40°C: NB kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Notched Izod Impact, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 65 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Notched Izod Impact, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 20 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notch Edgewise, 23°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, Span 62 mm: 70 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched Edgewise, -30°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, Span 62 mm: NB kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
Thermal Properties
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 117°C (ASTM D1525)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 117°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 120°C (ISO 306)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.82 MPa, 3.2 mm, Unannealed: 60°C (ASTM D648)
- HDT/Bf, 0.45 MPa, Flatwise, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, Span 64 mm: 95°C (ISO 75/Bf)
- HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa, Flatwise, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, Span 64 mm: 60°C (ISO 75/Af)
- CTE, -40°C to 40°C, Flow: 1.0E-04 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- CTE, -40°C to 40°C, Cross Flow: 1.0E-04 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- CTE, -40°C to 40°C, Flow: 1.0E-04 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- CTE, -40°C to 40°C, Cross Flow: 1.0E-04 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- CTE, 23°C to 60°C, Flow: 1.3E-04 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
Processing Parameters
- Drying Temperature: 90–100°C
- Drying Time: 2–4 hrs
- 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 device enclosures
- Medical housings
- Lab equipment parts
- Sterilizable components exposed to disinfectants