XENOY™ Resin X5230 PC PET
Plastic Granules
XENOY™ Resin X5230 PC PET 16% Mineral Filled Low CTE High Flow
XENOY™ Resin X5230 is a 16% mineral filled PC/PET blend. It offers low CTE, high flow, high heat resistance, and low shrinkage. It provides stable dimensions for painted parts, body panels, spoilers, housings, door handles, fuel filler doors, medical enclosures, and EV components.
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Mold Shrinkage on Tensile Bar, flow: 0.5–0.6% (SABIC method)
- Melt Flow Rate, 265°C/5.0 kgf: 28 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Density: 1.33 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Water Absorption, 23°C/saturated: 0.42% (ISO 62-1)
- Moisture Absorption, 23°C / 50% RH: 0.14% (ISO 62)
- Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 265°C/5.0 kg: 24 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress, yield, 5 mm/min: 53 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress, break, 5 mm/min: 34 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain, yield, 5 mm/min: 3.4% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain, break, 5 mm/min: 21% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 3990 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress, yield, 2 mm/min: 90 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 3810 MPa (ISO 178)
Impact Properties
- Izod Impact, unnotched, 80×10×4 mm, +23°C: 135 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, unnotched, 80×10×4 mm, -30°C: 115 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, notched, 80×10×4 mm, +23°C: 8 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, notched, 80×10×4 mm, -30°C: 6 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Charpy Impact, 23°C, V-notch edgewise, 80×10×4 mm, span 62 mm: 14 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
Thermal Properties
- CTE, -30°C to 80°C, flow: 4.5E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- CTE, -30°C to 80°C, cross-flow: 9.7E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 137°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 140°C (ISO 306)
- HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa, flatwise, 80×10×4 mm, span 64 mm: 100°C (ISO 75/Af)
Processing Parameters
- Drying Temperature: 110–120°C
- Drying Time: 4–6 hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 265–275°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 260–275°C
- Front Zone 3 Temperature: 260–280°C
- Middle Zone 2 Temperature: 250–275°C
- Rear Zone 1 Temperature: 240–270°C
- Hopper Temperature: 60–80°C
- Mold Temperature: 60–100°C
Use & Applications
- Body panels
- Spoilers
- Housings
- Door handles
- Spring-loaded applications
- Fuel filler doors
- Medical device enclosures
- EV electric vehicle components