Grades and Physical Properties Chart - Electrical and Electronic Applications
 
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Remarks
C series(Forelectricalandelectronicparts)
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Physical Properties
 
Unit
ASTM
C215
C230
C240
C230N
C240N
CH230N
CH245NK
PA46
PPS
LCP
Glass fiber content
 
%
-
15
30
40
30
40
30
45
30
40
30
Specific gravity
 
-
D792
1.3
1.42
1.53
1.72
1.75
1.63
1.77
1.68
1.67
1.62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mechanical Properties
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tensile strength
dry
MPa
D638
110
170
210
170
180
160
160
160
170
140
 
(moist)*¹
 
 
-90
-140
-180
-140
-150
-140
-140
-12
(-)
(-)
Tensile elongation
dry
%
D638*²
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
 
(moist)*¹
 
 
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
(-)
(-)
Flexural strength
dry
MPa
D790
180
260
300
260
280
240
250
250
250
220
 
(moist)*¹
 
 
-150
-220
-260
-220
-240
-200
-210
-190
(-)
(-)
Flexural modulus
dry
MPa
D790
6,000
10,000
13,000
12,000
13,000
11,000
14,000
10,000
13,000
13,000
 
(moist)*¹
 
 
-4,000
-7,000
-9,000
-8,500
-9,000
-8,000
-10,000
-7,500
(-)
(-)
Izod Impact
dry
J/m
D256
50
80
85
70
75
80
90
80
80
110
strength
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(notched)
(moist)*1
-55
-90
-90
-80
-80
-90
-100
-100
(-)
(-)
Rockwell hardness
 
M scale
D 785
105
110
110
110
110
95
95
-
100
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thermal Properties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Melting point
 
°C
-
310
310
310
310
310
310
310
295
280
-
Glass transition point
 
°C
-
85
85
85
85
85
85
85
60
90
-
Deflection temp. under load
 
°C
D648
295
300
300
295
295
290
290
285
265
280
(1.82MPa)
Coefficient of linear
Flow direction
X10-5/°C
D696
3.4
2.4
2
2.4
2
3
2.5
-
2
-
thermal expansion
Vertical direction
5.5
5
4.5
5
4.5
6
5.5
-
4
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electrical Properties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volume resistivity
(dry)
cm
D257
1016
1016
1016
1015
1015
1015
1015
1015
1016
1016
Dielectric constant
(dry)
-
D150
4.2
4.5
4.5
3.9
4
4
4.3
3.8
3.8
4
(106 Hz)
Dielectric dissipation factor
(dry)
-
D150
0.02
0.018
0.018
0.012
0.011
0.013
0.011
-
0.0014
-
(106 Hz)
Dielectric breakdown
(dry)
kV/mm
D149
25
28
30
20
22
25
22
-
17
-
voltage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Other Properties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Mold shrinkage
Flow direction
%
D955
0.6
0.5
 
 
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