| CALIBRE™ 1080 DVD |
| Dow Plastics - Polycarbonate |
| General Information | ||||
| Product Description | ||||
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CALIBRE 1080 DVD Polycarbonate Resin has been developed to meet the
ever-increasing demand for high flow and high purity in the optical media
market. Consider CALIBRE 1080 DVD resin for standard CD molding (ROM and
audio), or the newly developing technologies like CD-R and DVD. CALIBRE
1080 DVD polycarbonate resin is the one resin for all of your common
optical media applications. | ||||
| General | ||||
| Material Status |
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| Availability |
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| Test Standards Available |
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| Forms |
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| Processing Method |
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| ASTM and ISO Properties 1 | |||
| Physical |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Density -Specific Gravity |
1.20 |
sp gr 23/23°C |
ASTM D792 |
| Density |
1.20 |
g/cm³ |
ISO 1183 |
| Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (300°C/1.2 kg) |
80.0 |
g/10 min |
ASTM D1238 |
| Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (300°C/1.2 kg) |
80 |
g/10 min |
ISO 1133 |
| Mold Shrink, Linear-Flow |
0.0050 to 0.0070 |
in/in |
ASTM D955 |
| Water Absorption @ 24 hrs (73 °F) |
0.20 |
% |
ASTM D570 |
| Water Absorption @ Equil (50% RH, 73 °F) |
0.30 |
% |
ASTM D570 |
| Mechanical |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Tensile Modulus 2 |
334000 |
psi |
ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Modulus |
334000 |
psi |
ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Tensile Strength @ Yield 2 |
8700 |
psi |
ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Stress at Yield |
8700 |
psi |
ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Tensile Strength @ Break 2 |
7000 |
psi |
ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Stress at Break |
6960 |
psi |
ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Tensile Strain at Yield |
6.0 |
% |
ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Tensile Elongation @ Brk 2 |
60 |
% |
ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain at Break |
60 |
% |
ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Flexural Modulus 3 |
363000 |
psi |
ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Modulus |
363000 |
psi |
ISO 178 |
| Flexural Strength 3 |
14500 |
psi |
ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strength |
14500 |
psi |
ISO 178 |
| Impact |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Notched Izod Impact (73 °F) |
5.00 |
ft-lb/in |
ASTM D256 |
| Notched Izod Impact Strength (73 °F) |
40.0 |
ft-lb/in² |
ISO 180 |
| Unnotched Izod Impact Strength (73 °F) |
No Break |
ft-lb/in² |
ISO 180 |
| Instrumented Dart Impact (73 °F) |
520 |
in-lb |
ASTM D3763 |
| Hardness |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Rockwell Hardness | ASTM D785 | ||
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(M-Scale) |
58 |
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(R-Scale) |
124 |
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| Rockwell Hardness | ISO 2039-2 | ||
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(M-Scale) |
58 |
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(R-Scale) |
124 |
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| Thermal |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| HDT B (0.45 MPa) Unannealed |
279 |
°F |
ISO 75B-1, -2 |
| DTUL @66psi - Annealed |
278 |
°F |
ASTM D648 |
| DTUL @264psi - Unannealed |
256 |
°F |
ASTM D648 |
| HDT A (1.80 MPa) Unannealed |
255 |
°F |
ISO 75A-1, -2 |
| Vicat Softening Point |
297 |
°F |
ASTM D1525 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature (B50 (50°C/h 50N)) |
297 |
°F |
ISO 306 |
| Optical |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Refractive Index |
1.583 |
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ASTM D542 |
| Transmittance |
91.0 |
% |
ASTM D1003 |
| Properties | |||
| Rheological properties |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Melt volume-flow rate (300°C/1.2 kg) |
4.21 |
in³/10min |
ISO 1133 |
| Mechanical properties 23°C/50%r.h. |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Tensile modulus |
325000 |
psi |
ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Stress at break |
8700 |
psi |
ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Strain at break |
> 50 |
% |
ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Charpy impact strength (+23°C) |
148 |
ft-lb/in² |
ISO 179 /1eU |
| Charpy impact strength (-30°C) |
64.2 |
ft-lb/in² |
ISO 179 /1eU |
| Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C) |
3.81 |
ft-lb/in² |
ISO 179 /1eA |
| Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C) |
0.952 |
ft-lb/in² |
ISO 179 /1eA |
| Thermal properties |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa) |
252 |
°F |
ISO 75-1, -2 |
| Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa) |
277 |
°F |
ISO 75-1, -2 |
| Vicat softening temperature (50°C/h 50N) |
288 |
°F |
ISO 306 |
| Coeff.of linear therm. expansion (parallel) |
0.000036 |
in/in/°F |
ISO 11359-1, -2 |
| Other properties |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Density |
0.0431 |
lb/in³ |
ISO 1183 |
| Test specimen production |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
Test Method |
| Processing conditions acc. ISO |
ISO 7391-2 |
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| Injection Molding, melt temperature |
572 |
°F |
ISO 294 |
| Injection Molding, mold temperature |
194 |
°F |
ISO 10724 |
| Injection Molding, injection velocity |
8 |
in/sec |
ISO 294 |
| Processing Information | ||
| Injection |
Nominal Value |
Unit |
| Drying Temperature |
248 |
°F |
| Drying Time |
3.0 to 4.0 |
hr |
| Suggested Max Moisture |
0.0100 |
% |
| Rear Temperature |
518 to 572 |
°F |
| Middle Temperature |
572 to 608 |
°F |
| Front Temperature |
590 to 644 |
°F |
| Nozzle Temperature |
590 to 626 |
°F |
| Mold Temperature |
140 to 230 |
°F |
| Notes | |
| 1 | Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications. |
| 2 | Type I, 2 in/min |
| 3 | Type I, 0.05 in/min |
| 4 | Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications. Additional CAMPUS® data and disclaimer information may be found on CAMPUS® Data Sheet. |
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Makes no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this product, as to merchantability, Fitness for particular purpose or otherwise. The data listed represents average values and are believed to be reliable, They are given for information; no guarantee of their accuracy is made, however, and the product is sold upon condition that purchasers shall make their own test to determinate the characteristics of the product and the suitability of the product for their particular process. |