Distinguishing Features:
| Inherent colour |
Opaque |
| Colour range |
Comprehensive range |
| Surface finish |
Glossy to high glossy; good reproducibility, special
grade with reduced gloss |
| Dust attraction |
Very low susceptibility to dust attraction (for antistatic
grades) |
| Rigidity |
Tensile modulus: 1500 to 2700 MPa, with GF reinforcement:
5500 MPa |
Shock and fracture
resistance |
Very good; low temperature resistance to -40 °C |
| Chemical resistance |
Resistant to a large number of chemicals |
| Heat resistance |
Heat resistance 80 bis 105 °C for the actual moulded
parts (depending on the grade); VST/B 50: 94 to 113 °C |
Dimensional accuracy
and stability |
High, thanks to the amorphous structure; low shrinkage
independent of orientation, hence a much lower susceptibility to warpage
than comparable semi-crystalline products |
| Electrical insulation |
Good; dielectric strength: 24 to 36 kV/mm; volume resistivity:
1014 to 1016 Ohm • cm Tracking, CTI: grade > 600 for non colored
grades |
| Further properties |
Good flowability; grades authorised for food contact;
suitable for chemical electroplating, spezial grades for medical applications
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| Processing and fabrication methods
Primary conversion
Injection moulding, extrusion, compression moulding, extrusion blow moulding,
foaming (TSG, TSE)
Forming
Thermoforming, e.g. vacuum forming, and cold forming, e.g. deep-drawing
Machining
Sawing, drilling, turning, milling, thread-cutting, punching
Bonding
Permanent: gluing, welding, nailing, riveting Detachable: grip and snap-fit
joints, screw connections
Post-treatment
Painting, printing, metallisation, embossing, polishing
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