LNP™ ELCRIN™ WF006LiQ

Chemical Family: Polyesters

SABIC's Specialties Business LNP ELCRIN WF006LiQ, utilizing ELCRIN iQ upcycling technology, is a 30% glass filled iQ PBT grade based on food contact compliant ingredients. Added features include PCR content, excellent strength, stiffness and dimensional stability. Potential applications may be water treatment pump, sanitation for kitchen/bath. This grade contains minimum 37% PCR weight content. Under test for Potable Water Approval : ACS,KTW, WRAS, W270, NSF.

Product families

Applications

Consumer Goods — Furniture

Building & Construction — Building Materials

Pipes & Plumbing

Printing & Packaging — Packaging

Food & Beverage Packaging
Industrial & Transport Packaging
Non-Food Consumer Packaging

Product Families

Plastics — Engineering & Specialty Polymers

Polyesters & Copolyesters

Other characteristics

Brand: LNP™ ELCRIN
Polymer Name: Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
Fillers Included: Glass Fiber
Flexural Modulus: 9100.0 - 9100.0 MPa
Processing Methods: Injection Molding
Note: ᵍ Measurements made from Laboratory test Coupon. Actual shrinkage may vary outside of range due to differences in processing conditions, equipment, part geometry and tool design. It is recommended that mold shrinkage studies be performed with surrogate or legacy tooling prior to cutting tools for new molded article.; ⁷ Injection Molding parameters are only mentioned as general guidelines. These may not apply or may need adjustment in specific situations such as low shot sizes, large part molding, thin wall molding and gas-assist molding.; ¹¹ The information stated on Technical Datasheets should be used as indicative only for material selection purposes and not be utilized as specification or used for part or tool design.
Markets: Building & Construction
Consumer Goods
Printing & Packaging
Technology: Plastics
Labeling Claims: Food Contact Acceptable
Recyclable
Sustainable
Material Features: Chemical Resistant
Dimensional Stability
Food Contact Acceptable
High Stiffness
High Strength
Low Extractables
Low Leachable
Recyclable
Country Availability: Canada
China (Mainland)
Mexico
USA
Applications: Industrial Consumer - Razor blades, Toothbrushes Cosmetic packaging - Mascara, Cosmetic brushes; Consumer - Razor blades, Toothbrushes; Cosmetic packaging - Mascara, Cosmetic brushes; Infrastructure Water Management - Water treatment, Filtration, Pumps; Water Management - Water treatment, Filtration, Pumps
Plastics and Elastomers End Uses: Building Materials
Consumer Applications
Containers
Faucet System Components
Fittings
Flexible Packaging
Food Packaging
Furniture
Plastics and Elastomers Functions: Resin
Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods: Injection Molding
Compounds Supporting Food Contact Compliance: Better carbon/energy footprint; PCR content certification; Food contact compliant options; Healthcare management of change; REACH, ROHS compliant; Comparable material properties and broad color space; Drop-in solution (Same tooling and design possible)

Technical data

Table 1 of 6

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Tensile Stress (Yield, Type I, 5 mm/min) ¹¹	114	MPa	ASTM D638
Tensile Stress (Break, Type I, 5 mm/min) ¹¹	114	MPa	ASTM D638
Tensile Strain (Yield, Type I, 5 mm/min) ¹¹	2.2	%	ASTM D638
Tensile Strain (Break, Type I, 5 mm/min) ¹¹	2.2	%	ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus (at 5 mm/min) ¹¹	11800	MPa	ASTM D638
Flexural Stress (Yield, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) ¹¹	210	MPa	ASTM D790
Flexural Stress (Break, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) ¹¹	189	MPa	ASTM D790
Flexural Modulus (at 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) ¹¹	9100	MPa	ASTM D790
Tensile Stress (Yield, 5 mm/min) ¹¹	139	MPa	ISO 527
Tensile Stress (Break, 5 mm/min) ¹¹	139	MPa	ISO 527
Tensile Strain (Yield, 5 mm/min) ¹¹	1.6	%	ISO 527
Tensile Strain (Break, 5 mm/min) ¹¹	1.6	%	ISO 527

Table 2 of 6

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Specific Gravity ¹¹	1.54	—	ASTM D792
Water Absorption (at 23°C, 24hrs) ¹¹	0.1	%	ASTM D570
Mold Shrinkage (flow, 3.2 mm) ᵍ ¹¹	0.5 - 0.7	%	SABIC method
Mold Shrinkage (xflow, 3.2 mm) ᵍ ¹¹	0.8 - 1	%	SABIC method
Melt Flow Rate (at 250°C, 5 kgf) ¹¹	52	g/10 min	ASTM D1238
Density ¹¹	1.54	g/cm³	ISO 1183
Water Absorption (at 23°C, saturated) ¹¹	0.09	%	ISO 62-1
Moisture Absorption (at 23°C, 50% RH) ¹¹	0.1	%	ISO 62
Melt Volume Rate (at 250°C, 5 kg) ¹¹	38	cm³/10 min	ISO 1133

Table 3 of 6

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Heat Deflection Temperature (at 1.8 MPa, 3.2 mm, Unannealed) ¹¹	203	°C	ASTM D648
Heat Deflection Temperature (at 1.82 MPa, 6.4 mm, Unannealed) ¹¹	207	°C	ASTM D648
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, flow) ¹¹	0.000025	1/°C	ISO 11359-2
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, flow) ¹¹	0.000025	1/°C	ASTM E831
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, xflow) ¹¹	0.000089	1/°C	ISO 11359-2
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, xflow) ¹¹	0.000089	1/°C	ASTM E831
Ball Pressure Test (approximate maximum) ¹¹	200	°C	IEC 60695-10-2
Heat Deflection Temperature/Bf (at 0.45 Mpa, Flatw 80104, sp=64mm) ¹¹	217	°C	ISO 75/Bf

Table 4 of 6

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Volume Resistivity ¹¹	min. 1E15	Ω.cm	ASTM D257
Dielectric Strength (in air, at 3.2mm) ¹¹	23	kV/mm	ASTM D149

Table 5 of 6

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Izod Impact (Unnotched, at 23°C) ¹¹	770	J/m	ASTM D4812
Izod Impact (Notched, at 23°C) ¹¹	82	J/m	ASTM D256
Izod Impact (Notched, at -30°C) ¹¹	83	J/m	ASTM D256
Instrumented Dart Impact Total Energy (at 23°C) ¹¹	7	J	ASTM D3763
Izod Impact (Notched, 80104, at 23°C) ¹¹	8	kJ/m²	ISO 180/1A
Izod Impact (Notched, 80104, at -30°C) ¹¹	8	kJ/m²	ISO 180/1A
Charpy Impact (at 23°C, V-notch Edgew 80104 sp=62mm) ¹¹	14	kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eA

Table 6 of 6

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Characteristic	Value	Unit
Drying Temperature ⁷	120	°C
Drying Time ⁷	3 - 4	Hrs
Drying Time (Cumulative) ⁷	120	Hrs
Maximum Moisture Content ⁷	0.02	%
Melt Temperature ⁷	250 - 265	°C
Nozzle Temperature ⁷	245 - 265	°C
Front - Zone 3 Temperature ⁷	250 - 265	°C
Middle - Zone 2 Temperature ⁷	245 - 255	°C
Rear - Zone 1 Temperature ⁷	240 - 255	°C
Mold Temperature ⁷	65 - 90	°C
Back Pressure ⁷	0.3 - 0.7	MPa
Screw Speed ⁷	50 - 80	rpm