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LNP™ THERMOCOMP™ Compound WF006XXB
- Chemical Family
- Polyesters
SABIC's Specialties Business LNP THERMOCOMP WF006XXB compound is based on Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) resin containing 30% glass fiber. Added features of this grade include: Medium Flow, Healthcare, Low Extractables, Biocompatible (ISO10993 or USP Class VI). This product does not contain PFAS intentionally added during SHPP’s manufacturing process and are not expected to contain unintentional PFAS impurities. Each user is responsible for evaluating the presence of unintentional PFAS impurities.
Product families
Applications
Applications
- Consumer Goods — Appliances & Electronics
Building & Construction — Building Materials
- Pipes & Plumbing
Electrical & Electronics — Devices & Assemblies
- Consumer Electronics
Healthcare & Pharma — Medical
- Medical Devices & Assemblies
- Surgical Instruments & Trays
- Tubing & Fluids Handling
Printing & Packaging — Packaging
- Food & Beverage Packaging
- Healthcare Packaging
- Industrial & Transport Packaging
- Non-Food Consumer Packaging
Electrical & Electronics — Parts & Components
- Housings & Enclosures
Product Families
Plastics — Engineering & Specialty Polymers
- Polyesters & Copolyesters
Other characteristics
- Brand
- LNP™ THERMOCOMP™ Compound
- Polymer Name
- Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
- Fillers Included
- Glass Fiber
- Flexural Modulus
- 8500.0 - 8500.0 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
- Electrical & Electronics
- Healthcare & Pharma
- Printing & Packaging
- Technology
- Plastics
- Labeling Claims
- Biocompatible
- Food Contact Acceptable
- No Added PFAS
- Material Features
- Biocompatible
- Cost Effective
- Food Contact Acceptable
- High Stiffness
- Low Extractables
- Low Leachable
- Medium Flow
- No Added PFAS
- Country Availability
- Canada
- China (Mainland)
- Mexico
- USA
- Plastics and Elastomers End Uses
- Appliances
- Consumer Applications
- Electrical Enclosure
- Electrical Internal Frame
- Fluid Handling
- Food Packaging
- Home Appliances
- Hoses
- Plastics and Elastomers Functions
- Resin
- Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods
- Injection Molding
Technical data
Table 1 of 6
15 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile Stress (Yield, Type I, 5 mm/min) ¹¹ | 120 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Stress (Break, Type I, 5 mm/min) ¹¹ | 120 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain (Yield, Type I, 5 mm/min) ¹¹ | 3 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain (Break, Type I, 5 mm/min) ¹¹ | 3 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Modulus (at 5 mm/min) ¹¹ | 9300 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| 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 | 7580 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Hardness (Rockwell R) ¹¹ | 118 | — | ASTM D785 |
| Tensile Stress (Yield, 5 mm/min) ¹¹ | 125 | MPa | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Stress (Break, 5 mm/min) ¹¹ | 125 | MPa | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Strain (Yield, 5 mm/min) ¹¹ | 2 | % | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Strain (Break, 5 mm/min) ¹¹ | 2 | % | ISO 527 |
Table 2 of 6
13 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific Gravity ¹¹ | 1.53 | — | ASTM D792 |
| Specific Volume ¹¹ | 0.66 | cm³/g | ASTM D792 |
| Water Absorption (at 23°C, 24hrs) ¹¹ | 0.06 | % | ASTM D570 |
| Mold Shrinkage (flow, 3.2 mm) ᵍ ¹¹ | 0.3 - 0.8 | % | SABIC method |
| Mold Shrinkage (flow, 1.5-3.2 mm) ᵍ ¹¹ | 0.3 - 0.5 | % | SABIC method |
| Mold Shrinkage (flow, 3.2-4.6 mm) ᵍ ¹¹ | 0.5 - 0.8 | % | SABIC method |
| Mold Shrinkage (xflow, 1.5-3.2 mm) ᵍ ¹¹ | 0.4 - 0.6 | % | SABIC method |
| Mold Shrinkage (xflow, 3.2-4.6 mm) ᵍ ¹¹ | 0.6 - 0.9 | % | SABIC method |
| Melt Flow Rate (at 250°C, 2.16 kgf) ¹¹ | 17 | g/10 min | ASTM D1238 |
| Density ¹¹ | 1.53 | g/cm³ | ISO 1183 |
| Water Absorption (at 23°C, saturated) ¹¹ | 0.26 | % | ISO 62-1 |
| Moisture Absorption (at 23°C, 50% RH) ¹¹ | 0.06 | % | ISO 62 |
Table 3 of 6
10 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/50) ¹¹ | 215 | °C | ASTM D1525 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/50) ¹¹ | 215 | °C | ISO 306 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (at 0.45 MPa, 6.4 mm, Unannealed) ¹¹ | 215 | °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 | 0.0000252 | 1/°C | ASTM E831 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, flow) ¹¹ | 0.0000252 | 1/°C | ISO 11359-2 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at 60°C to 138°C, flow) ¹¹ | 0.0000252 | 1/°C | ASTM E831 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 40°C, xflow) ¹¹ | 0.00012 | 1/°C | ISO 11359-2 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/120) ¹¹ | 220 | °C | ISO 306 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature/Af (at 1.8 Mpa, Flatw 80*10*4, sp=64mm) ¹¹ | 200 | °C | ISO 75/Af |
Table 4 of 6
7 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume Resistivity ¹¹ | min. 3.2E+16 | Ω.cm | ASTM D257 |
| Dielectric Strength (in air, at 3.2mm) ¹¹ | 18.7 | kV/mm | ASTM D149 |
| Dielectric Strength (in oil, at 1.6mm) ¹¹ | 24.8 | kV/mm | ASTM D149 |
| Relative Permittivity (100 Hz) ¹¹ | 3.8 | — | ASTM D150 |
| Relative Permittivity (1 MHz) ¹¹ | 3.7 | — | ASTM D150 |
| Dissipation Factor (at 100 Hz) ¹¹ | 0.002 | — | ASTM D150 |
| Dissipation Factor (at at 1 MHz) ¹¹ | 0.02 | — | ASTM D150 |
Table 5 of 6
9 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izod Impact (Unnotched, at 23°C) ¹¹ | 801 | J/m | ASTM D4812 |
| Izod Impact (Notched, at 23°C) ¹¹ | 85 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact (Notched, at -30°C) ¹¹ | 80 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
| Instrumented Dart Impact Total Energy (at 23°C) ¹¹ | 10 | J | ASTM D3763 |
| Izod Impact (Unnotched, 80*10*4, at 23°C) ¹¹ | 45 | kJ/m² | ISO 180/1U |
| Izod Impact (Unnotched, 80*10*4, at -30°C) ¹¹ | 45 | kJ/m² | ISO 180/1U |
| Izod Impact (Notched, 80*10*4, at 23°C) ¹¹ | 8 | kJ/m² | ISO 180/1A |
| Izod Impact (Notched, 80*10*4, at -30°C) ¹¹ | 7 | kJ/m² | ISO 180/1A |
| Charpy Impact (at 23°C, V-notch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62mm) ¹¹ | 5 | kJ/m² | ISO 179/1eA |
Table 6 of 6
14 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Drying Temperature ⁷ | 120 | °C |
| Drying Time ⁷ | 3 - 4 | Hrs |
| Drying Time (Cumulative) ⁷ | 12 | Hrs |
| Maximum Moisture Content ⁷ | 0.02 | % |
| Melt Temperature ⁷ | 250 - 265 | °C |
| Nozzle Temperature ⁷ | 245 - 260 | °C |
| Front - Zone 3 Temperature ⁷ | 250 - 265 | °C |
| Middle - Zone 2 Temperature ⁷ | 245 - 260 | °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 |
