LEXAN™ VISUALFX™ Resin FXM123R

Chemical Family: Polycarbonate (PC)

SABIC's Specialties Business FXM123R is a LEXAN™ PC grade in Metallic or Pearlescent effects, part of the VisualFX family. These effects have been developed to meet increasing Esthetic demands in the Marketplace. Color Package may affect properties, Application testing always recommended. 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

Automotive & Transportation — Automotive

Automotive Lighting

Building & Construction — Building Envelope & Roofing

Glazing & Window Elements

Building & Construction — Building Materials

Interior Fixtures

Product Families

Plastics — Engineering & Specialty Polymers

High Performance Thermoplastics
Polycarbonates

Other characteristics

Brand: LEXAN™ VISUALFX™ Resin
Polymer Name: Polycarbonate (PC)
Flexural Modulus: 2300.0 - 2300.0 MPa
Additives Included: Mold Release Agent, UV Stabilizer
Mold Release Agent
UV Stabilizer
Processing Methods: Injection Molding
Note: ʰ 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.
Color: Translucent
Markets: Automotive & Transportation
Building & Construction
Technology: Plastics
Labeling Claims: No Added PFAS
Material Features: Excellent Aesthetics
Good Aesthetics
Good Mold Release
Good Surface Appearance
No Added PFAS
Translucent
UV Stabilized
Unreinforced
Plastics and Elastomers End Uses: Automotive Applications
Building Materials
Construction Applications
Lighting Applications
Rear Lighting
Signal Lighting
Plastics and Elastomers Functions: Resin
Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods: Injection Molding

Technical data

Table 1 of 5

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Tensile Stress (Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹	62	MPa	ASTM D638
Tensile Stress (Break, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹	49	MPa	ASTM D638
Tensile Strain (Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹	6	%	ASTM D638
Tensile Strain (Break, Type I, 50 mm/min) ¹¹	70	%	ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus (at 5 mm/min) ¹¹	2360	MPa	ASTM D638
Flexural Stress (Yield, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) ¹¹	93	MPa	ASTM D790
Flexural Modulus (at 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) ¹¹	2380	MPa	ASTM D790
Tensile Stress (Yield, 50 mm/min) ¹¹	63	MPa	ISO 527
Tensile Stress (Break, 50 mm/min) ¹¹	50	MPa	ISO 527
Tensile Strain (Yield, 50 mm/min) ¹¹	6	%	ISO 527
Tensile Strain (Break, 50 mm/min) ¹¹	50	%	ISO 527
Tensile Modulus (at 1 mm/min) ¹¹	2350	MPa	ISO 527

Table 2 of 5

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Specific Gravity ¹¹	1.2	—	ASTM D792
Mold Shrinkage (on Tensile Bar, flow) ʰ ¹¹	0.5 - 0.7	%	SABIC method
Mold Shrinkage (flow, 3.2 mm) ʰ ¹¹	0.5 - 0.7	%	SABIC method
Mold Shrinkage (xflow, 3.2 mm) ʰ ¹¹	0.5 - 0.7	%	SABIC method
Melt Flow Rate (at 300°C, 1.2 kgf) ¹¹	18	g/10 min	ASTM D1238
Density ¹¹	1.2	g/cm³	ISO 1183
Water Absorption (at 23°C, saturated) ¹¹	0.35	%	ISO 62-1
Moisture Absorption (at 23°C, 50% RH) ¹¹	0.15	%	ISO 62
Melt Volume Rate (at 300°C, 1.2 kg) ¹¹	21	cm³/10 min	ISO 1133

Table 3 of 5

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/50) ¹¹	140	°C	ISO 306
Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/50) ¹¹	154	°C	ASTM D1525
Heat Deflection Temperature (at 0.45 MPa, 3.2 mm, Unannealed) ¹¹	132	°C	ASTM D648
Heat Deflection Temperature (at 1.82 MPa, 3.2mm, Unannealed) ¹¹	121	°C	ASTM D648
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 95°C, flow) ¹¹	0.00007	1/°C	ASTM E831
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at -40°C to 95°C, xflow) ¹¹	0.00007	1/°C	ASTM E831
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at 23°C to 80°C, flow) ¹¹	0.00007	1/°C	ISO 11359-2
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (at 23°C to 80°C, xflow) ¹¹	0.00007	1/°C	ISO 11359-2
Ball Pressure Test (at 73°C to 77°C) ¹¹	Pass	—	IEC 60695-10-2
Vicat Softening Temperature (Rate B/120) ¹¹	141	°C	ISO 306
Heat Deflection Temperature/Be (at 0.45MPa, Edgew 120104, sp=100mm) ¹¹	133	°C	ISO 75/Be
Heat Deflection Temperature/Ae (at 1.8 Mpa, Edgew 120104, sp=100mm) ¹¹	122	°C	ISO 75/Ae

Table 4 of 5

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Izod Impact (Unnotched, at 23°C) ¹¹	No break	J/m	ASTM D4812
Izod Impact (Notched, at 23°C) ¹¹	214	J/m	ASTM D256
Instrumented Dart Impact Total Energy (at 23°C) ¹¹	51	J	ASTM D3763
Izod Impact (Unnotched, 80104, at 23°C) ¹¹	No break	kJ/m²	ISO 180/1U
Izod Impact (Unnotched, 80104, at -30°C) ¹¹	No break	kJ/m²	ISO 180/1U
Izod Impact (Notched, 80104, at 23°C) ¹¹	10	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	10	kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eA
Charpy Impact (at -30°C, V-notch Edgew 80104 sp=62mm) ¹¹	8	kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eA
Charpy Impact (at 23°C, Unnotch Edgew 80104 sp=62mm) ¹¹	No break	kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact (at -30°C, Unnotch Edgew 80104 sp=62mm) ¹¹	No break	kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eU

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