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CALIBRE™ 1080DVD

Polycarbonate

Supplied by LG DOW Polycarbonate Ltd.

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Product Description
CALIBRE™ 1080DVD resin is designed for optical media discs applications. It exhibits an excellent physical property balance of heat resistance, transparency and impact strength.

Available colors: Natural

Main Characteristics
  • Very low viscosity
  • Good mold release

Applications
  • VCD, Audio-CD, CD-ROM
  • CD-R, CD-RW, CD-RAM
  • DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Asia Pacific
Additive 
  • Mold Release
Forms 
  • Pellets
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 ASTM D792
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)
     ASTM D1238
250°C/1.2 kg
g/10 min
  
300°C/1.2 kg
g/10 min
  
Molding Shrinkage - Flow
in/in
 ASTM D955
Water Absorption
     ASTM D570
73°F, 24 hr
%
  
Equilibrium, 73°F, 50% RH
%
  
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Strength
     ASTM D638
Yield, 73°F 2
psi
  
Break
psi
  
Tensile Elongation
     ASTM D638
Yield
%
  
Break
%
  
Flexural Modulus
psi
 ASTM D790
Flexural Strength
psi
 ASTM D790
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact 3 (73°F, 0.125 in)
ft·lb/in
 ASTM D256
Instrumented Dart Impact 4 (73°F, 0.125 in, Total Energy)
in·lb
 ASTM D3763
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Rockwell Hardness
     ASTM D785
M-Scale
 
  
R-Scale
 
  
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load
     ASTM D648
66 psi, Annealed, 0.157 in
°F
  
264 psi, Unannealed, 0.157 in
°F
  
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525 5
CLTE - Transverse (-40 to 180°F)
in/in/°F
 ASTM D696
Optical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Refractive Index
 
 ASTM D542
Transmittance
%
 ASTM D1003
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Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
22.0 in/min
310 mil Notch Depth
411.1 ft/sec
5Rate A (50°C/h), Loading 2 (50 N)
 
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