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CALIBRE™ 1060 DVD

Polycarbonate Resin

Supplied by Styron LLC

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Product Description
CALIBRE™ 1060 DVD is a resin that has been developed to address the high demands of the modern optical media industry and is suitable for moulding all major disc formats - such as CD, DVD, Blu-Ray. This resin provides higher ductility and toughness as well as lower flow compared to CALIBRE™ 1080 DVD.

Main Characteristics:
  • Excellent toughness/processability balance
  • High purity

Applications:
  • Optical storage discs
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Injection Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
      
--
 
 ASTM D792
--
g/cm³
 ISO 1183/B
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (300°C/1.2 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238, ISO 1133
Molding Shrinkage - Flow
      
--
in/in
 ASTM D955
--
%
 ISO 294-4
Water Absorption (73°F, 24 hr)
%
 ASTM D570, ISO 62
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Unnotched Izod Impact (73°F)
 
 ASTM D256, ISO 180
Notched Izod Impact
      
73°F
N
 ASTM D256
73°F 2
ft·lb/in
 ISO 180
Optical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Refractive Index
 
 ASTM D542, ISO 489
Transmittance
%
 ASTM D1003
Haze
%
 ASTM D1003
Additional Information
ASTM and ISO test methods may not be technically equivalent, so that data values may differ from those obtained by simple unit conversion.
Related Terminology
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Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Method A
 
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