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Apec® 1745

Polycarbonate

Supplied by Bayer MaterialScience LLC

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Product Description
MVR (330°C/2.16kg) 17 cm³/10 min; easy release; suitable for superheated steam sterilisation up to 143 °C as well as for pharmaceutical applications according to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) XXII Class VI; softening temperature (VST/B 120)=170 °C; injection molding - melt temperature 320 - 340°C; Films for medical packaging; Contact lens holders; Medical vessels; Safety valve for respiration aids; Syringe tops
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Additive 
  • Mold Release
Features 
  • Good Mold Release
  • Steam Sterilizable
  
Uses 
  • Film
  • Medical Packaging
  • Medical/Healthcare Applications
  • Pharmaceuticals
  
Agency Ratings 
 
RoHS Compliance 
Appearance 
  • Clear/Transparent
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Film Extrusion
  • Injection Molding
  
Multi-Point Data 
  • Creep Modulus vs. Time (ISO 11403-1)
  • Isochronous Stress vs. Strain (ISO 11403-1)
  • Isothermal Stress vs. Strain (ISO 11403-1)
  • Secant Modulus vs. Strain (ISO 11403-1)
  • Shear Modulus vs. Temperature (ISO 11403-1)
  • Viscosity vs. Shear Rate (ISO 11403-2)
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (330°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ISO 1133
Melt Volume-Flow Rate (MVR) (330°C/2.16 kg)
in³/10min
 ISO 1133
Water Absorption
     ISO 62
Saturation, 73°F
%
  
Equilibrium, 73°F, 50% RH
%
  
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus (73°F)
psi
 ISO 527-2/1
Tensile Stress (Yield, 73°F)
psi
 ISO 527-2/50
Tensile Strain (Yield, 73°F)
%
 ISO 527-2/50
Nominal Tensile Strain at Break (73°F)
%
 ISO 527-2/50
Flexural Modulus 2 (73°F)
psi
 ISO 178
Flexural Strength 2 (73°F)
psi
 ISO 178
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Charpy Unnotched Impact Strength
     ISO 179/1eU
-22°F
 
  
73°F
 
  
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Ball Indentation Hardness
psi
 ISO 2039-1
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Heat Deflection Temperature
      
66 psi, Unannealed
°F
 ISO 75-2/B
264 psi, Unannealed
°F
 ISO 75-2/A
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ISO 306/B120
CLTE
     ISO 11359-2
Flow: 73 to 131°F
in/in/°F
  
Transverse: 73 to 131°F
in/in/°F
  
Electrical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Surface Resistivity
ohm
 IEC 60093
Volume Resistivity (73°F)
ohm·cm
 IEC 60093
Relative Permittivity
     IEC 60250
73°F, 100 Hz
 
  
73°F, 1 MHz
 
  
Dissipation Factor
     IEC 60250
73°F, 100 Hz
 
  
73°F, 1 MHz
 
  
Comparative Tracking Index
     IEC 60112
Solution A
V
  
Solution B
V
  
Electric Strength (73°F, 0.0394 in)
V/mil
 IEC 60243-1
Flammability
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Flame Rating - UL (0.0591 in)
 
 UL 94
Glow Wire Flammability Index
°F
 IEC 60695-2-12
Oxygen Index 3
%
 ISO 4589-2
Optical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Refractive Index 4
 
 ISO 489
Transmittance (39.4 mil)
%
 ISO 13468-2
Additional Information
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Electrolytical Corrosion
 
 IEC 60426
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Apec® 1745, Apec 1745, Apec® , Apec, Apec1745, 1745, Polycarbonate, PC, Bayer
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Mold Release, Easy Release, Good Demolding, Steam Sterilization, Steam Sterilizable.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Medical Applications, Medical Packaging.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 4 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): EU (3), USP (1).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Processing (Melt) Temp
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
20.079 in/min
3Procedure A
4Method A
 
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