Chemical resistance of polycarbonate

DN Staff

November 17, 1997

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Chemical resistance of polycarbonate

Transparent Polycarbonate

CONTROL

Tensile

Yield

Break

% Strain

Modulus

Strength

Elong

kpsi (avg)

Std. Dev.

psi (avg)

Std. Dev.

% (avg)

Std. Dev.

0

343

28

10090

30

12

3

0.5

334

32

9930

10

12

3

1.5

337

25

5220

920

2

0.2

ISOPROPANOL

Tensile

Yield

Break

% Strain

Modulus

Strength

Elong

kpsi (avg)

Std. Dev.

psi (avg)

Std. Dev.

% (avg)

Std. Dev.

0

330

41

9750

10

9

3

0.5

284

22

9690

10

10

3

1.5

379

52

4620

380

1

0.5

10% BLEACH

Tensile

Yield

Yield

Break

Break

% Strain

Modulus

Strength

Strength

Elong

Elong

kpsi (avg)

Std. Dev.

psi (avg)

Std. Dev.

% (avg)

Std. Dev.

0

275

12

9900

20

12

6

0.5

307

40

10040

10

17

7

1.5

Fractured

Fractured

Fractured

2% GLUTARALDEHYDE

Tensile

Yield

Break

% Strain

Modulus

Strength

Elong

kpsi (avg)

Std. Dev.

psi (avg)

Std. Dev.

% (avg)

Std. Dev.

0

359

41

9960

10

16

8

0.5

316

59

9840

20

12

6

1.5

355

41

3050

250

1

0.1

POVIDONE-IODINE

Tensile

Yield

Break

% Strain

Modulus

Strength

Elong

kpsi (avg)

Std. Dev.

psi (avg)

Std. Dev.

% (avg)

Std. Dev.

0

332

42

9840

10

13

8

0.5

320

32

9960

10

11

2

1.5

295

23

7770

880

3

0.5

LIPID

Tensile

Yield

Break

% Strain

Modulus

Strength

Elong

kpsi (avg)

Std. Dev.

psi (avg)

Std. Dev.

% (avg)

Std. Dev.

0

326

76

9900

20

18

3

0.5

365

40

10060

10

14

7

1.5

Fractured

Fractured

Fractured

% Strain

Stress (psi)

50

0.3

1050

40

0.5

1575

30

0.6

1925

20

0.8

2800

10

1.1

3850

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NOTICE: This information is provided in good faith. No warranties of accuracy, reliability or completeness are given and expressly excludes any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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