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Chemical resistance of polycarbonate
DN Staff
November 17, 1997
14 Min Read
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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