PET - Polyethylene Terephtalate
LEGEND
A = amorphous - Cr = crystalline - C = clear - E = excellent - G = good - P = poor - O = opaque - T = translucent-
R = Rockwell - S = Shore
STRUCTURE: Cr
SPECIFIC DENSITY: 1.37
WATER ABSORBTION RATE (%): 0.15
ELONGATION (%): 70
TENSILE STRENGTH (psi): 6600
COMPRESSION STRENGTH (psi): 14000
FLEXURAL STRENGTH (psi): 16000
FLEXURAL MODULUS (psi): 400000
IMPACT (IZOD ft. lbs/in): 0.8
HARDNESS: R120
FABRICATION
- BONDING: G
- ULTRASONIC WELDING: G
- MACHINING: E
DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE (deg. F)
- @ 66 psi: 330
- @ 264 psi: 212
UTILZATION TEMPERATURE (deg. F)
- min: -4
- max: 212
MELTING POINT (deg. F): 480
COEFFICIENT OF EXPANSION: 0.000039
ARC RESISTANCE: 80
DIELECTRIC STRENGTH (kV/mm): 20
TRANSPARENCY:
UV RESISTANCE: G
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
- ACIDS: G
- ALKALIS: G
- SOLVENTS: G
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