Grades and Physical Properties Chart - Electrical and Electronic Applications
          A R L E N    Remarks     
        C series (For electrical and electronic parts)        
      Test method       flame-
retardant 		flame-
retardant 		flame-
retardant 		flame-
retardant 		flame-
retardant 		flame-
retardant 		flame-
retardant
Physical Properties   Unit ASTM C215 C230 C240 C230N C240N CH230N CH245NK PA46 PPS LCP
Glass fiber content   % - 15 30 40 30 40 30 45 30 40 30
Specific gravity   - D792 1.30 1.42 1.53 1.72 1.75 1.63 1.77 1.68 1.67 1.62
                           
Mechanical Properties                           
Tensile strength dry MPa D638 110 170 210 170 180 160 160 160 170 140
  (moist)*¹     (90) (140) (180) (140) (150) (140) (140) (12.0) (-) (-)
Tensile elongation dry % D638*² 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 2 3
  (moist)*¹     (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (4) (-) (-)
Flexural strength dry MPa D790 180 260 300 260 280 240 250 250 250 220
  (moist)*¹     (150) (220) (260) (220) (240) (200) (210) (190) (-) (-)
Flexural modulus dry MPa D790 6,000 10,000 13,000 12,000 13,000 11,000 14,000 10,000 13,000 13,000
  (moist)*¹     (4,000) (7,000) (9,000) (8,500) (9,000) (8,000) (10,000) (7,500) (-) (-)
Izod Impact
strength
(notched)		 dry

(moist)*1 		J/m
 D256
 50

(55) 		80

(90) 		85

(90) 		70

(80) 		75

(80) 		80

(90) 		90

(100) 		80

(100) 		80

(-) 		110

(-)
Rockwell hardness   M scale D 785 105 110 110 110 110 95 95 - 100 -
                           
Thermal Properties                          
Melting point   °C - 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 295 280 -
Glass transition point   °C - 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 60 90 -
Deflection temp. under load
(1.82MPa)
  °C D648 295 300 300 295 295 290 290 285 265 280
Coefficient of linear
thermal expansion		 Flow direction
Vertical direction		 X10-5/°C D696 3.4
5.5 		2.4
5.0 		2.0
4.5 		2.4
5.0 		2.0
4.5 		3.0
6.0 		2.5
5.5 		-
-

2.0
4.0

-
-
                           
Electrical Properties                          
Volume resistivity (dry) • cm D257 1016 1016 1016 1015 1015 1015 1015 1015 1016 1016
Dielectric constant
(106 Hz)
(dry) - D150 4.2 4.5 4.5 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.8 3.8 4.0
Dielectric dissipation factor
(106 Hz) 		(dry) - D150 0.020 0.018 0.018 0.012 0.011 0.013 0.011 - 0.0014 -
Dielectric breakdown
voltage 		(dry) kV/mm D149 25 28 30 20 22 25 22 - 17 -
                            
Other Properties                           
Mold shrinkage
(2mmt) 		Flow direction
Vertical direction		 % D955 0.6
0.9 		0.5
0.8 		0.4
0.8 		0.4
0.8 		0.3
0.7 		0.4
0.8 		0.3
0.7 		-
- 		0.2
0.4 		-
-
Water absorption
(24 hr in water)
(2mmt) 		23°C

100°C		 %

%		 D570 0.4

3.8 		0.3

3.0 		0.2

2.8 		0.3

3.0 		0.2

2.8 		0.3

3.0 		0.2

2.8 		0.8

4.7 		0.02

0.3 		0.02

0.06
Flammability   - UL94 H B H B H B V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0
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Notes:
The above figures are just representative values but not specification values.
*1 Moist: In a saturated state in the atmosphere at 23°C and a relative humidity of 65%
*2 Elongation was measured between the chucks.

Unit conversion:
Tensile strength, flexural strength,
flexural modulus.
1 Mpa = 10.2 kg/cm²		 Izod impact strength.
1 J/m=0.102 kg • cm/cm