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Material Properties

Mechanical
Properties
Glass transition
120 - 130 °C
temperature (Tg)
Tensile strength 85 N/mm²
Tensile Modulus 10,500 N/mm²
Elongation at break 0.8%

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Flexural strength 112 N/mm²

Flexural Modulus 10,000 N/mm²
Compressive
190 N/mm²
Strength
Coefficient of linear
34 10-6
thermal expansion
Water absorption - 5-10 mg (0.06-0.068%) ISO
24 hours at 23°C 62 (1980)

Thermal
Properties
2000 cycles (90 sec. at 75 °C,
Thermal Shock 90 sec. dwell, 90 sec. at
15°C) No effect
Should not be subjected to
dry-ice or liquid nitrogen.
Low Smoke Emission – BS
Smoke Emission 6853 1999 App. D Clause
d.8.4
Result – Ao(on) 8.75, Ao(off)
10.41
Class 0 as classified by the
Flammability
current Building Regulations
Thermal
350° C
Decomposition

Radioactive
BS 4247 Part 1 Test
Decontamination
Decontamination factor
A5598
(geometric mean)
Deviation factor 1.25
Ease of decontamination
“Excellent”
classification

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