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Mechanical Properties | Test Standard | Units | Guide Values |
Tensile Strength at yield | ISO 527 | MPa | 75 |
Tensile Strength at break | |||
Elongation at yield | |||
Elongation at break | ISO 527 | % | 4 |
Tensile Modulus of Elasticity | |||
Flexural Modulus | ISO 178 | MPa | 3210 |
Flexural Strength at yield | ISO 178 | ||
Izod Impact Strength | ISO 180/1A | kJm-2 | N/A |
Charpy Impact Strength | ISO 179 | kJm-2 | 12 |
Impact Falling Weight | |||
Rockwell Hardness | ISO 2039-2 | M Scale | 102 |