Celanese VECTRA® A950 Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)  (Unverified Data**)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP); Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), Unfilled
Material Notes:	Description: Base resin having a melt point of 280°C. Suitable for extrusion into film, sheet, and fibers. Not recommended for injection molding. Data provided by Ticona.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.40 g/cc	0.0506 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Water Absorption	0.030 %	0.030 %	ISO 62
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.00 cm/cm	0.00 in/in	ISO 294-4
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.0070 cm/cm	0.0070 in/in	ISO 294-4
Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Tensile Strength at Break	182 MPa	26400 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527-2/1A
Elongation at Break	3.4 %	3.4 %	5mm/min; ISO 527-2/1A
Tensile Modulus	10.6 GPa	1540 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527-2/1A
Flexural Strength	158 MPa	22900 psi	ISO 178
Flexural Modulus	9.10 GPa	1320 ksi	ISO 178
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	95.0 kJ/m²	45.2 ft-lb/in²	ISO 180/1A
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	252 kJ/m²	120 ft-lb/in²	ISO 180/1U
Charpy Impact Unnotched	26.7 J/cm²	127 ft-lb/in²	ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact, Notched	9.50 J/cm²	45.2 ft-lb/in²	ISO 179/1eA
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1 hour	9000 MPa	1.31e+6 psi	ISO 899-1
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1000 hours	6600 MPa	957000 psi	ISO 899-1
Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Volume Resistivity	1.00e+15 ohm-cm	1.00e+15 ohm-cm	IEC 60093
Surface Resistance	1.00e+14 ohm	1.00e+14 ohm	IEC 60093
Dielectric Constant	3.0 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz	3.0 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz	IEC 60250
	3.2 @Frequency 100 Hz	3.2 @Frequency 100 Hz	IEC 60250
Dielectric Strength	47.0 kV/mm	1190 kV/in	IEC 60243-1
Dissipation Factor	0.0159 @Frequency 100 Hz	0.0159 @Frequency 100 Hz	IEC 60250
	0.020 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz	0.020 @Frequency 1e+6 Hz	IEC 60250
Comparative Tracking Index	150 V	150 V	IEC 60112
Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	4.00 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 °C	2.22 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 °F	ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	38.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 °C	21.1 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 °F	ISO 11359-2
Melting Point	280 °C	536 °F	ISO 11357-1,2,3
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	187 °C	369 °F	ISO 75-1, -2
Deflection Temperature at 8.0 MPa	94.0 °C	201 °F	ISO 75-1, -2
Vicat Softening Point	145 °C	293 °F	ISO 306
Flammability, UL94	V-0	V-0	thickness h
Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Rear Barrel Temperature	270 - 280 °C	518 - 536 °F
Middle Barrel Temperature	280 - 290 °C	536 - 554 °F
Front Barrel Temperature	285 - 295 °C	545 - 563 °F
Nozzle Temperature	290 - 300 °C	554 - 572 °F
Melt Temperature	285 - 295 °C	545 - 563 °F
Mold Temperature	80.0 - 120 °C	176 - 248 °F

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