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PET Polyethylene Terephtalate
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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 ABSORPTION 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

UTILIZATION 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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