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polycarbonate
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polycarbonate

Family of polymers

Entitytype of polymerQ62246

Also known as PC · Polycarbonate, PC · Makrolon

Instance of
Subclass of

Overview

All data

90 statements · 19% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Discovered
  • 1953
Refractive index
  • 1.6432 wavelength: 365 nm · temperature: unknown
  • 1.5672 wavelength: 1,014 nm · temperature: unknown
  • 1.585 temperature: 20°C · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere · wavelength: 150 nm
Budget
Tensile modulus of elasticity
  • 2.3 gigapascal temperature: 20°C
  • 2.2 gigapascal temperature: 20°C · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere
Density
  • 1.2 g/cm³ temperature: 20°C · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere · state of matter: solid
Moisture absorption
Ultimate tensile strength
  • 65 MPa temperature: 20°C · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere
Poisson's ratio
  • 0.37 temperature: 20°C · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere
Toughness
  • 675 joule per metre temperature: 20°C · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere
  • 27.5 temperature: 20°C · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere
Coefficient of friction
  • 0.31 together with: steel
Speed of sound
  • 2,270 m/s temperature: 20°C · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere · state of matter: solid
Operating temperature
  • 120°C criterion used: maximum · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere
  • -40°C criterion used: minimum · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere
Thermal conductivity
  • 0.2 watt per metre kelvin temperature: 23°C · under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere · state of matter: solid
Specific heat capacity
  • 1,250 joule per kilogram kelvin difference under pressure: 1 standard atmosphere · state of matter: solid · temperature: 20°C
Price
  • €2.6 mass: 1 kg
  • €2.8 mass: 1 kg
Color
Manufacturer
Has use
Safety classification and labelling
Flexural strain at break
  • 4%
Recycling code
  • 07
Short name
  • PC
Different from
Relative permittivity

On other databases

29 identifiers linking polycarbonate across the web's reference databases