Arnite® T08 200 (extrusion)

High Viscosity, Injection Molding, Extrusion, Food Contact Quality

General Information

Arnite® T (PBT) is a high-performance engineering plastic that combines high strength and rigidity with excellent processing characteristics. It’s well suited for a broad range of automotive, electrical & electronic and consumer goods applications.
Special features
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Extrusion, Injection Molding

Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
10
cm³/10min
Temperature
250
°C
Load
2.16
kg

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
2550
MPa
Yield stress
55
MPa
Yield strain
3.5
%
Nominal strain at break
>50
%
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
6
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
6
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
225
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
55
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
170
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.9
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.9
E-4/°C

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.5
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.2
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
20
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
200
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Electric strength
27
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
600
V

Other properties

Water absorption
0.45
%
Humidity absorption
0.18
%
Density
1300
kg/m³

Material specific properties

RSV m-cresol, 1g/100ml
2.4
-

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
1040
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.109
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
2260
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
4.65E-8
m²/s

Diagrams

Applications

Optical Fiber loose buffer tubes

Industry
Building & construction
The Arnitel loose buffer tube is placed in a jacketed outdoor optical fiber cable. The ease of coloring and extrusion make this the ultimate alternative for optical fiber coatings.}