Arnitel® Care L274E

Injection Molding, Food Contact Quality, Medical grade

General Information

Arnitel® is a family of high-performance copolyester-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPC) offering a unique combination of flexibility, chemical resistance and high-temperature performance.
Its unique chemistry consists of hard and soft segments which offer a great degree of design flexibility. This includes proven performance in breathable monolithic films, kink-resistant tubing, soft touch applications, and a variety of other innovative solutions for the medical industry.
Because of Envalior’s global commitment to manufacturing quality, medical industry leaders trust Arnitel® when material quality and purity is essential for demanding high-precision components.
Special features
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Injection Molding

Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
18
cm³/10min
Temperature
230
°C
Load
2.16
kg
Molding shrinkage [parallel]
1.75
%
Molding shrinkage [normal]
2
%

Mechanical properties

Flexural modulus
1050
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
10
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
6
kJ/m²
Izod notched impact strength (+23°C)
9
kJ/m²

Mechanical properties (die cutting)

Stress at break (normal)
35
MPa
Strain at break (normal)
400
%
Tear strength (normal)
242
kN/m
Tear strength (parallel)
242
kN/m

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
221
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
120
°C
Vicat softening temperature (50°C/h 50N)
160
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
1.65
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
1.65
E-4/°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
850
°C
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
1
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
50
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
50
°C
RTI with impact (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
50
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.7
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.3
-
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
300
E-4
Volume resistivity
1E13
Ohm*m
Electric strength
23
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
600
V

Other properties

Water absorption
0.6
%
Humidity absorption
0.15
%
Density
1290
kg/m³
Apparent density
830
kg/m³

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
950
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.1
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
1900
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
5.54E-8
m²/s

Mechanical properties (TPE)

Tensile modulus
1000
MPa
Stress at 5% strain
32
MPa
Stress at 10% strain
34
MPa
Stress at 50% strain
25
MPa
Stress at 100% strain
26
MPa
Stress at break
41
MPa
Strain at break
>300
%
Nominal strain at break
350
%
Compression Set under constant strain at 70 °C
35
%
Shore D Hardness (3s)
70
-

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