Quality Scores

Mechanics

Thermal

Chemical

UV ageing

Injection moulding difficulty

Recycling

Performance profile

Mechanical properties

Mechanical properties of PC (polycarbonate)
Density	1.18 to 1.21 g/cm³ ISO 1183
Charpy notched impact	6.8 to 81 kJ/m2
Flexural modulus	1880 to 2600 MPa ISO 178
Flexural resistance	90 MPa
Tensile modulus	1880 to 2710 MPa ISO 527-1
Tensile resistance	57.8 to 68.7 MPa ISO 527-1, -2
Tensile strain	50 to 53 % ISO 527-1, -2, Break

Chemical resistance and characteristics

Chemical resistance

Recommended applications

Electrical/Electronic Applications
Automotive Applications
Household
Enclosures
Lighting applications
Electrical components
Computer components
Mobile phones
Medical/health applications
Industrial applications

Frequently asked questions

Implementation — Plastic injection

Recycling & Sustainability

🍽️ Food Contact & Certifications

Hybster Team

Hybster Engineering Team

Design Office – Plastics Design & Engineering

The Hybster Design Office brings together the company's plastic engineering, mechanical, and industrialisation engineers. The team supports projects from the ideation phase through to series validation, incorporating Design For Manufacturing (DFM), rheological simulation, material selection, and mould design. It serves the automotive, electronics, electrical, EV charging, and industrial sectors.

Injection moulded part design DFM Simulation Moldflow Subject choice Moulds for conception ISO 20457 Tolerancing

Technical data sheet

Acronym	PC
Family	Polycarbonate (PC)
Process	Injection Moulding
Standards	UL94 HB, RoHS, FDA
UL94	HB

🌡️ Thermal data

Telegram	147 °C
HDT 0.45 MPa	130 °C
Range of use	-40 °C → 120 °C
Temperature transformation	270 °C → 320 °C
Injection removal	0.5 % → 0.8 %

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