Exablend® PC/ABS 2203NC is a polycarbonate/ABS (PC/ABS) blend intended for injection molding. Its key characteristics include excellent impact strength, good tensile and flexural strength, outstanding dimensional stability and heat resistance. The material has a high melt flow index, which makes it suitable for complex, high-precision molding applications.

Advantages:

• Excellent surface quality
• UV-stabilized
• Weather-resistant
• Low water absorption
• Good heat resistance
• Easy to process

Applications:

This material is suitable for a variety of applications, including automotive components, electrical and electronic devices, industrial equipment and consumer goods. Its combination of properties makes it an excellent choice for parts that require a balance of strength, durability and processability.

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Exablend® ABS 1022NC is an unreinforced acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) material intended for injection molding. Its key characteristics include good impact resistance, moderate tensile strength and excellent processability with a high melt flow index. The material demonstrates good dimensional stability, low shrinkage and heat resistance, making it versatile for a variety of applications.

Advantages:

• UV-stabilized
• Weather resistant
• Low water absorption
• Good heat resistance

Applications:

The material is ideally suited for consumer goods, automotive interiors, household appliances and lightweight structural components requiring balanced mechanical properties and efficient processing.

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Pocan B1100 from LANXESS is a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) with improved flow and high stiffness, distinguished by its resistance to elevated temperatures, chemicals, solvents, oils, fuels and cleaning fluids. The material offers good sliding properties, high strength and hardness, together with low susceptibility to stress cracking and low moisture absorption. The product is easily processed by injection molding and extrusion. Pocan® B1100 complies with RoHS 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU as amended by 2015/863) and REACH.

Advantages

• Suitable for food contact
• Resistance to chemicals, oils and solvents
• Excellent processability
• Good sliding properties and low tendency to cracking
• Low moisture absorption
• High mechanical strength
• Balance of flexibility and stiffness

Applications

Pocan B1100 is suitable for food contact, which makes it appropriate for food-processing equipment components, such as packaging machine parts that must withstand frequent exposure to cleaning and disinfecting agents.
Automotive industry: used for the production of interior and exterior parts, such as door handles, headlamp housings and other components exposed to elevated temperatures and aggressive chemicals (oils, fuels).
Production of components for consumer electronics and household appliances: for example, computer housings, controls and buttons for various household devices.

Note: Pocan® B1100 is a standard PBT (UL 94 HB), not a flame-retardant grade. For applications with UL 94 V-0 / V-2 requirements (electrical connectors, live-part housings, under-hood automotive assemblies per UL/IEC), use the LANXESS Pocan FR series: B4225, B3225, B4235.

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POLYFLAM® RABS 90000 UV5 is a self-extinguishing, impact-resistant acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) free of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). The material is processed by injection molding. It offers high thermal stability, excellent flow, outstanding impact and UV resistance, and a high level of flame retardancy.

Advantages:

• Flame-retardant
• UV resistance
• Excellent processability
• Impact resistance

Applications:

Used for the production of automotive interior and exterior parts such as instrument panels and bumpers. Household electronics and appliances such as housings for vacuum cleaners, TVs and other home electronics. Suitable for safety devices such as smoke detectors, fire-alarm housings and other security equipment.

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Makrolon® ET3113 from Covestro is a high-viscosity, impact-resistant and UV-stabilized extrusion polycarbonate (PC). The designation ET = Extrusion Transparent: high molecular weight and a low MVR of ~6 cm³/10 min (300 °C / 1.2 kg) provide melt stability during sheet extrusion — solid sheet, multiwall sheet and corrugated sheet. This is a feedstock material for sheet semi-finished products, not an injection-molding grade.

How ET3113 differs from other Makrolon series

• ET series (Extrusion Transparent) — high viscosity for complex extrusion profiles and sheet, UV stabilization for outdoor applications.
• LQ series (Low viscosity) — injection molding, optical lenses, transparent electronics housings. If you need spectacle/ophthalmic lenses, that is LQ or Apec, not ET.
• OD series (Optical Disc) — a highly specialized grade for precision optical media with minimal birefringence.
• DP/RX series — medical/food-contact grades for bottles and containers.

Advantages

• Extrusion stability with complex profiles (multiwall, corrugated sheet with thin webs)
• High impact strength over a wide temperature range (-40 … +100 °C)
• Transparency up to 88 %, with the option of thermoforming the sheet into finished parts
• UV stabilization for architectural and outdoor applications
• Compatibility with standard Covestro/SABIC/Plaskolite extrusion tooling
• Suitable for lamination, hardcoat application and co-extrusion with PMMA for improved scratch resistance

Limitations — stated honestly

• Not an injection-molding grade. The high viscosity makes quality injection moulding of thin-walled optical parts impossible — for eyewear, helmets and housings use Makrolon LQ or Apec.
• Not for ophthalmic lenses or eyewear. These products require OD/LQ grades with controlled birefringence and precision injection.
• Scratch-sensitive — for architectural and safety applications a hardcoat (Margard type) or lamination with PMMA is recommended
• Stress cracking on contact with aliphatic hydrocarbons, ketones and alkalis — incompatible with solvents
• Yellowing index in the absence of proper UV protection — the declared ET3113 package typically delivers 5-7 years outdoors without significant yellowing
• Moisture-sensitive before processing — drying at 120 °C for 3-4 h to <0.02 %

Target applications (extruded sheet)

Architecture and construction: transparent roofs and canopies (multiwall sheet), skylights and roof lights, partitions in shopping centers, greenhouses and cold frames with UV protection, noise barriers along highways.

Industry and safety: protective guards for machine tools and automated lines, transparent conveyor shields, bullet-resistant multilayer laminates (as the PC component), riot shields via sheet thermoforming.

Transport: glazing for public transport (trams, buses), protective partitions in cabs, interior trim elements.

Advertising and POS: light-box front panels, vending machine screens, transparent displays and showcases.

All the listed applications use sheet as the starting stock with subsequent thermoforming or CNC machining, not injection moulding.

Global equivalents

Parametrically comparable extrusion PC sheet products: SABIC LEXAN Margard MR10/MR5E (UV-coated solid sheet), Plaskolite OPTIX SG (general purpose), Arla Plast Arla LSG (UV-stab outdoor), 3A Composites POLYGAL Multiwall (multiwall sheet for greenhouses), Trinseo CALIBRE 200-22 (extrusion grade). For comparison: optical/lens grades are Makrolon® LQ2647, Bayer Apec 1745, Trinseo CALIBRE 2080 — an entirely different product class.

The stated values are measured by in-house methods close to the corresponding ISO and GOST standards. This information is provided for reference only and is not an official batch data sheet. Before industrial use, please request the Covestro TDS and MSDS for the specific batch.

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Exablend PC 2500A is a high-performance flame-retardant polycarbonate rated V0 per the UL94 standard. This makes it suitable for manufacturing products that require high flame resistance and safety. The material offers outstanding mechanical, thermal and electrical-insulating properties, along with dimensional stability and ease of processing, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of applications in industry and construction. It supports efficient reuse and reduces energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

Advantages:

• High heat resistance
• High flame retardancy, V0 per UL94 for thin-walled parts
• Excellent processability
• Excellent mechanical strength and impact resistance
• Excellent optical properties

Applications:

Used for connectors, housings, switches, insulators and protective panels. Applied as protective panels, fire-resistant partitions and other elements where fire safety is essential. Production of containers, packaging and household items that require safety and resistance to high temperatures. Manufacture of interior and exterior components requiring flame resistance and high mechanical strength.

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ABS ALCOM ABS 530/29 HM-AG is an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) with excellent impact resistance and heat resistance. An injection molding material. This ABS offers good processability and dimensional stability, which is important for producing precise moldings.

Advantages:

• Heat resistance
• Excellent processability
• High impact resistance

Applications:

Packaging and personal care: used for packaging of cosmetic and hygiene products that require resistance to chemicals and damage. Used for interior elements and facade panels resistant to impact and weathering. Sports equipment — production of protective elements such as helmets and protective panels.

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Arnite PBT is a high-quality engineering plastic that combines high strength and stiffness with excellent processing characteristics. As a result, Arnite B434 SE is well suited to a wide range of applications in the automotive, electrical and electronics industries and consumer goods.

Advantages:

• High flame retardancy: the product is rated UL94 V-0
• Good mechanical strength
• Resistance to low temperatures
• Good electrical properties
• Excellent processability

Applications:

Arnite B434 SE is widely used in automotive, electrical and consumer electronics applications. It is suitable for automotive headlight components, various connectors and switches. It is also used in the production of safe, non-flammable components for the construction industry.

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Makrolon 2407 from Covestro is a general-purpose, low-viscosity polycarbonate (PC). It is UV-stabilized and offers easy mold release, high heat resistance, good strength and good electrical insulation properties. Suitable for injection-molding processing. Makrolon 2407 is used in electrical engineering and electronics.

Advantages:

• Dimensional stability
• High strength and stiffness
• High weather resistance, UV stability
• Good electrical properties
• Safe to use

Applications:

Makrolon 2407 is used in optics: eyeglass lenses, safety glasses, ophthalmic lenses. Industrial packaging — large-volume water bottles. It is also used in construction, home appliances, automotive applications, and safety and security systems.

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TARFLON IV1900R is a high-flow polycarbonate for injection molding. It offers a high-gloss effect, transparency and excellent electrical properties. The material has good resistance to heat and weathering. This polycarbonate complies with RoHS environmental standards and carries a UL94 V-2 flammability rating.

Advantages:

• Gloss effect and transparency
• Resistance to weather and atmospheric conditions
• Self-extinguishing behavior, V-2 flammability rating

Applications:

Vending machine components: control panels, housings and transparent display elements.
Household appliances: parts for vacuum cleaners, irons and dryers.
Protective equipment: including helmets and safety glasses.
Automotive components: headlamp covers and other transparent or glossy elements.

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