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Recycled Polycarbonate — R Series

Standard · Mould release · UV stability · UV + mould release · Post-consumer

Recycled polycarbonate grades R-20, R-30 and R-40 (each with MRA, UV and UVR versions) and the post-consumer grade R-20E, with Eco Leaf and Carbon Footprint of Products declarations.

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Recycled Polycarbonate — R Series
Recycled Polycarbonate — R Series
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Overview

Applications

  • General-purpose injection moulding
  • Electrical and electronic housings
  • Industrial components
  • Consumer products

Industries

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The R series offers recycled polycarbonate for general-purpose injection moulding in three melt viscosities — R-20 (high flow), R-30 and R-40 (medium viscosity) — each available as standard, mould-release (MRA), UV-stabilised (UV) and UV + mould-release (UVR) versions. R-20E is a post-consumer recycled, high-flow grade.

The R grades hold Eco Leaf and Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) declarations from SuMPO. See sustainability.

Grades

Grade
overview

  • R-20 · R-20MRA · R-20UV · R-20UVRHigh flow
  • R-30 · R-30MRA · R-30UV · R-30UVRMedium viscosity
  • R-40 · R-40MRA · R-40UV · R-40UVRMedium viscosity
  • R-20EPost-consumer recycled, high flow

Technical data

Properties

Mechanical properties
PropertyStandardTest conditionUnitR-20R-30R-40R-20E
Izod impact strength ASTM D256 23 °C, V-notched 1/8" J/m 640 690 830 620
Tensile strength at break ASTM D638 — MPa 62 62 63 61
Tensile elongation at break ASTM D638 — % 120 120 120 100
Flexural strength ASTM D790 — MPa 85 85 85 84
Flexural modulus ASTM D790 — MPa 2150 2150 2160 2100

Typical values of uncoloured material from the manufacturer's technical data sheets. Values may be affected by colourants, additives, mould design and moulding conditions — confirm suitability for your application.

Thermal properties
PropertyStandardTest conditionUnitR-20R-30R-40R-20E
Melt flow rate ASTM D1238 300 °C, 1.2 kgf g/10 min 20 15 12 21
Heat deflection temperature ASTM D648 18.6 kgf/cm² °C 126 127 133 126
Flammability UL94 1.6 mm — V-2 comparable V-2 comparable V-2 comparable Equivalent V-2
Electrical properties
PropertyStandardTest conditionUnitR-20R-30R-40R-20E
Dielectric breakdown strength ASTM D149 1.6 mm kV/mm 20 20 20 20
Dielectric constant ASTM D150 10⁶ Hz — 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9
Dissipation factor ASTM D150 10⁶ Hz — 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009
Arc resistance ASTM D495 — s 110 110 110 110
Volume resistivity ASTM D257 — Ω·cm 10¹⁶ 10¹⁶ 10¹⁶ 10¹⁶
Physical properties
PropertyStandardTest conditionUnitR-20R-30R-40R-20E
Specific gravity ASTM D792 — — 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20
Water absorption ASTM D570 24 h at 23 °C, water immersion % ≤ 0.2 ≤ 0.2 ≤ 0.2 0.2
Mould shrinkage ASTM D955 — % 0.5–0.7 0.5–0.7 0.5–0.7 0.5–0.7

MRA, UV and UVR versions have their own data sheets — download them below.

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Data sheets

Safety data sheets (SDS) are available on request.

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