Material Properties

Mechanical Properties
Glass transition temperature (Tg)	120 - 130 °C
Tensile strength	85 N/mm²
Tensile Modulus	10,500 N/mm²
Elongation at break	0.8%
Flexural strength	112 N/mm²
Flexural Modulus	10,000 N/mm²
Compressive Strength	190 N/mm²
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion	34 10-6
Water absorption - 24 hours at 23°C	5-10 mg (0.06-0.068%) ISO 62 (1980)

Thermal Properties
Thermal Shock	2000 cycles (90 sec. at 75 °C, 90 sec. dwell, 90 sec. at 15°C) No effect
	Should not be subjected to dry-ice or liquid nitrogen.
Smoke Emission	Low Smoke Emission – BS 6853 1999 App. D Clause d.8.4
	Result – Ao(on) 8.75, Ao(off) 10.41
Flammability	Class 0 as classified by the current Building Regulations
Thermal Decomposition	350° C

Radioactive Decontamination	BS 4247 Part 1 Test
Decontamination factor (geometric mean)	A5598
Deviation factor	1.25
Ease of decontamination classification	“Excellent”

Mechanical Properties