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This is the free Material Data Center Datasheet of VESTAMID® Care ML16 - PA12 - Evonik Operations GmbH

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Product Texts
Low viscosity polyamide 12 for medical application

VESTAMID® Care ML16 is resistant to body fluids and toxicologically safe.
 

Typical application areas for filled VESTAMID Care ML grades include  catheters, housing parts, monitoring and imaging devices and durable medical equipment.

Advantages at a glance

- High impact resistance

- Easy processability & colorability

- Low sliding friction

- High toughness

- High abrasion resistance

- Density 1.0 g/cc

- High dimensional stability

- High chemical resistance

- Gamma and EtO sterilizable


Biocompatibility of VESTAMID® Care ML
VESTAMID® Care ML grades were tested on biocompatibility for applications within the body of up to 30 days contact time and comply with USP <88> class VI and ISO 10993 standards.

Biocompatibility tests for VESTAMID® Care:
Standard Description
ASTM F756-08 Hemocompatibility
ISO 10993-5 Cytotoxicity
ISO 10993-10 Sensitization: Maximization test according to Magnusson and Kligman
ISO 10993-10 Irritation: Intracutaneous Reactivity
ISO 10993-11 Acute Systemic Toxicity
USP Class VI Acute Systemic Toxicity Intracutaneous Reactivity Muscle Implantation
Processing of VESTAMID® Care
For information about processing of VESTAMID®, please follow the general commendations about “Processing of VESTAMID® compounds”. 
 
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Processing/Physical Characteristicsdry / condUnitTest Standard
ISO Data
Melt volume-flow rate, MVR 46 / * cm³/10min ISO 1133
Temperature 210 / * °C -
Load 2.16 / * kg -
Molding shrinkage, parallel 0.9 / * % ISO 294-4, 2577
Molding shrinkage, normal 1.1 / * % ISO 294-4, 2577
Mechanical propertiesdry / condUnitTest Standard
ISO Data
Tensile Modulus 1400 / - MPa ISO 527
Yield stress 43 / - MPa ISO 527
Yield strain 5 / - % ISO 527
Nominal strain at break >50 / - % ISO 527
Charpy impact strength, +23°C N / - kJ/m² ISO 179/1eU
Charpy impact strength, -30°C N / - kJ/m² ISO 179/1eU
Charpy notched impact strength, +23°C 4 / - kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA
Type of failure C / - - -
Charpy notched impact strength, -30°C 5 / - kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA
Type of failure C / - - -
Shore D hardness 75 / * - ISO 7619-1
Thermal propertiesdry / condUnitTest Standard
ISO Data
Melting temperature, 10°C/min 178 / * °C ISO 11357-1/-3
Glass transition temperature, 10°C/min 45 / * °C ISO 11357-1/-2
Temp. of deflection under load, 1.80 MPa 50 / * °C ISO 75-1/-2
Temp. of deflection under load, 0.45 MPa 110 / * °C ISO 75-1/-2
Vicat softening temperature, B 140 / * °C ISO 306
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion, parallel 150 / * E-6/K ISO 11359-1/-2
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn. HB / * class IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested 1.6 / * mm -
Electrical propertiesdry / condUnitTest Standard
ISO Data
Relative permittivity, 100Hz 3.1 / - - IEC 62631-2-1
Relative permittivity, 1MHz 2.9 / - - IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor, 100Hz 400 / - E-4 IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor, 1MHz 300 / - E-4 IEC 62631-2-1
Volume resistivity 1E11 / - Ohm*m IEC 62631-3-1
Other propertiesdry / condUnitTest Standard
Water absorption 1.5 / * % Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity absorption 0.7 / * % Sim. to ISO 62
Density 1020 / - kg/m³ ISO 1183
Characteristics
Processing
Injection Molding
Delivery form
Pellets
Special Characteristics
High impact or impact modified, Sterilizable, Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Sterilization, Gamma irradiation sterilization
Features
Tribologic Grade
Chemical Resistance
General Chemical Resistance
Certifications
Medical Grade, Biocompatibility ISO 10993, US Pharmacopeia Class VI Approved
Applications
Medical
Regional Availability
North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South and Central America, Near East/Africa
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