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HYLITE®
HYLITE® is the world’s thinnest composite panel, with a thickness of 1.2 mm and 2 mm. The panel’s another outstanding feature is a hinge function, which enables repeated bending without damage to the material. This function is achieved by milling grooves in the same position into both outer skins. In testing, the material could withstand up to 80,000 bends. Hylite® is also available in thicknesses of 3 mm and 4 mm. In this version, the core is made of foamed polypropylene (PP). Thanks to its foamed core, Hylite® is up to 80% lighter than conventional steel sheets, or up to 30% lighter than aluminium sheets, while providing the same flexural rigidity. We deliver HYLITE® as composite sheets.
- Physical properties
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Value Unit Test method Specific gravity – g/cm3 DIN EN ISO 1183 Average molecular mass – 106 g/mol Water absorption, 24/96 h (23 °C) – % DIN EN ISO 62 Weather-resistance good Combustibility – UL 94 DIN EN ISO 527-2 Food safety – - Mechanical properties
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Value Unit Test method Modulus of elasticity 70,000 N/mm2 MPa DIN EN ISO 527-2 Tensile strength >380 N/mm2 MPa DIN EN ISO 527-2 Elongation at break – % DIN EN ISO 527-2 Tensile strength at break – % DIN EN ISO 527-2 Flexural modulus – MPa DIN EN ISO 178 Flexural strength 80 kNcm2 /m MPa DIN EN ISO 178 Compressive modulus – MPa EN ISO 604 Compressive strength, 1%/2% – MPa EN ISO 604 Impact strength (Charpy) – kJ/m2 DIN EN ISO 179-1eU Notch impact strength (Charpy) – kJ/m2 DIN EN ISO 179-1eA Notch impact strength (Izod) – kJ/m2 DIN EN ISO 180/2A Toughness (ball pressure) – MPa ISO 2039-1 Toughness (Shore D) – Sh D DIN EN ISO 868 Wear-resistance – % Sand-Slurry Coefficient of friction (against steel) – μ - Thermal properties
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Value Unit Test method Glass-transition temperature – °C DIN 53765 Melting point – °C DIN 53765 Operating temperature (instantaneous) 150 °C Operating temperature (continuous) 130 °C Operating temperature (minimum) -30 °C Thermal expansion coefficient, 23–60 °C – 10-5 K-1 DIN EN ISO 11359-1;2 Thermal expansion coefficient, 23–100 °C – 10-5 K-1 DIN EN ISO 11359-1;2 Specific heat capacity – J/(g×K) ISO 22007-4:2008 Thermal conductivity – W/(m×K) ISO 22007-4:2008 - Electrical properties
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Value Unit Test method Surface resistivity – Ω DIN IEC 60093 Resistivity – Ω×cm DIN IEC 60093 Dielectric strength – kV/mm DIN EN 60243-1 CTI value – V DIN EN 60112 - Optical properties
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Value Unit Test method Light transmittance – Refractive index – Optical errors – DIN 52305/AS Abrasion-resistance, 100 rotations with 500 g – % haze ANSI Z26.1
Additional downloads
| Delivery selection | composite sheets 1,540 x 3,000 mm |
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| Specific gravity | g/cm3 |
| Service temperature | -30 … 130 °C |
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Special properties
- ease of machining
- excellent surface qualities
- good rigidity
- good weather-resistance
Applications
vehicle-manufacturing industry, display boards, casings, boxes
