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Simona® Simolife plastics for orthotics and prosthetics
Our product range includes materials for orthotics and prosthetics. Simona AG has 35 years of experience in producing plastic materials for health‑care services. The Simolife product range comprises eight top-class plastics suitable for orthoses and prostheses. All the materials are certified as bio‑compatible in accordance with DIN EN ISO 10993, Part 5/10. To find out more about these materials, you can download the brochure or contact our sales services.
- 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 – Combustibility – UL 94 DIN EN ISO 527-2 Food safety – - Mechanical properties
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Value Unit Test method Modulus of elasticity – MPa DIN EN ISO 527-2 Tensile strength – 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 – 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) – °C Operating temperature (continuous) – °C Operating temperature (minimum) – °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
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