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CAMPUS® datasheet | HOSTAFORM HS15


This datasheet of HOSTAFORM HS15 from Ticona is provided by the international plastics database CAMPUS.

CAMPUS is organized by a group of leading international resin producers, who have agreed to test their material according to uniform conditions, based on ISO standards (ISO 10350, ISO 11403), in order to offer comparable data to the market.

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  HOSTAFORM HS15 | POM | Ticona
Product Texts
Preliminary Data Sheet

Hostaform® HS15, acetal copolymer (POM) is a high viscosity injection
molding grade providing excellent performance in high demanding
injection molding applications. Hostaform® HS15 provides optimum
all-round mechanical characteristics in terms of strength, toughness
and temperature performance without modification compared to other
acetal copolymers.
Rheological propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
Melt volume-flow rate (MVR) 1.4 cm³/10min ISO 1133
Temperature 190 °C ISO 1133
Load 2.16 kg ISO 1133
Molding shrinkage (parallel) 2.2 % ISO 294-4, 2577
Molding shrinkage (normal) 1.8 % ISO 294-4, 2577
Mechanical propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
Tensile Modulus 3100 MPa ISO 527-1/-2
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C) 14 kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C) 11 kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA
Thermal propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
Melting temperature (10°C/min) 176 °C ISO 11357-1/-3
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa) 102 °C ISO 75-1/-2
Vicat softening temperature (50°C/h 50N) 170 °C ISO 306
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel) 110 E-6/K ISO 11359-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal) 110 E-6/K ISO 11359-1/-2
Other propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
Water absorption 0.75 % Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity absorption 0.2 % Sim. to ISO 62
Density 1420 kg/m³ ISO 1183
Rheological calculation propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
Density of melt 1160 kg/m³ -
Spec. heat capacity melt 2140 J/(kg K) -
Test specimen productionValueUnitTest Standard
Processing conditions acc. ISO 9990 - ISO ....-2
Injection Molding, melt temperature 210 °C ISO 294
Injection Molding, mold temperature 100 °C ISO 10724
Injection Molding, injection velocity 140 mm/s ISO 294
Injection Molding, pressure at hold 86 MPa ISO 294
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of laboratory test specimens and represent data that fall
within the standard range of properties for natural material.
These values alone do not represent a sufficient basis for
any part design and are not intended for use in
establishing maximum, minimum, or ranges of values for
specification purposes. Colorants or other additives may
cause significant variations in data values.

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