SAPHIR®

SAPHIR®

SAPHIR®

Product catalog summary
Product Overview:
SAPHIR® is a hard-coated polycarbonate sheet with a glass-like appearance, suitable for flat applications. It combines high impact strength with improved weather and chemical resistance, offering protection against abrasion compared to standard plastic sheets. The product is resistant to many common chemicals and provides excellent protection against graffiti and vandalism. It is lightweight, weighing about half of standard glass, yet is virtually unbreakable and offers outstanding clarity with improved light transmission.
Available Options:
SAPHIR® is available with double side coating, one side coating, and in any transparent color or tint.
Benefits:
  • Abrasion and Impact Resistant
  • Chemical Resistance
  • UV Stability
  • High optical quality and outstanding clarity
  • More than 10 times the impact strength of high impact PMMA
Application Areas:
Anti-vandal glazing, security glazing, safety screens, acoustic screens, industrial equipment (machine coverings, machine protections), indoor and outdoor signs, vending machine faces, and various technical parts.
Delivery Program:
Standard size: 2000 x 3000 mm
Thickness range: 2 – 12 mm
1 side or 2 sides coated
Special sizes and thicknesses available on request
Technical Specifications:
  • Physical Properties:
    Density: 1.2 g/cm3 (ISO 1183)
    Refractive index (20 °C): 1.586 (ISO 489)
    Moisture absorption: 0.15% (ISO 62)
  • Mechanical Properties:
    Tensile strength at yield (at break): 60 (70) N/mm2 (ISO 527)
    Elongation at yield (at break): 6 (110)% (ISO 527)
    Elastic modulus: >2300 N/mm2 (ISO 527)
    Flexural modulus: >2300 N/mm2 (ISO 178)
    Charpy unnotched impact strength -40 °C: NB kJ/m2 (ISO 179/1eU)
    Charpy notched impact strength -30 °C: 11 kJ/m2 (ISO 179/1eA)
    Izod notched impact strength +23 °C: 65 kJ/m2 (ISO 180/1A)
    Izod notched impact strength -30 °C: 10 kJ/m2 (ISO 180/1A)
  • Thermal Properties:
    Linear coefficient of thermal expansion (20-70 °C): 65x10-6 K-1 (ISO 11359-2)
    Thermal conductivity: 0.20 W/m.K (ISO 8302)
  • Coating Properties:
    Adhesion: GT-0 (DIN 53151 / ISO 2409)
    Taber Abrasion, CS 10F, 500g, 100 / 500 cycles: 2 / <9% Haze (ASTM D1044)
Contact Information:
Arla Plast AB, BOX 33, Västanåvägen, SE 590 30 Borensberg, Sweden
Phone: +46 141 20 38 00
Fax: +46 141 414 30
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.arlaplast.com
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SAPHIR®-1

TRANSPARENT PRODUCTS - POLYCARBONATE SHEETS SAPHIR® is hard coated polycarbonate sheet with glass like appearance suitable for flat applications. The high impact strength of polycarbonate is combined with improved weather and chemical resistance. The product offers protection against abrasion compared to standard plastic sheets. SAPHIR® is resistant to many of the most common chemicals, and the hard coat also provides an excellent protection against graffiti and vandalism. SAPHIR® weighs about half of standard glass, yet the product is virtually unbreakable. SAPHIR® has an outstanding clarity, the hard coat improves the light transmission of the polycarbonate sheet. ALSO AVAILABLE: Double side coating, one side coating, any transparent colour or tint. SAPHIR® BENEFITS: • Abrasion and Impact Resistant • Chemical Resistance • UV Stability • High optical quality and outstanding clarity • More than 10 times the impact strength of high impact PMMA APPLICATION AREAS: Anti-vandal glazing, security glazing, safety screens and acoustic screens, Industrial equipment (machine coverings, machine protections), Indoor and outdoor signs, vending machine faces and many different kinds of technical parts. Standard size: 2000 x 3000 mm Thickness range: 2 - 12 mm 1 side or 2 sides coated Special sizes and thicknesses on request

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SAPHIR®-2

Property Value Unit Standard Physical properties Density 1,2 Moisture absorption 24 hours, 23 °C, 50% RH 0,15 Mechanical properties Tensile strength at yield (at break) 60 (70) Elongation at yield (at break) 6 (110) Charpy unnotched impact strength -40 °C NB Charpy notched impact strength -30 °C 11 Izod notched impact strength +23 °C 65 Izod notched impact strength -30 °C 10 Thermal properties Linear coefficient of thermal expansion (20-70 °C) 65x10"6 Coating properties Adhesion GT-0 1Taberhaze: Taber abrader, 500g load, CS 10F wheels, 500 cycles Properties reported here are typical values. Arla...

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