Fully compliant, transparent aviation sheet
Introduction
KYDEX® FST CLR is a proprietary, high performance thermoplastic sheet formulated to meet all Airbus and Boeing toxicity requirements for transparent aircraft interior components.
General
Information
KYDEX® FST CLR meets all flame, smoke, and heat release requirements set forth in Federal Aviation Regulations INFORMATION (FAR) 25.853 paragraphs (a) and (d) as well as toxicity requirements for Airbus (ABD0031)and Boeing (BSS7239). Its excellent fabrication characteristics make it the ideal material to form two and three dimensional aircraft components.
Suggested
Applications
- Privacy screens
- APPLICATIONS • Class dividers
- Decorative accents
- Backlit panels
Features
- Meets the stringent requirements of FAR 25.853(a) and (d) in all thicknesses and colours
- Meets toxicity smoke requirements of Airbus (ABD0031) and Boeing (BSS7239)
- Excellent fabrication and formability characteristics that allows for tight tolerance control
Environmental
& Safety
Considerations
SEKISUI KYDEX, LLC is committed to ensuring that its products can be manufactured, transported, stored, used, & SAFETY disposed and recycled with an appropriate regard for safety, health, and environmental protection. We support the safe handling of our products.
Please contact our appLab™ department at 800.682.8758 for resources and Safety Data Sheets or visit our website: www.kydex.com.
| Property | Test Method | Typical Value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICAL | |||
| Specific Gravity | ASTM D792 | 1.31 | |
| Light Transmission, 2mm | ASTM D1003 | 80% | |
| Water Absorption, 24 hr | ASTM D570 | 0.11% | |
| Rockwell Hardness, R-scale | ISO 2039 | 125 | |
| MECHANICAL | |||
| Tensile Strength, yield | ASTM D638 | 77.2 MPa | 11,200 psi |
| Tensile Strain, break | ASTM D638 | 94% | |
| Tensile Modulus | ASTM D638 | 2,358 MPa | 342,000 psi |
| Poisson’s Ratio | ASTM D638 | 0.439 | |
| Flexural Strength | ASTM D790 | 103 MPa | 15,000 psi |
| Flexural Modulus | ASTM D790 | 2,510 MPa | 364,000 psi |
| Compressive Strength, yield | ASTM D695 | 88.3 MPa | 12,800 psi |
| Compressive Modulus | ASTM D695 | 2,530 MPa | 367,000 psi |
| Shear Strength | ASTM D732 | 80.0 MPa | 11,600 psi |
| Bearing Strength, 4% deflection | ASTM D953 | 25.6 MPa | 3,710 psi |
| Bearing Strength, max | ASTM D953 | 325 MPa | 47,100 psi |
| Izod Impact, notched | ASTM D256 | 128 J/m | 2.40 ft-lb/in f |
| Gardner Drop Dart Impact, GE geometry | ASTM D5420 | >72.3 J | >640 in-lb f |
| Instrumented Impact, total energy | ASTM D3763 | 76.3 J | 56.3 ft-lb f |
| THERMAL | |||
| Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) @ 1.8 MPa (264 psi) unannealed | ASTM D648 | 124oC | 257oF |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | ASTM E831 | 57.5 mm/m/oC | 31.9 min/in/oF |
| ELECTRICAL | |||
| Dielectric Strength, oil | ASTM D149 | 16.1 kV/mm | 410 V/mil |
| FLAMMABILITY2 | |||
| Vertical Burn, 60-second | FAR 25.853(a)(i) | Pass | |
| Vertical Burn, 12-second | FAR 25.853(a)(ii) | Pass | |
| OSU Heat Release | FAR 25.853(d) Part IV | Pass | |
| NBS Smoke Density | FAR 25.853(d) Part V | Pass | |
| Airbus Smoke Toxicity | ABD0031 | Pass | |
| Boeing Smoke Toxicity | BSS7239 | Pass | |
| 1 Values derived from resin data used to produce sheet product. All properties are measured from injection molded samples. 2 All thicknesses and colours Not intended for specification purposes. | |||