PCN is a high-performance engineering polymer designed for applications requiring thermal stability and mechanical strength at elevated temperatures. It finds use in aerospace, automotive, and electronics industries where components must maintain structural integrity in demanding thermal environments—typically in housings, connectors, and insulation systems where conventional engineering plastics would degrade. Its combination of moderate thermal conductivity, good stiffness, and respectable tensile properties makes it suitable as a lightweight alternative to metals or ceramics in temperature-critical but weight-sensitive applications.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Compressive Strength(σc) | 0.000164 | ksi | — | ||
Elongation at Break(εf) | 7.215 | - | — | ||
Hardness (Vickers)(HV) | 168 | HV | — | ||
Ultimate Tensile Strength(σUTS) | 5.143 | ksi | — | ||
Young's Modulus(E) | 1,367.3 | ksi | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glass Transition Temperature(Tg) | 489.5 | °F | — | ||
Melting Point / Solidus(Tm) | 617 | °F | — | ||
Maximum Service Temperature(Tmax) | 624.2 | °F | — | ||
Thermal Conductivity(k) | 0.1459 | BTU/(hr·ft·°F) | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 2.687 | eV | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Refractive Index(n) | 1.830 | - | — |