Siemens SIMATIC RF610T ATEX - Transponder; Overview of the Transponders and Their Housing Materials; Acrylonitrile;Butadiene;Styrene (ABS)

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4.8 Chemical resistance of the readers and transponders
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4.8.2 Transponder
4.8.2.1 Overview of the transponders and their housing materials
The following sections describe the resistance to chemicals of the various transponders.
Resistance to chemicals depends on the housing materials used to manufacture the
transponders.
The following table provides an overview of the housing materials of the transponders:
Table 4- 12 Overview of the housing materials of the transponders
Housing material
Transponder
Acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS)
RF645T
Polyamide 12 (PA12)
RF640T
Polyamide 6.6 (PA 6.6)
RF625T
Polyamide 6.6 GF (PA 6.6 GF) RF630T
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) RF640L
RF690L
Polypropylene (PP)
RF620T
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) RF680T
RF682T
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) RF610T
RF610T ATEX
Note
C
Chemical substances not
listed
T
he following sections describe the chemical resistance of the various transponders to
s
pecific substances. If you require information about chemical substances that are not liste
d,
c
ontact Customer Support.
4.8.2.2 Acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS)
The following table provides an overview of the chemical resistance of the transponder made
of acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS).
Table 4- 13 Resistance to chemicals - ABS
Substance
Test conditions
Evaluation
Conc
e
entration [%]
Temperature [°C]
Acetone
-
-
++
Alcohols
-
-
++
Gasoline
-
-
++++
Aliphatic hydrocarbons
-
-
++++