Transponder; Overview Of The Transponders And Their Housing Materials; Acrylonitrile/Butadiene/Styrene (Abs) - Siemens SIMATIC RF600 System Manual

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
Housing material

Acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS)

Polyamide 12 (PA12)
Polyamide 6.6 (PA 6.6)
Polyamide 6.6 GF (PA 6.6 GF)
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Polypropylene (PP)
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Note
Chemical substances not listed
The following sections describe the chemical resistance of the various transponders to
specific substances. If you require information about chemical substances that are not listed,
contact 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
Substance
Acetone
Alcohols
Gasoline
Aliphatic hydrocarbons
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Overview of the housing materials of the transponders
Resistance to chemicals - ABS
4.8 Chemical resistance of the readers and transponders
Transponder
RF645T
RF640T
RF625T
RF630T
RF640L
RF690L
RF620T
RF680T
RF682T
RF610T
RF610T ATEX
Test conditions
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