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| | HALAR | Copolymer | Ertalyte
PET-P | Poly-
carbonate | Poly-
sulfone | Ultem® 1000 | Ultem® 2300 | Techtron PPS | PEEK | Torlon* 4203 | Torlon® 4301 | | | Clear ECTFE | Acetal | Semi-
crystalline Thermoplastic Polyester | Poly-
carbonate | Poly-
sulfone | Poly- etherimide | Glass Reinforced Poly etherimide | Polyph enylene-
sulfide | Polyether ether-
ketone | Polyamide-
imide | Polyamide-
imide (bearing grade) | | 1 Specific Gravity, 73°F | 1.68 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.51 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.41 | 1.45 | | 2 Tensile Strength, 73°F | 4,400 | 10,000 | 12,400 | 10,500 | 10,200 | 16,500 | 17,000 | 13,500 | 16,000 | 20,000 | 12,000 | | 3 Tensile Modulus of Elasticity, 73°F | - | 400,000 | 460,000 | 320,000 | 360,000 | 475,000 | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | 550,000 | 600,000 | 900,000 | | 4 Elongation, 73°F | 303 | 30 | 20 | 100 | 30 | 80 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | | 5 Flexural Strength, 73°F | - | 12,000 | 18,000 | 13,000 | 15,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 21,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | 31,000 | | 6 Flexural Modulus of Elasticity, 73°F | 180,000 | 400,000 | 490,000 | 350,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 | 1,300,000 | 575,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 1,000,000 | | 7 Shear Strength, 73°F | - | 8,000 | 8,000 | 9,200 | 9,000 | 15,000 | - | 9,000 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,400 | | 8 Compressive Strength, 10% Deformation, 73°F | - | 15,000 | 15,000 | 11,500 | 13,000 | 22,000 | 32,000 | 21,500 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 24,000 | | 9 Compressive Modulus of Elasticity, 73°F | - | 400,000 | 420,000 | 300,000 | 375,000 | 480,000 | 625,000 | 430,000 | 500,000 | 700,000 | 950,000 | | 10 Coefficient of Friction (Dry vs Steel) Dynamic | - | 0.25 | 0.20 | - | - | 0.42 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.2 | | 11 Hardness, Rockwell, Scale as noted, 73°F | - | M88
(R120) | M93
(R125) | M75
(R126) | M82
(R128) | M112
(R125) | M95
(R127) | M95
(R125) | M100
(R126) | E80
(R119) | E70
(R106) | | 12 Hardness, Durometer, Shore "D" Scale, 73°F | D71 | D85 | D87 | D80 | D80 | D86 | D86 | D85 | D85 | - | - | | 13 Tensile Impact, 73°F | - | 50 | 50 | 150 | 150 | 80 | - | 55 | 40 | - | - | | 14 Izod Impact, 73°F | NB | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2..0 | 0.8 | | 15 Coefficient of linear Thermal Expansion | 5.6 x 10-5 | 5.4 x 10-5 | 3.3 x 10-5 | 3.9 x 10-5 | 3.1 x 10-5 | 3.1 x 10-5 | 1.1 x 10-5 | 2.8 x 10-5 | 2.6 x 10-5 | 1.7 x 10-5 | 1.4 x 10-5 | | 16 Heat Deflection Temperature, 264psi |
120/66psi | 240 | 240 | 290 | 340 | 392 | 410 | 250 | 320 | 532 | 534 | | 17 Tg-Glass Transition (amorphous) | - | N/A | N/A | 293 | 374 | 419 | 419 | N/A | N/A | 527 | 527 | | 18 Melting Point (crystalline) | - | 335 | 491 | 540 | 644 | N/A | N/A | 540 | 644 | N/A | N/A | | 19 Continuous Service Temperature in Air (Max.) | 140 | 180 | 210 | 250 | 300 | 340 | 340 | 425 | 480 | 480 | 480 | | 20 Dielectric Strength, Short Term | - | 420 | 385 | 400 | 425 | 830 | 700 | 540 | 480 | 600 | 480 | | 21 Surface Resistivity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 22 Static Decay, Mil-B-8170C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 23 Volume Resistivity | - | 1.0 x1014 | 5.5 x 1014 | 2.0 x 1016 | 5.0 x 1016 | 6.7 x 1017 | 3.0 x 1016 | 4.5 x 1016 | 4.9 x 1016 | 8.0 x 1016 | 3.0 x 1016 | | 24 Dielectric Constant, 106 Hz | - | 3.7 | - | 3.17 | 3.14 | 3.15 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.30 | 4.2 | 6.0 | | 25 Dissipation Factor, 106 Hz | - | - | - | 0.0009 | 0.0008 | 0.0013 | 0.0015 | 0.0013 | 0.003 | 0.026 | 0.037 | | 26 Water Absorption, 24 hrs | 0.1 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.33 | 0.28 | | 27 UL-94 @ 3.1 mm (1/8in.) Est. rating based on available data | V-O | HB | HB | V-2 | HB | V-O | V-O | V-O | V-O | V-O | V-O | | 28 FM 4910 Compliant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 6.4 | - | 460 | 480 | 14.5 | - | | - | - | 0.1 | <0.1 | - | <0.1 | - | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.9 | - | | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.7 | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | - | - | | 29 Ionic impurities (Destructive Ash Method) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | 1.3 | 0.03 | 0.47 | 0.40 | - | 0.04 | 0.31 | 1.85 | - | | - | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | | - | - | N/A | N/A | 0.49 | 0.00 | - | N/A | 0.16 | 0.49 | - | NOTE: Property data shown are typical average values and will vary on specific production lots and by size and configuration of product. They, therefore, should be used only as a guide to primary selection for application of a given material, and never for purchase specifications. Further technical information is available for specific application requirements. All values shown are based on dry as manufactured product and specimens subjected to standard practice for conditioning plastics prior to testing per ASTM D618, Proc. A. Where no value is listed, sufficient details are not available to present a usable figure. N/A - Not applicable |