Technical Products, Inc.
PO Box 189
Hubertus, WI 53033
Phone: 262-335-3635
Fax: 262-335-3606
Email: tpi@technicalproductsinc.com
Plastic Material Property Data
  Properties Units Test Peek
Unfilled
Ultem®
1000
Torlon®
4203
Torlon®
4301
Vespel®
SP-1
Teflon® PTFE (Unfilled) Delrin® AF PTFE-Filled Nylon (Unfilled) Poly- Carbonate G-10 G-11 Ryton®
(Glass Filled)
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Density lb./in.³

g/cm³

D792 0.047
1.31
0.046
1.28
0.051
1.41
0.052
1.45
0.051
1.43
0.078
2.16
0.054
1.50
0.042
1.15
0.043
1.2
0.065
1.80
0.065
1.80
0.061
1.70
Water Absorption

%

D570 0.10 0.25 0.4 0.4 at 73ºF 0.24 at 48hrs at 122ºF 0.72 <0.01 0.2 0.3 0.12 0.10 0.20 0.02
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Tensile Strength psi D638 16,000 16,500 18,000 12,000 at 73ºF 12,500
at 500Fº 6,000
3,900 8,000 11,500 9,500 lengthwise- 45,000
crosswise- 38,000
lengthwise- 43,000
crosswise- 37,000
13,000
Tensile Modules psi D638 500,000 475,000 600,000 800,000 - 80,000 435,000 425,000 320,000 - - 730,000
Tensile Elongation at BreakTensile % D638 20 80 10 3 at 73ºF 7.5
at 500Fº 6.0
300 15 50 60 - - 2.0
Flexural Strength psi D790 25,000 20,000 24,000 23,000 at 73ºF 16,000
at 500Fº 9,000
No Break 12,000 15,000 15,000 lengthwise- 75,000
crosswise- 65,000
lengthwise- 80,000
crosswise- 70,000
23,000
Flexural Modulus psi (Kpsi) D790 600,000 500,000 600,000 800,000 at 73ºF 450,000
at 500Fº 250,000
72,000 435,000 450,000 375,000 lengthwise- 2,700
crosswise- 2,400
lengthwise- 3,000
crosswise- 2,700
1,000,000
Compressive Strength psi D695 20,000 22,000 24,000 22,000 10% strain at 73ºF 19,300 3,500 16,000 12,500 12,000 65,000 63,000 24,000
Compressive Modulus psi D695 500,000 480,000 700,000 950,000 350,000 70,000 350,000 420,000 240,000 - - 1,300,000
Hardness, Rockwell (Shore D) - D785 M100 M112 / R125 M120 M106 E45-60 D50 M85 / R115 M85 / R115 M70 / R118 M110 M112 M94 / R125
Izod Impact Noyched ft. -lb./in. D256 1.0 0.5 2.0 0.8 0.8 3.5 0.7 0.6 13 lengthwise- 14.0
crosswise- 12.0
lengthwise- 12.0
crosswise- 9.0
1.0
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Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion x10-5 in./in./ºF D696 2.6 3.1 1.7 1.4 3.0 7.5 5.00 5.5 3.9 lengthwise- 0.55
crosswise- 0.66
lengthwise- 0.72
crosswise- 0.83
2.5
Heat Deflection Temp at 264 psi Fº / ºC D648 230 / 160 392 / 200 532 / 278 534 / 279 680 / 360 132 / 55 244 / 118 200 / 93 270 / 132 - - 490 / 254
Melting Temperature ºF / ºC D3418 644 / 340 419 / 215 - - - 635 / 335 347 / 175 500 / 260 293 / 145 - - -
Maximum Operating Temp ºF / ºC - 480 / 249 340 / 171 500 / 260 500 / 260 500 / 260 500 / 260 180 / 82 210 / 99 250 / 121 284 / 140 329 / 165 450 / 232
Thermal Conductivity BTU-in./ft.²-hr.-ºF x10 -4 cal/cm-sec-ºC C177 1.75
6.03
0.90
3.10
1.80
6.20
3.70
12.8
2.0
6.9
1.70
5.86
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1.7
5.9
1.3
6.9
2.0
7.0
2.0
7.0
2.10
7.23
Flammability Rating - UL94 V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 HB V-2 H-B / V-0 H-B H-B V-O
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Dielectric Strength (V/mil) short time, 1/8" thick D149 480 830 580 - 560 285 400 400 390 800 900 385
Dielectric Constant at 1 MHz (60Hz) D150 3.30 3.15 4.2 6.0 3.55 2.1 3.1 3.6 3.17 5.0 4.5 -
Dissipation Factor at 1 MHz (60Hz) D150 0.003 0.0013 0.026 0.037 0.0034 <0.0002 0.010 0.02 0.0009 0.019 0.020 -
Volume Resistivity (ohm-cm) at 50% RH D257 4.9 x 1016 6.7 x 1017 > 1016 > 1013 1014 - 1015 > 1018 3.0 X 1016 > 1013 1016 - - -
ARC Resistance (sec) D495 - - - - - - - - - 100 120 -
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