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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Fillers Included
- Polymer Name
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Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Processing
- VESTAKEEP® 4000 GF30 can be processed on common injection molding machines for thermoplastics.
- We recommend a melt temperature of 380°C to 400°C during the injection molding process. The mold temperature should be within a range of 160°C to 200°C, preferably 180°C.
Properties
- Color
- Flame Rating
- Mechanical Properties
- Physical Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Electrical Properties
- Rheological Calculation Properties
- Test Specimen Production
- Rheological Properties
- Burn Testing Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Tensile Modulus | 1.6E6 | psi | ISO 527 |
| Tensile Strength | 23200 | psi | ISO 527 |
| Stress at Break | 23200 | psi | ISO 527 |
| Strain at Break (ɛb) | 2 | % | ISO 527 |
| Poisson's Ratio (23°C) | 0.41 | — | ISO 527 |
| Charpy Impact Strength (+23°C) | 33.3 | ftlb/in² | ISO 179/1eU |
| Charpy Impact Strength (-30°C) | 35.7 | ftlb/in² | ISO 179/1eU |
| Charpy Notched Impact Strength (+23°C) | 5.23 | ftlb/in² | ISO 179/1eA |
| Charpy Notched Impact Strength (-30°C) | 4.28 | ftlb/in² | ISO 179/1eA |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Density | 1.5 | g/cm³ | ISO 1183 |
| Water Absorption | 0.4 | % | Sim. to ISO 62 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Melting Temperature | 644 | °F | ISO 11357-1/-3 |
| Temperature of Deflection Under Load A (1.80 Mpa) | 594 | °F | ISO 75-1/-2 |
| Temperature of Deflection Under Load B (0.45 Mpa) | 635 | °F | ISO 75-1/-2 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature A (10 N, 50 K/h) | 644 | °F | ISO 306 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature B (50 N, 50 K/h) | 635 | °F | ISO 306 |
| Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (23°C to 55 °C, Parallel) | 1.67E-05 | in/in/°F | ISO 11359-1/-2 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Volume Resistivity (pV) | min. 1E13 | Ohm*m | IEC 62631-3-1 |
| Surface Resistivity (σE) | 1E15 | Ohm | IEC 62631-3-2 |
| Surface Resistance (RSD) | 1E14 | Ohm | IEC 62631-3-2 |
| Relative Permittivity (1MHz) | 3.3 | — | IEC 62631-2-1 |
| Dissipation Factor (1Mhz) | 40 | E-4 | IEC 62631-2-1 |
| Electric Strength (AC, S20/S20, t. 1 mm) | 483 | kV/in | IEC 60243-1 |
| Electric Strength (AC, S20/P50) | 406 | V/mil | Sim. to IEC 60243-1 |
| Comparative Tracking Index (Test Solution A, 50 Drops Value) | 200 | — | IEC 60112 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Minimum Mold Temperature | 320 | °F | — |
| Maximum Mold Temperature | 392 | °F | — |
| Minimum Melt Temperature | 716 | °F | — |
| Maximum Melt Temperature | 752 | °F | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Injection Molding - Melt Temperature | 752 | °F | ISO 294 |
| Injection Molding - Mold Temperature | 356 | °F | ISO 294 |
| Injection Molding - Injection Velocity | 7.87 | in/s | ISO 294 |
| Injection Molding - Pressure at Hold | 17400 | psi | ISO 294 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Melt Volume Flow Rate, (at 752 F, 47.6 lb) | 32 | cm³/10min | ISO 1133 |
| Melt Volume Flow Rate, (at 716 F, 11 lb) | 2 | cm³/10min | ISO 1133 |
| Molding Shrinkage (Parallel) | 0.3 | % | ISO 294-4, 2577 |
| Molding Shrinkage (Normal) | 0.7 | % | ISO 294-4, 2577 |
| Mold Temperature | 356 | °F | — |
| Melt Temperature | 716 | °F | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Burning Behavior (at 1.5 mm Nominal Thickness) | V-0 | class | IEC 60695-11-10 |
| Burning Behavior (at Thickness 0.1260 in.) | V-0 | class | IEC 60695-11-10 |
| Oxygen Index | 45 | % | ISO 4589-1/-2 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index | 45 | % | ASTM D 2863 |
| Glow Wire Flammability Index (at Thickness 0.0787 in.) | 1760 | °F | IEC 60695-2-12 |
| Glow Wire Ignition Temperature (at Thickness 0.0787 in.) | 1520 | °F | IEC 60695-2-13 |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Tensile Modulus - Temperature
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
VESTAKEEP® 4000 GF30 is supplied as cylindrical pellets in 25kg boxes with moisture-proof polyethylene liners.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 2 years
- Storage Conditions
Inside the original and undamaged packaging, the product has a shelf life of at least 2 years when stored in dry rooms at temperatures not exceeding 30°C.