Laramid™ G/15

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family

Polyamides

Fillers Included

Glass Fiber

Polymer Name

Polyphthalamide (PPA)

Plastics & Elastomers Functions

Resin

Technologies

Plastics

Product Families

Plastics — Engineering & Specialty Polymers

Polyamides

Features & Benefits

Materials Features

Chemical Resistant,

Low Moisture Absorption

Applications & Uses

Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods

Injection Molding

Properties

Mechanical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Tensile Strength - at Yield (5 mm/min, 23°C)	-	-	ISO 527
Tensile Strength - at Yield (5 mm/min, 60°C)	-	-	ISO 527
Tensile Strength - at Yield (5 mm/min, 90°C)	-	-	ISO 527
Tensile Strength - at Yield (5 mm/min, 120°C)	80	MPa	ISO 527
Tensile Strength - at Yield (5 mm/min, 150°C)	55	MPa	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Break (5 mm/min, 23°C)	2	%	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Break (5 mm/min, 60°C)	2	%	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Break (5 mm/min, 90°C)	2	%	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Yield (5 mm/min, 120°C)	3.5	%	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Yield (5 mm/min, 150°C)	10	%	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Break (5 mm/min, 120°C)	5	%	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Break (5 mm/min, 150°C)	12	%	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Yield (5 mm/min, 60°C)	-	-	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Yield (5 mm/min, 90°C)	-	-	ISO 527
Tensile Elongation - at Yield (5 mm/min, 23°C)	-	-	ISO 527
Charpy Unnotched Impact Strength ( +23°C)	20	kJ/m2	ISO 179-1eU
Charpy Unnotched Impact Strength ( -20°C)	17	kJ/m2	ISO 179-1eU
Charpy Notched Impact Strength (-20°C)	4	kJ/m2	ISO 179/1eA
Charpy Notched Impact Strength (+23°C)	4	kJ/m2	ISO 179/1eA

Physical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Moisture Absorption (Air, After 24Hrs)	0.21	%	ISO 62-4
Linear Shrinkage at Moulding - Longitudinal (2.0mm/60Mpa)	0.40÷0.70	%	ISO 294-4
Linear Shrinkage at Moulding - Transversal (2.0mm/60Mpa))	0.85÷1.15	%	ISO 294-4
Density	1.3	g/cm3	ISO 1183/A

Thermal Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Heat Deflection Temperature - HDT (0.45 mn/m2)	280	°C	ISO 75
Heat Deflection Temperature - HDT (1.81 mn/m2)	250	°C	ISO 75
Vicat Softening Point - VST (50 N, eating Rate 50°C/H)	265	°C	ISO 306
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion - CLTE - (Longitudinal, +30°C to +100°C)	20	μm/(m·°C)	ISO 11359-2
Continuous Use Temperature - C.U.T (Long Period, 20,000H)	135	°C	ASTM E1641/E1877

Electrical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Surface Resistivity	1E+12	ohm	IEC 60093

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability

Brazil,

Canada,

China (Mainland),

Mexico,

USA

Regional Availability

• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• Latin America
• North America